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Conflicted freshman

Conflicted freshman

Anchor: College today is a great place for young adults to go to learn, have fun, and to accumulate student debt. The average debt per graduate in 2012 was $29,000 and researchers say that that number is continuing to grow. But what if students were given the opportunity to cut that debt in half? That is what President Barack Obama is planing on doing by making all community college free for two years.  We sent reporter Shawn Wilson out on…

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Potential student population decrease in the future

Potential student population decrease in the future

[bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_P4_VIDEO[/bbrvideo]   The population of Kent State University is just over 29,000. With this amount of students on campus everything is running at full capacity, the Residence halls are all filled, the parking lots are full, and in most classes there are no empty seats. But what if that changed… What if the number of students decreased by a third or even half of its current total? With President Obama’s plan to make all community colleges free for two years…

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Student enrollment drop projected

Student enrollment drop projected

[bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_P3_ENROLLMENT1[/bbrvideo] The population of Kent State University is just over 29,000. With this amount of students on campus everything is running at full capacity, the Residence halls are all filled, the parking lots are full, and in most classes there are no empty seats. But what if that changed… What if the number of students decreased by a third or even half of its current total? With President Obama’s plan to make all community colleges free for two years this…

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