Out-of-state colleges boost recruiting efforts in California
As the population of high school graduates declines nationwide, Midwest and East Coast colleges are hoping to attract California students to keep their enrollment numbers steady.
By Larry Gordon (LA Times)
Dory Streett didn’t beat around the bush when she spoke to students recently at a high school near downtown Los Angeles about Colby College, a liberal arts school in Maine. It’s 3,000 miles from home, there’s snow for long stretches and its community of Waterville has only 16,000 residents.
