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EDITORS NOTE: This story is part of Saving the College Dream, a collaboration between AL.com; The Associated Press; The Christian Science Monitor; The Dallas Morning News; The Hechinger Report; The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C; and The Seattle Times, with support from the Solutions Journalism Network.

Community colleges are in trouble. Enrollment has fallen 37% since 2010, and their completion rates are dismal — nearly half of students drop out within a year. Scant advising, labyrinthian

Community colleges are in trouble. Enrollment has fallen 37% since 2010, and their completion rates are dismal — nearly half of students drop out within a year.

Community colleges are in trouble. Enrollment has fallen 37% since 2010, and their completion rates are dismal — nearly half of students drop out within a year. Scant advising, labyrinthian

Community colleges are in trouble.

When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington state to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost.“It’s like a weird maze,” remembered Camara, who was 19 at the time and had finished high school with a 4.0 grade-point average. “You need help with your classes and financial aid? Well, here, take a number and run from office to office and see

Community colleges are in trouble. Enrollment has fallen 37% since 2010, and their completion rates are dismal — nearly half of students drop out within a year. Scant advising, labyrinthian

When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington state to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost. “It’s like a weird

The spurning of community colleges has implications for the national economy, which relies on their graduates to fill many of the jobs in which there are shortages.

Community colleges are in trouble