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Adam Echelman, CalMatters

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Fraud pushes California’s community colleges to consider an application fee. Is it worth it?

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Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.

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Trump policy targeting immigrants shuts California students out of federal programs

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College athletes can now make millions off sponsorship deals. Here’s the first look at California’s numbers

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‘Getting significantly worse’: California community colleges are losing millions to financial aid fraud

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California community college enrollment is up, but one group of students lags behind

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Why Cal State is pushing back on community colleges’ plans to offer bachelor’s degrees

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Drones, tacos, and billboards: How California community colleges are trying to get students back to school

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Community college transfer numbers remain far below state’s goal

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Potential state budget cuts could further delay building maintenance for community colleges

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