Source: The Atlantic
A new study from the Wisconsin HOPE Lab found that more than half of community college students in America don’t have enough to eat and at least 14 percent of them are homeless.
The rising cost of tuition and living has driven more students to pursue higher education at community colleges, rather than at private institutions or large public universities, but it is barely a money-saver.
Based on a survey of over 33,000 community college students at 70 campuses across 25 states, researchers found that two-thirds of students are food insecure – or lacking access to adequate meals every day – and half of those students lack secure housing.
The study’s most astonishing discovery was that 14 percent of students at community colleges across the U.S. are homeless. Even with financial aid and loans, students are unable to fund their basic needs and are often driven to dropout of college.
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