First Lady Jill Biden visited Mesa College Monday to support a program that allows qualified residents attend the school for two years with Arizona resident tuition and fees fully funded.
By Piper Hansen Cronkite News MESA — First lady Jill Biden was met with nothing but praise and happy students Monday morning during her visit to Mesa Community College, where she applauded the city for its successful college scholarship program.
The program at Mesa Community College is in its second year, having doubled in size since its first cohort, and offers students more than just financial benefits. Mesa Mayor John Giles said the cohort of students have “wraparound services” including counselors, technology to complete coursework and a support system network of professors and other faculty who are consistently checking in.
“Let’s finish the job and connect students to career opportunities starting in high school. Provide access to two years of community college, the best career training in America, in addition to being a pathway to a four-year degree,” Biden said in his Feb. 7 address. “The fact that I don’t have to pay for tuition is the only reason I’m able to stand here today,” she said.
The first lady, who is not an elected member of Congress or a member of the president’s Cabinet, is generally responsible for advancing a set of social causes. Jill Biden has been a leading messenger on issues like reopening schools safely after the pandemic and has been supporting the president’s economic agenda.
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