As California seeks to increase the number of students who earn degrees, a new effort is in place to support full-time (15-hour) community college students with a $4,000 Community Colleges Student Success Completion Grant. Eligibility is based on students also receiving the Cal Grant financial aid, which not all students do.
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Financial costs and challenges go well beyond tuition for lower income students who want to stay in school and succeed.