August 11, 2006

2-Year Colleges Want Broader Grants

By ELYSE ASHBURN

The American Association of Community Colleges has asked U.S. Department of Education officials to reconsider their decision to exclude students enrolled in certificate programs from a new federal grant program.

In a letter to the department last week, the association argued that the law establishing the Academic Competitiveness Grants was clearly intended to include students enrolled in certificate programs. Under the department's interpretation, tens of thousands of community-college

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