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UP college extends tuition break to local high school grads

HANCOCK, MI (AP)--   A college in the Upper Peninsula is extending a significant tuition discount to students who come from a local high school. 

Graduates of Hancock Central will pay no more than $2,500 a year to attend Finlandia University. The agreement between the Hancock district and Finlandia began in 2009. Besides tuition, the agreement includes sharing certain properties.

Finlandia is a liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was founded in 1896 by Finnish immigrants.

Finlandia had more than 400 students last year.

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