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Community College Pilot Programs Administer Immediate Aid to Students With Financial Emergencies

by Toni Coleman , July 3, 2008

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Says Brock: “There certainly is a lot of concern that the traditional financial aid structure does not meet the need of nontraditional students. [An emergency aid program] is designed to be supplemental; it’s designed to provide quick assistance. It may not ever be realistic to think federal or state aid will have that type of responsiveness that quickly. It’s useful to have some supplementary sources like this that offer that flexibility.

“With the economic downturn ahead of us, it does underscore the importance of this kind of program. I would anticipate there will be greater demand at these institutions and others for emergency assistance.”

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