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In 2005, the [[Kalamazoo Promise]] program was instituted so that local high school students could attend Michigan colleges with a 65 percent to 100 percent tuition discount. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Kalamazoo Gazette Editorial Board |title=Editorial: The good of The Promise extends far beyond Kalamazoo |url=https://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/2010/10/editorial_the_good_of_the_prom.html |website=mlive.com |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref> In 2014, Tennessee was the first state to initiate a program for free tuition at community colleges.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tamburin |first1=Adam |title=Free community college spreads from Tennessee to Oregon |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2017/02/11/free-community-college-spreads-tennessee-oregon/97770744/ |website=www.statesmanjournal.com |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>
In his 2015 State of the Union Address, President [[Barack Obama]] proposed making community college tuition free to many residents of the US. Despite its popularity, the plan did not materialize. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Arnett |first1=Autumn |title=3 years ago, President Obama first proposed making community college tuition free. Here's where we now stand. |url=https://www.educationdive.com/news/free-community-college-its-not-just-democrats-making-the-push/512845/ |website=Education Dive |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref> But by 2017, 16 states had at least one statewide College Promise program. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Mishory |first1=Jen |title=The Future of Statewide College Promise Programs |url=https://tcf.org/content/report/future-statewide-college-promise-programs/ |website=Century Foundation |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref> A year later, the College Promise movement grew to over 300 programs in 24 states. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Cloud |first1=Rosye |title=Reimagining The American College Student |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2019/06/06/reimagining-the-american-college-student/#63db32036080 |website=Forbes |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>
==Leadership==
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