Texas college and university enrollment grew by nearly 114,000 students this fall. That's an all time high. Community colleges accounted for much of this surge for the usual reasons: cheaper tuition and greater speed to earning a degree, for instance. However, as reported here frequently, the current economy is driving up enrollments to an unprecedented degree. It's unclear how long this will last. Are the "new" students different in noticeable ways?
Recently KERA (Dallas) Public Radio's "Economy" segment featured an interview by host Sam Baker with Dr. Wright Lassiter, Jr., chancellor of the Dallas County Community College District, about who's showing up for class and why.
Dr. Lassiter gets into recent revenue proposals by the Obama Administration and the importance of state funding for community colleges here in Texas.
Here's a link to a transcript and podcast of the interview.
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