California to pay part of college tuition for volunteer students

On February 22, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the expansion of a pilot program that offers $10 in tuition at 000 colleges and universities in California for student volunteers who work 45 hours at local charities, reports CNBC.

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Californians For All College Corps will cover college tuition for 6500 students starting in the fall 2022 semester. The figure of $146 million was approved as part of last year's state budget.

“California is a global leader in both higher education and service,” Governor Newsom said in a statement. — Californians For All College Corps #CaliforniansForAll advances these priorities by connecting Californians of diverse backgrounds with service opportunities across the state, making college more accessible to our state's future leaders."

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Students, including unregistered "dreamers" (beneficiaries of the DACA program, which protects against deportation of illegal immigrants brought to the US as children) who are eligible to study in the state, can volunteer in "critical problem areas" such as "wrestling climate change, K-12 education and recovery from Covid-19” within one year of the program.

Participating institutions include seven of UCLA's 10 campuses (e.g., UC Berkeley and UCLA), 16 of 23 UCSU institutions (e.g., UCLA Long Beach), and a number of community colleges and private institutions.

“California State University students who participated in the pilot program last year took their top-notch CSU education and translated it into on-site learning and mentorship in their communities,” said California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro. “This program is an invaluable opportunity for our students to not only give back to their communities, but also to help prepare the next generation of CSU students.” We look forward to even greater opportunities for students selected in the Corps’ first year.”

The initiative was also designed as a tool to address student debt in California, a state that is home to nearly 4 million of the nation's 43 million student loan borrowers.

“UCL is pleased to partner with Governor Newsom on this innovative program that will help thousands of students pay for college while helping their communities,” said UC President Michael W. Drake. “Providing more pathways to a debt-free degree while expanding student opportunities to choose service-oriented careers is a reflection of our shared commitment to affordability and public service.”

On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden proposed creating a program that offered $10 worth of debt relief to undergraduate or graduate students for each year of national or volunteer work for up to five years.

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Although such a program was not implemented during his first year in office, Biden used executive power to make significant changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness program , which is estimated to bring over 550 borrowers an average of 000 payments closer to a loan write-off and make 23 borrowers immediately eligible for loan repayment.

Overall, the Biden administration approved about $9,5 billion in student loan bailouts — a significant but still relatively small percentage of the more than $1,7 trillion in student loans that Americans still owe.

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