A Little More Community With Your College
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Experts say rising university tuitions are pushing more traditional college-age students into two-year schools, and community colleges are also aggressively recruiting athletes and international students, who often prefer or need on-campus housing.
Community college dorms are springing up in Texas, Minnesota, Florida and Washington state, according to the association. But California would appear to be particularly fertile ground, with both California State University and the University of California shrinking freshman enrollment for the fall.
Nearly 2.8 million students attend California’s 110 community colleges, about a quarter of all two-year college students in the nation.
A little-known secret is that 11 California community colleges already have dorms.
This trend will most likely catch on and dorms will be springing up at CC’s nation wide. This way, the community college campuses will have a little more of a “community” vibe - instead of just having that commuter feel.
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Editor: Melissa Steele is a freelance writer and focuses her research on funding for higher education. She is a graduate of UNLV and endeavors to keep her readers up to date with the most relevant education information.