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As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/as-bot-students-continue-to-flood-in-community-colleges-struggle-to-respond/

Fake student aid: California colleges detect more fraudsters stealing millions https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2025/04/financial-aid-fraud-2/

How Fraudsters Swindle Community College Financial Aid https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/16/how-fraudsters-swindle-community-college-financial-aid/

Thousands of ‘ghost students’ are applying to California colleges to steal financial aid. Here’s how (2023) https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/college-aid-scam-18119117.php

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