October 1, 2004

Choices Limited for Needy Students

By STEPHEN BURD

Most students from low-income families never consider going to college, and those who do tend to go to community and for-profit colleges, according to a report released last week by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.

Officials of the Pell Institute say the report, "Indicators of Opportunity in Higher Education," is the first of what will be an annual look at the ability of needy students to go to college and graduate. The institute is part of the

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