> By "local students" they mean high school graduates who could hail from anywhere. I've lived here more than 10 years and I don't consider myself a "local".
> "Similar programs, including those at Ventura and Long Beach community colleges, have been shown to improve the number of students earning a degree, Jauron said." I would hope, but what about the PROPORTION of degree-earners and how it moves!? Are kids that pay for school and eschew the GovCo $teets more likely to earn a degree?