joshua whiner, executive director of the college excellence program of the aspen institute. and darrion holler president of montgomery college. serving montgomery county maryland. joshua, aren't there already existing programs that capture most of the students that we are talking about? >> well, there are plenty of perhaps but students are still struggling. we know that two-thirds of college students community college students up to three-quarters are working. a third of all community college students work full time jobs. so we know that students are struggling to pay for college, and that existing programs are helping a lot of students but not enough. >> president pollard how much does it cost too carry a full load. >> full load for one year is about $9,000. so if you think about this, it is certainly speaks to the cost of tuition, but what we know are the hidden costs of education, textbooks living expenses, transportation, all the things that this particular promise doesn't speak to, but it hopefully will allay some of the burdens. >> $9,000 sounds like a dealing, but it m