Community colleges have multiplied rapidly, filling an important role as low-tuition institutions offereing pre-university, vocational, career, adult education, with enrollment open to all. (IR)

Packaging student financial aid, bringing the various forms of assistance together into a combination of resources sufficient for an individual student to meet college costs, reflects national and institutional philosophy about who should have access to higher education and who should pay, and how the pool of applicants is to be treated equitably.…