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Reports that Mercy College and Long Island University (LIU) in Dobbs Ferry have created programs so that Westchester County and municipal personnel can save money and pursue a higher education. What they are eligible for; Requirements to be eligible; Price for tuition for the LIUs; Graduate degree programs; Information on the program; What Pace University in White Plains provides; Comments by Dennis L. Payette dean provost of LIU's Westchester Graduate Campus.

The article reports that Purchase College and Mercy College hired more staff and faculty to accommodate the rising population of students and to offer them higher education. Barbara B. Dixon, provost at Purchase College, states that the school administrators are eyeing ways to maximize the use of existing facilities to contribute to student learning. Kimberly Cline, president of Mercy College, adds that faculty hiring has been strong in the health care area.