Budget cuts could force California community colleges to turn away 350,000 applicants

From The Wall Street Journal: A survey by the Pearson Foundation, a nonprofit educational think tank, says about 20 percent of 1,434 community college students interviewed in November reported difficulty enrolling in required courses for the fall semester. About one in three had trouble winning a spot in desired classes. Those problems are mild next to enrollment caps that could be imposed in California and possibly other states. Budget cuts in California could force its community-college system—the biggest collegiate system in the United States, serving about 2.76 million students—to turn away about 350,000 applicants next year.