Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email tips@fresnobee.com. Since 2021, Fresno City College has received ...

About three in five college students experienced some level of basic needs insecurity during the 2024 calendar year, according to survey data from Trellis Strategies. Over half (58 percent) of ...

An estimated 59 percent of all college students have experienced some form of housing or food insecurity in the past year, according to 2024 data from the Hope Center at Temple University. Closer to ...

Many people think of college students as young adults living on campus and focused on developmental concerns, such as establishing new friends, feeling homesick, and academic pressure. Indeed, many ...

Students prepare for a lecture at the University of Texas at Austin. More than half of students nationwide can’t get into required courses they need, prolonging the time and cost of college — and the ...

For the third straight year, student basic needs advocates are trying to convince state lawmakers to pump more funding into aid that helps students pay for housing, food, textbooks and other ...

Although community colleges offer low tuition, students still face steep costs for essentials such as housing, food, transportation, child care, and supplies—barriers that policymakers must address to ...

Since 2021, Fresno City College has received millions of dollars in state funds to provide basic resources — such as food, housing, transportation and health care — to its neediest students. But, ...

Many college students are unable to graduate on time because required courses are not offered when they need them. Mounting budget cuts and campus layoffs could make the problem worse. As colleges ...

Since 2021, Fresno City College has received millions of dollars in state funds to provide basic resources — such as food, housing, transportation and health care — to its neediest students. But, ...