EGCC grant will pay students' tuition

YOUNGSTOWN — Despite what your grandmother told you, some things in life are free.

Graduating high school students in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties with a minimum 2.5 grade point average may get free tuition to Eastern Gateway Community College.

“This is the first year,” said Ann Koon, EGCC spokeswoman. “It’s brand new, and it is being introduced as part of our move to the Valley Center, the new location.”

Last week, college officials announced their move into the Plaza Place building at East Boardman and Champion streets this fall.

These are tough times for a lot of people in the Mahoning Valley, said William Mullane of Warren, vice chairman of the EGCC trustees.

“We’re hearing from a lot of guidance counselors from various schools that students are having a tough time coming up with the money to put toward college,” he said.

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