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Will Tennessee Promise students need extra help to succeed?

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — About 90 percent of Tennessee's 2014 high school graduates have applied for the first year of Tennessee Promise, the program that offers eligible seniors the chance to go to a community college or technical college tuition-free.

 

The Tennessean reports that amounts to about 58,000 students and exceeds predictions by tens of thousands.

Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan says, not only will there be more students, but they’ll likely need more help to succeed.

“Those students will be, more than likely, first generation college goers, more than likely they’ll come from low income households and we will position ourselves to support those students so they can be successful.”

Morgan says some of those students will ultimately choose not to attend college this coming fall, but in the meantime, his colleges are preparing to educate more students.