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Trumps policies create challenges for community colleges

Episode 322 | 8m 18s

The Trump administration's battles over higher education have mostly focused on elite and some public universities. But the president's policies are also creating challenges for some community colleges, and could undermine those schools' plans to build more economic opportunities and jobs. Paul Solman reports for our series, Rethinking College.

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