It was modeled in part by a decades-old law in Texas and an existing law for Nevada students near California to attend Lake Tahoe Community College.
A new law will allow some Mexican residents living near the California border to pay in-state tuition rates at certain community colleges in the state.
Modeled in part by a decades-old law in Texas and an existing law for Nevada students near California to attend Lake Tahoe Community College, the program allows low-income Mexican residents who live within 45 miles of the California-Mexico border to pay in-state tuition at one of eight participating community colleges in Southern California.
“This pilot program can unlock a significant untapped resource to prepare a more diverse population among our workforce,” California Assemblymember David Alvarez, who authored the proposal, said in a statement. Alvarez said Southern California and Northern Baja California operate as one"megaregion," with over 170,000 people crossing the international border daily for work, school or leisure.
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