BOSTON - Gov. Maura Healey signed a nearly $58 billion budget bill into law this week, and one of the key policy changes it contains is providing free community college in Massachusetts.

Anyone without a bachelor's degree who has lived in Massachusetts for at least a year and enrolls in about two classes per semester is eligible for free community college. There is also an ...

Free community college is available for Massachusetts residents who have physically been in the state for at least a year and have a high school diploma or equivalent.