Economic conditions make public colleges more appealing

At many public higher-education institutions this spring, admissions calculations carefully measured over many years are being set aside as an unraveling economy is making less expensive state colleges more appealing. At the State University of New York campus in New Paltz, officials here conservatively predict 15,500 students competing for 1,100 spots, a 12 percent jump over last year. Similar surges are occurring at public colleges and universities across the country.


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