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- Shaheen, Susan PhD
- Broader, Jacquelyn
- Cohen, Adam
- Wolfe, Brooke
Abstract
California’s 116 community colleges, attended by 1.9 million students, serves the largest and most diverse student body in California higher education. Transportation plays an important role in student community college access and retention, but the cost and accessibility can create a barrier to success. Community college students spend more on transportation than their counterparts at both public and private four-year institutions, largely due to the lack of on-campus or nearby affordable housing. The absence of high-quality public transit forces students to commute by private vehicle and manage the associated costs of gas, maintenance, and parking. However, these transportation challenges for community college students are frequently overlooked. To better understand the mobility challenges students face accessing community colleges and provide potential policy strategies to overcome these challenges, we interviewed local transportation agencies, community college administrators, and students at five California community colleges between September 2022 and October 2023. We also reviewed state legislation on student transportation to understand current and past policy attempts to address community college transportation challenges.
Suggested Citation
Shaheen, Susan PhD & Broader, Jacquelyn & Cohen, Adam & Wolfe, Brooke, 2025.
"Student Access to Community College Relies Heavily on Private Vehicle Use,"
Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings
qt1ds998jm, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley.
Handle:
RePEc:cdl:itsrrp:qt1ds998jm
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