Some community college students could lose their financial lifeline under the Big Beautiful Bill

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News Source : NBC News

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  • The bill would increase the number of credit hours students must take each semester from 12 to 15
  • It could strain those who work, parent, suffer financial distress or otherwise find it difficult to increase their course loads
  • The Big Beautiful Bill would also do away with subsidized federal loans, which would force college borrowers to accumulate more debt
Hundreds of thousands of community college students are at risk of losing financial assistance under the proposed Big Beautiful Bill, which would tighten eligibility requirements for Pell Grants.St [+4207 chars]

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