{"id":2233,"date":"2015-03-11T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erstaging.site\/wp\/college-of-westchester\/blog\/lobbying-tap-albany\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T21:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:07:46","slug":"lobbying-tap-albany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erstaging.site\/wp\/college-of-westchester\/blog\/lobbying-tap-albany\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobbying for TAP in Albany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CW students, staff members and our president, Ms. Mary Beth Del Balzo travelled to Albany to encourage lawmakers to restore the maximum Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award for students attending colleges that offer only two-year degree programs.<\/p>\n<p>Our CW delegates were part of a group representing New York\u2019s Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC), easily identified by their blue and white scarves. 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