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May 10, 2023

How Shrinking Enrollment at CCAC Could Hurt Pgh

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How Shrinking Enrollment at CCAC Could Hurt Pgh

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The number of students at Community College of Allegheny County is just half of what it was 12 years ago. Emma Folts of PublicSource has been looking into what’s behind the shrinking enrollment and how it could hurt workers and the region in the coming years. She joins us to explain why the decline matters, and how school leaders are trying to boost enrollment.


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