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Linda McMahon: “You can get Pell grants for programs that aren't taking two…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Published | Video Starts at 40:18

So it's encouraging to see that there are these programs, you know, through the Perkins grants and through the short term Pell that is also part of the new act that's passed and to have those programs and developed so that You can get Pell grants for programs that aren't taking two years, but can take 18 to 15 weeks to finish and get into the workplace sooner. Good for the economy. It is good for the students who are doing that. And so I'm really, really happy to see this put into effect. (40:18–40:29)

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Asserts that Pell grants are available for programs that take 18 to 15 weeks to complete.

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