May 5, 2006

State Department to Bring Foreign Students to Community Colleges

By ELYSE ASHBURN

The U.S. Department of State plans to provide $3-million next year to enable students from developing countries to study at American community colleges, a department official told college leaders here last week. The program would concentrate specifically on students who want to earn associate degrees and return to their home countries.

David N. Levin, senior program manager and diversity coordinator for the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, outlined the

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