At Berea College all students work 10 to 20 hours a week on campus in a compulsory labor program and pay no tuition. The college maintains high academic standards, and students often use their work experience in later employment. (MSE)

Brazil's Project Rondon, an educational program aimed at broadening a student's education and to assist in the development of the nation's most poverty-stricken areas, is described. Teaching the poor to meet their own needs is the guiding philosophy. (MLW)

Many colleges offer creative programs to help students earn money to pay college costs. Many colleges have increased the grant aid but on most campuses, the major available alternative is employment opportunities. Colleges will have to look mostly to themselves in the future when dealing with student loans. (MLW)