Episode 611: Community : Planet Money Only one in three students finish community college—even if money is not the problem.

Episode 611: Community

Episode 611: Community

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Hostos Community College
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Free community college. When the President proposed making the first two years free for everyone, it seemed like a magic bullet for expanding opportunity.

But only one in three students graduate—and money is not the problem.

Today on the show: why is it so hard to get through community college?

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