The Pandemic Hit the Working Class Hard. The Colleges That Serve Them Are Hurting, Too.

Many community college students are adults — the average age is 28 — and even before the pandemic, they struggled to stay in school, juggling academic work with financial pressures, child care needs and even homelessness. Before the pandemic, statistics showed that at least 40 percent of students at community colleges left school before earning a certificate or degree. Read the Full Article.