All community colleges should examine their financial aid operations in order to maximize the acquisition and effective use of federal and state student assistance dollars. Problems which must be resolved include inadequate staffing, lack of participation in aid programs, lack of local matching funds, and lack of advance state/federal commitments.…

This article discusses the possible effects on community colleges of the increasing inclination of governments to channel aid to higher education through students, rather than to institutions directly, as exemplified by the Federal Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program. A study of state grant recipients in five states indicates that student…