Aid to Private Colleges Goes on States' Chopping Blocks

Many private colleges are worried that, as their states' fiscal situations decline, they will be among the first victims of budget cuts. In some states, they already are.

Most states allocate some money for private higher education. Forty-five states last year provided a total of more than $2-billion for programs that give student aid to state residents at in-state private institutions, according to the State Higher Education Executive Officers, which represents states' top

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