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500. What Exactly Is College For?

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The Value and Limitations of For-Profit and Community Colleges

For-profit colleges can be beneficial for those with limited skills and income/nCommunity colleges enroll nearly half of college entrance, many of them from low-income families/nOnly 40% of community college entrance get their degrees within six years/n80% of community college students want to get a bachelor's degree but the system doesn't support it well

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