Sentences with phrase «existing tuition assistance program»

Increase The Household Income Threshold — The state's existing Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is outdated.

The money will also include enhanced awards through the existing Tuition Assistance Program that will apply to students at private colleges.

Not exact matches

Cuomo's office said the program will supplement existing tuition - assistance programs in New York, which already cost the state $ 1 billion a year.

Existing state subsidized programs, primarily the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), provide $ 1 billion in aid, and eligibility is based on gross income limits.

Cuomo spokeswoman Dani Lever said the scholarship program will help students from both low - and middle - income families graduate in four years, noting other programs already exist to provide assistance beyond tuition.

She has instead sponsored several bills to expand the state's Tuition Assistance Program and other existing streams of financial aid for college students who are citizens.

But «people often can't or don't take advantage of tuition assistance programs because of existing student loan debt.»