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The cost of private colleges is high, yet many low-income students still choose them
by Katelyn Do, Emewodesh Eshete and Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Smaller class sizes, grassy knolls, campus idyll — for low-income college students chasing that storied experience at California’s private nonprofit colleges, the expense is high: sometimes $30,000 or more in the first year alone after all grants and scholarships are considered.
The cost of private colleges is high, yet many low-income students still choose them
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Smaller class sizes, grassy knolls, campus idyll — for low-income college students chasing that storied experience at California’s private nonprofit colleges, the expense is high: sometimes $30,000 or more in the first year alone after all grants and scholarships are considered.
The cost of private California colleges is high, yet many low-income students still choose them
Sophomore Monserrat Herrera pays $2,000 a semester to attend Dominican University in the Bay Area — a fraction of what she’d owe had she lived on campus. Instead, she commutes about 11 miles to campus from home in Novato. Though she got into several UCs and Cal States, Dominican is closest and offers a bachelor’s nursing program that admits freshmen immediately; other schools require students to apply for the nursing program only after their sophomore year.
El costo de las universidades privadas sigue siendo alto pero muchos estudiantes de bajos ingresos aún las eligen Original
EN RESUMEN Algunos estudiantes tienen varios empleos y renuncian a actividades extracurriculares para complementar su ayuda financiera. Muchos dicen que vale la pena.
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Katelyn Do is a College Journalism Network Fellow at CalMatters. She is a senior studying journalism and Media and Social Change at the University of Southern California. Do is an editor for elevAsian, USC Annenberg's first and only Asian American vertical. Do has reported on systems-impacted youth, immigrant communities and AAPI issues. She is passionate about news equity and accessibility for underrepresented communities.
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