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Few community college students go on to earn 4-year degrees. Some states have found ways to help
1 year, 1 month ago

Few community college students go on to earn 4-year degrees. Some states have found ways to help

Associated Press  

After delaying college for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jaden Todd wasn’t sure a four-year school was the right place to start. Such established arrangements between two- and four-year colleges and universities have shown promise in helping more community college students go on to earn bachelor’s degrees, according to data released Thursday by U.S. Education Department. “Our current …

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Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’
1 year, 8 months ago

Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’

Associated Press  

When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington state to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost. ___ With scant advising, many community college students spend time and money on courses that won’t transfer or that they don’t need. The number of students at community colleges has fallen 37% since 2010, or by nearly 2.6 million, according …

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Overdue tuition and fees, even $41, can derail a community college education
2 years, 9 months ago

Overdue tuition and fees, even $41, can derail a community college education

LA Times  

Students at Long Beach City College, which has forgiven $2.1 million in debt for 7,990 students from spring 2020 to summer 2021. “Even working two jobs, I don’t make enough money to do anything but survive.” Enrollment at California Community Colleges has plummeted nearly 20% during the pandemic to about 1.3 million students from fall 2019 to fall of 2021, …

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Major expansion of Cal Grant financial aid proposed for state’s college students
3 years, 10 months ago

Major expansion of Cal Grant financial aid proposed for state’s college students

LA Times  

Two people make their way through Luckman Fine Arts Plaza after receiving a coronavirus test on the Cal State L.A. campus. Nearly 200,000 more California college students could receive state assistance for tuition and living expenses under one of the largest expansions of the Cal Grant financial aid program ever proposed, according to details released Tuesday. Although the Cal Grant …

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Historic $100-million gift will help California community college students most in need
4 years, 2 months ago

Historic $100-million gift will help California community college students most in need

LA Times  

A historic gift to California Community Colleges will help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and cover their basic living expenses. The California Community Colleges system announced Tuesday that it has received the largest ever gift to such institutions in the nation — $100 million — to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and support their basic …

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