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Arizona universities get $4M grant

The Arizona Board of Regents received a federal grant of nearly $4 million to expand the AZ Comeback Initiative, which helps returning college students finish their degrees.

Key points Arizona universities get $4M grant
  1. The Arizona Board of Regents received a federal grant of nearly $4 million to expand the AZ Comeback Initiative, which helps returning college students finish their degrees.
  2. The University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University will share a new coaching model aimed at students who left after earning 60-89 undergraduate credits.
  3. Officials say the effort is meant to close a workforce gap, since Arizona's postsecondary attainment does not fill the 80,000 jobs requiring at least an associate's degree each year.
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