社區學院承諾(America’s College Promise)2015年年初由奧巴馬提出,這項承諾旨在為按期按質完成學業的社區學院學生實施免費教育。奧巴馬這一設想源自田納西州和芝加哥市免除社區學院學費做法的啟發,但是社區學院承諾最終沒有獲得國會的通過。盡管如此,在奧巴馬的大力倡導下,無黨派性質的社區學院承諾運動國家咨詢委員會于2015年9月成立。在委員會與州政府以及地方政府的合力之下,目前已經推動了全美41個州超過200所社區學院加入這項運動,包括加利福尼亞州和紐約州在內的15個州通過免費學院法等法律程序將該運動升級為州級項目。社區學院承諾運動所需要的費用主要由地方和州政府籌措。
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