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Pete Buttigieg Proposes Free College for Low-Income Students, Increased Pell Grant – NASFAA

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As over a dozen Democratic presidential contenders vie for the primary nomination, many seek to differentiate themselves from the competition by releasing detailed plans on a variety of subjects including free college and student loan debt forgiveness. On Monday, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, released his $500 billion plan for higher education.

Among other things, Buttigieg’s platform includes a proposal to increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $1,000, to notify students of their eligibility for the federal grant as early as the ninth grade, and to guarantee funding for the program through mandatory entitlement spending. He also proposed making public college tuition-free for students from families making up to $100,000 per year. For those from families making up to $150,000 per year, Buttigieg proposes “substantial tuition subsidies.”

“A college degree has long been a ticket to well-paying jobs and fulfilling post-graduate opportunities — and for many Americans, a pathway to the middle class,” Buttigieg wrote in the plan. “But today, college costs students and their families more than ever before.”

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