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ACADEMIC SQUEEZE: Community Colleges
Nearly
half of all undergraduates in the US attend community colleges. These
2-year institutions, which have long been seen as higher education's
poor cousin, play several critical roles: They train much of the labor
force, including more than 65% of the nation's health care workers;
they provide remedial help for students who want to go on to 4-year
colleges and universities; and their no-frills, low cost approach
means they provide the opportunity for many of America's newest citizens.
While community colleges normally accept anyone who wants to go, budget
cuts over the past few years have made it difficult for them to fulfill
the demand. Last year California and Florida community colleges turned
away an estimated 210,000 would-be students because they had neither
the space nor the money to expand.
produced by Tira Grey |
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Airdate: June 22, 2005 |
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