American RadioWorks documentary: The New Face of College
Concordia University sophomore Hector Leon of Columbia Heights, who is earning a dual degree in applied math and computer hardware engineering, said the school's tuition cut played a big role in his decision to attend over some state-run universities he'd looked at.
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Today's college students are more likely to be older, working class, and ethnically diverse than in the past. Colleges must figure out how to serve these students, or they won't have students to serve.
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