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Private colleges argue potential harms of 4-year community college degrees
(iowacapitaldispatch.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2026
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“We just kind of struggle a little bit to see how allowing community colleges to offer four-year baccalaureate degrees is our best use of those finite education dollars we have in the state,” Obradovich said“
Idk dude maybe increase the dollars rather than try to funnel all the low income or cost conscious learners into 1-2 donor approved fields?