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    Community colleges push for more affordable housing. But will California pay for it?

    by Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2023 5 minutes
    Criminal Justice student Maryleen Ramos, 20, left, with her mom Martha's help, carries free groceries from the Falcon's Nest, a free food and clothing pantry, at Cerritos College on May 9, 2023, in Cerritos, California.

    Plans to build affordable housing for 400 community college students at Cerritos College are all drawn up, featuring communal kitchens and spaces where tutors and mental health specialists can visit students. The expected per-person rent for a four-bedroom, two-bedroom or studio unit? About $717 a month.

    "The community college housing project is a project that will transform the lives of our students. And I'm not saying that just in a hyperbole," said Cerritos College President Jose Fierro. "What we have seen is that when we give them that opportunity, they perform better in the classroom."

    The proposal and nearly two dozen others in the California Community College system are among a new generation of affordable housing projects aimed at bringing stability to underserved community college students, many of whom are under immense pressure to balance school and work, amid skyrocketing rent and other costs.

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