Overview
The SUNY and CUNY Reconnect initiative offers free tuition, books, supplies, and waived fees at community colleges for New York residents ages 25–55 without a college degree who enroll in eligible high-demand associate degree programs.
The program connects eligible New Yorkers to many job opportunities in high-demand fields including, but not limited to:
- Advanced manufacturing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Engineering
- Technology
- Nursing and allied health fields
- Green and renewable energy
- Pathways to teaching in shortage areas
Eligibility
- New York State resident or eligible for in-state tuition.
- Aged 25–55 as of January 1 of the semester they apply.
- No prior postsecondary degree.
- Planning to study full-time or part-time in an eligible degree program; enroll in a minimum of 6 credits per semester and 12 per academic year.
- File FAFSA and apply for NYS TAP or the NYS DREAM Act, if eligible.
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