Elite colleges look to untapped reservoir of community colleges
Monday, March 6, 2006
The signs are everywhere, from the BMWs parked on campus, to the students' designer cell phones, to the number of families paying full price even as tuition and fees climb past $40,000. The most prestigious colleges are overwhelmingly attended by the wealthy.
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