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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the director of grants for a community college in Maryland. We currently have over $11 million in federal grant funded programs that provide a variety of student services, workforce development programs, employment training, and equipment. Think nursing, allied health, academic support services- the whole shebang. I know we have approximately $1 million in pending reimbursement awaiting federal approval for drawdown - for salaries, construction, etc. Given the current financial position of the college we can front these for less than 2 months before it would cause significant disruption in services and payroll. At least 10 faculty and staff are 100% grant funded from federal grants. Our students are overwhelmingly low-income, from blue collar part of the state. 73% receive financial aid; 39% minority; 80% first gen. All in a county that overwhelmingly voted GOP this election. [/quote]

If your business model can't substantially sustain the business without this level of support you are describing, then there's a problem with the model. [/quote]

Just like all the states that take more money from the feds that they give?

A community college is not a business, dummy.
You and your ilk complain about students taking out loans that they cannot pay, and then you turn around and hate on students finding other avenues to get education and training without breaking the bank. [/quote]

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