OMAHA- Metropolitan Community College will offer free college credit to Nebraska high school students for the next three school years.

Starting with the current school year and lasting through the 2024-2025 school year, tuition and facility fees for the college’s high school enrollment programs will be covered by federal funding, according to a press release from the college.

The federal funding for the programs comes from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act and will be directed by the State of Nebraska and the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, said Emma Stokely, media relations manager at the college.

High school students would normally have to pay $65, plus a $5 facility fee per credit hour, Stokely said.

Students will still be responsible for the cost of textbooks, equipment and other fees associated with the programs, according to the college’s website.

Metro has offered free classes to high school students for the last few summers, Stokely said, but those programs used different funding sources.

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