California Community Colleges’ Financial Aid Practices Vary Widely, Create Disparities in Students’ Access to Aid
California’s community college system offers a chance at equal opportunity for legions of low-income and first-generation students, but our new report finds that not all of the state’s community colleges provide easy access to much-needed financial aid. Green Lights & Red Tape, released today by the Institute for College Access & Success, examines policies and practices at financial aid offices in the California community colleges.