Chalkbeat talked to over a dozen other students across the state about their plans after high school.
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Colorado’s farm students might get less college aid due to FAFSA changes
Some of the changes may have unintended consequences, especially in the way families tally farm and small business assets.
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Who gets to create new bachelor’s degrees?
A community college’s bachelor’s degree proposal highlighted tensions between the Golden State’s higher education systems.
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In West Kansas, family and college collide
First-generation students must juggle cultural expectations and familial obligations while also having to navigate a sometimes complex admissions process.
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Will FAFSA Farm Rule Hurt Rural Students?
Experts are worried that rural students will become even less likely to get a college degree under a new financial-aid rule.
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In Pueblo, pot complicates college pathways
Marijuana was legalized in Colorado in 2014.
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The college challenge in a meatpacking town
A lack of student counselors and resources keep many students from receiving a college degree.
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How a Georgia college courted its rural community
Gordon State has been working to rebuild the college’s relationship with its community.
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Barges, ice castles: Hello, student housing?
Housing insecurity has long been an issue in rural areas, but high inflation, pandemic migration, and last year’s record-breaking real estate market have created an untenable situation.
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What’s a college town, without its college?
Life without the local college is a reality that more rural areas are having to contend with (even if the closure of a public university is still exceedingly rare).