A program that allows adult learners to attend SUNY community colleges tuition free hopes to reach more people this year. This year's state budget provided more money to SUNY Reconnect for outreach and expanded programs and campuses. There is a new exception for nursing students who have degrees in other fields to help address a shortage. Samuel King / New York Public News Network SUNY Fulton Montgomery hopes to double the number of SUNY Reconnect students on campus this fallWhile the highest number of students in SUNY Reconnect are between 25 to 29, all age ranges are represented, including 329 students ages 50 to 55, according to SUNY officials. George Dunckley is back in school at the age of 53 and is studying in the addiction services program.