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First Year Promise: Program is limited in addressing student needs

Mark Jensen, Staff Reporter | June 18, 2019

De Anza College’s newly implemented First Year Promise Program, funded by Assembly Bill 19, aims to make community college available to every Californian. Yet, the program only tackles one small cog...

First Year Promise: A crucial step to college for all

Mehek Kapur, Staff Reporter | June 18, 2019

De Anza’s new First Year Promise program offers free tuition plus a $500 textbook stipend to students in their first year of college starting this fall. This would not only boost enrollment, but also...

De Anza offers first year tuition free to qualifying new students

Lianna Martinez, Staff Reporter | May 22, 2019

De Anza College will implement a new First Year Promise program offering free tuition and $500 for textbooks to students in their first year of college starting this fall. “Eligibility is based on...