trillionaire
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Agreed.Date: 9/7/2008 9:54:50 PM
Author: trillionaire
it''s funny, but PS land must be pretty well off. I went to a 4yr college and am in grad school, but I have used the local CC to take courses, though never on loan. I am amazed by the composition of CC classes. Working single moms, people trying to get out of dead-end jobs, fire fighters, former military, anyone trying to get a leg up, college students trying to ''expand their horizons''. I can''t believe no one else on PS aside from you, Moon, even cares to weigh in.
At a time when my undergrad is going for $50K a year, CC''s are going to become more and more important. The stratification in this country is reaching appalling levels.
Even a recent article in Money mag says that colleges are reaching price tags that are not worth the investment. CC''s are at least a place where you can explore ideas and be exposed to new knowledge.
Date: 9/9/2008 11:29:09 AM
Author: UCLABelle
As a doctoral student who studies California Community Colleges and access, I have always known the difficulty in loans/financial support for students who attend the CCC system. This issue is not new, and was only made ''newsworthy'' due to a few longitudinal studies (not simply the one or two studies cited). In California, some community colleges opt out of the loan-programs, however, many of these institutions receive a significant amount of financial support for students via grants, etc (Cal Grant, Pell Grant, etc). Unfortunately, they are still working on finding a balance---
I will state that despite not all offering federal loans, community colleges are significantly cheaper, and still provide a great deal of access, just not enough---