There’s no question that some students are beginning to find it difficult to afford college, said Laura Saunders, interim president of Bellevue College.
So the state’s largest community college is doing whatever it can to keep them in school.
The college’s own fundraising efforts made it possible to distribute $460,000 in scholarships on top of state and federal grants and loans. A textbook rental program is allowing students to borrow a book for $30 instead of usual $100 or more. Students can check out a computer from the school library for use all semester. School officials have made a commitment to not raise student fees.
