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As culinary programs dwindle and restaurants hunt for help, community colleges are adding state-of-the-art cooking schools at a friendly price.
While they lack the prestige of the big names, these institutes may be better matched to the current economy. They can be a critical resource for a restaurant business in desperate need of line cooks and other skilled workers, as well as for students trying to start a career without running up big debts.

More states are requiring high school students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to graduate.
The states hope to both help students take advantage of unclaimed financial aid and nudge some who otherwise may not have considered college to enroll.

It's rare for California's community colleges to offer dorms. That's why every semester at Sierra College brings at least one guarantee: a very long wait list for housing in the college’s residence hall.
Help could be on the way: Sierra College is one of four community colleges set to receive tens of millions in state funding to create more affordable on-campus housing for students.

President Joe Biden is proposing a $2,175 increase in the maximum Pell Grant in his budget proposal to Congress for fiscal 2023. That would bring the maximum annual Pell award to $8,670.
The president also proposed increases for a series of programs at historically Black colleges and for other minority-serving institutions.