Free tuition offered to local GCC non-traditional students

By CHARITY SMITH

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IRONWOOD — Non-traditional college students at Gogebic Community College may soon be attending classes tuition free. The college announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the Michigan Reconnect program, which will provide free tuition to those students who qualify for the program starting in summer 2021.

“The program does serve largely non-traditional students, those that are age 25 or older and do not have an associate or bachelor’s degree. We are targeting non-traditional students that either have never attended college or may have started at...