LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the Michigan Reconnect program has reached a major milestone, announcing 100,000 applicants have been accepted into the program. The program gives ...

Michigan Reconnect, the program that allows Michiganders to attend community college for free, is approaching its deadline for application. The scholarship program allows Michigan residents to earn a ...

Ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) is issuing a final call for potential ages 21 to 24 to apply for Michigan Reconnect.

The state is expanding age limitations for one of their most popular education initiatives that will open the door to thousands to go back to college and get a degree. The new state education budget ...

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined both Republican and Democratic leaders in the state Tuesday afternoon to kick off the Michigan Reconnect program. Beginning Tuesday, Michigan residents ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Soon, more people in Michigan will be able to attend community college and have their tuition covered under an expanded state program. The Michigan Reconnect program is ...

LANSING, Mich — The Michigan Reconnect program is providing 70,000 applicants with a tuition-free path to an associate degree or a skills certificate, the state announced Friday. That number exceeds ...

Shabaka Bailey was down and out. He lost two good-paying jobs due to COVID-19-related layoffs and business closings, which left him worried about how to raise his two kids with no income. Then his ...

There are efforts underway in Michigan to prematurely expand Michigan Reconnect, a taxpayer-funded college scholarship program that is ripe for abuse. Under the program, state residents who have not ...