![Hudson Valley Prisoners Now Have College Course Option](http://townsquare.media/site/704/files/2018/07/GettyImages-2011808-e1531486133357.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hudson Valley Prisoners Now Have College Course Option
Hudson Valley inmates will get chances to take colleges classes while they are incarcerated. Inmates at the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla will get an opportunity to take classes in conjunction with Manhattan College, where they will be able to take 3 credit courses. If the inmates do well in the classes while they are in jail, there may be opportunities for them to apply to the college upon release and receive scholarships for tuition. .
According to an article, dated August 2017 in the New York Times, New York inmates are currently eligible to take college classes in about half of New Yorks 54 prisons, but the cost of the classes comes from private funding.
Where will the money come from for the new programs? Will there be any limits put on the prisoners as to which classes they can take?
Read more:
BONUS VIDEO
More From WPDH-WPDA
![Multi-Million Dollar Deficit Impacts Rockland Community College](http://townsquare.media/site/705/files/2023/12/attachment-RCC-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Which New York College Is The Most Difficult To Get Accepted To In 2024?](http://townsquare.media/site/40/files/2022/01/attachment-107893520_10157470516522514_4048816474422722951_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New York College Says ‘No More’ to ACT and SAT Test Requirement](http://townsquare.media/site/705/files/2022/10/attachment-vassarkarlrabe.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![One in Three New Yorkers Say a College Degree Is Actually a Burden](http://townsquare.media/site/498/files/2023/02/attachment-santa-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Hudson Valley College Earns Major U.S. News & Word Report Recognition](http://townsquare.media/site/704/files/2020/09/RS12620_IMG_1663.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Your Greeting Card Design to Could Be Worth $10,000](http://townsquare.media/site/988/files/2021/07/attachment-kate-macate-xmddEHyCisc-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Pink’s Daughter’s Current Dream Is to Attend Famous Hudson Valley College](http://townsquare.media/site/988/files/2021/05/GettyImages-184444429.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Free College; It’s Time to Apply for NYS Excelsior Scholarships for 2021-2022](http://townsquare.media/site/988/files/2021/05/good-free-photos-YZsvNs2GCPU-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Veterans & Spouses No Longer Need to Pay SUNY Application Fees](http://townsquare.media/site/704/files/2019/11/RS3275_80699889-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)