House Page, Evan Boer, asks Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee Chair: T’wina Noblest, (D) 28th District, and Ranking Committee Member, Judy Warnick, (R) 13th District, “…some states like California, Connecticut, and Michigan have programs for tuition-free community college. I was wondering if a program like that would be feasible for Washington state, and if it would also be fiscally feasible?”
The Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee considers issues relating to:
Tuition
The state’s public and private colleges and universities
Apprenticeship and workforce programs
Governance and coordination of higher education
Higher education faculty, not including collective bargaining issues
Financial aid