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Dorms Add to Community Colleges’ Appeal
14 April 09 04:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an attempt to offer a low-cost alternative to college students who typically attend more expensive private and public institutions, community colleges have started building on-campus dorms, a move that may soon alter the commuter culture at such schools. Read More...

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Calif. Colleges Failing to Produce Workforce-Ready Students
23 February 09 02:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

California is in danger of losing a large portion of its future workforce if the state education system continues to fail to adequately accommodate its college-age population, reports Gale Holland of the Los Angeles Times (“ California Colleges Face ‘Serious Read More...

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Students Who Cheat on ACT, SAT Exams Face Few Consequences
16 July 08 02:31 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students at a Los Angeles area high school are suspected of paying a former student to take the ACT college entrance exam in their place. The alleged cheaters will likely have their scores invalidated, but the colleges and universities that received the Read More...

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Trade School Students No Longer Protected Under California Law
07 July 08 04:50 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

California students at for-profit colleges now have fewer legal rights if their institution goes out of business. The state law that regulated for-profit colleges, which enroll some 400,000 students, expired at the end of June and lawmakers recently rejected Read More...

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