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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the scenario the Dept of Education gets reduced to a the Head and a secretary, and Pell Grants and Federal Student Loan programs are eliminated, what will happen with all the students that depend on those programs?

We saved up, and sacrificed to pay for college, but I worry for low income students who are already in school, and those who depended  on this aid. Will they even apply?[/quote]

I imagine Pell Grants for 4-year university programs will be the first to go / be cut, with a focus on redirecting funding to Career Training programs and certificates. I imagine that universities that do not guarantee 100% demonstrated financial need will see a big drop in applications and enrollment. [/quote]

Only 75 universities currently claim to "meet demonstrated financial need".  Most are private schools that already cost a lot.  Most poor kids are not applying to schools like that---most are doing CC to 4 year state or 4 year state school with some merit.

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This was me, sort of. I went to CC in California. I was able to pay most of that tuition with my side job. One I transferred to a CSU, I was lucky to qualify for Pell Grants. I would have never made it through without Pell Grants, and that was back when college was not as expensive as it is now. I feel for the kids now. [/quote]

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