BOSTON (WWLP) - The Healey administration announced that higher education enrollment has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

According to a press release, investments into free community college through Governor Healey's MassReconnect and MassEducate programs drove an 11% enrollment increase this fall, marking a 39% increase since 2022.

Undergraduate student enrollment at Massachusetts two and four-year colleges and universities has also grown 5.7% since last fall, reaching nearly 175,000 students.

“It’s great that our efforts to make college more affordable are allowing more students to pursue higher education,” said Governor Maura Healey. “A college degree opens the door to greater earnings for graduates throughout their lifetimes, while ensuring that our employers have highly-skilled ta

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