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Community colleges are a cost effective alternative to lower division (freshman-sophomore) subjects

That's because they're even more heavily subsidized than the public four-year colleges.

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That is because CCs are directly reliant on subsidies, whereas 4 year colleges often have vast endowments that provide much of their funding. However, States are now realizing this and pointing out that if 4 year colleges have multi billion dollar endowments, then why do they need so much State subsidy?

But compelled to use those endowments, it will not be long before 4 year colleges need just as much subsidy as do CCs.