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12/9/2016

Gov Hutchinson announces ArFuture college grant

By Steve Brawner
TBP

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of the "Arkansas Future Grant" or ArFuture, paying two years of tuition and mandatory fees of Arkansas community college and technical students who are studying for high-wage, high-demand fields such as computer science and welding.

The program, which will require legislative action for approval, is meant to increase the state's post-high school degree attainment level, currently 43%, to the state's goal of 60% by 2025, Hutchinson said.

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