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Overlooking the campus of Pima Community College, West.

Enrollment at Pima College in 4-Year Downward Trend

This is the fourth consecutive year the number of students enrolling at Pima has fallen
German students David Sipple, Milan Daus, Stefan Zins and Davis Rösch have been riding bicycles all around Tucson during their visit.

Tucson, an Urban Classroom for German Students

University students visit the city to learn about global conditions
21-year old Guillermo Huerta begins his studies at the UA this week.

'Dreamers' Enter UA As In-State Students with High Aspirations

Among them, Guillermo Huerta, who wants to 'make sure that whatever I do helps a lot of people.'
Medical student J.P. Jarczyk practices administering epinephrine in a simulated allergic reaction case.

AZ WEEK: Diversifying the Health-Care Workforce

University of Arizona programs works to spark interest among minorities starting in high school.
Overlooking the campus of Pima Community College, West.

Have Ideas for Pima College? Apply for Board Seat

Deadline to apply for District 5 spot is Friday; four candidates so far.
Anne Bonnie is a robot used in Scott Weiler's classes and the robotics club at Amphi Middle School.

UA Program Puts Teachers to Work in STEM Industries

Goal is to harvest real-world experience to bring back to the classroom.

GED Exam Available To Pima Residents Free Until November

Officials partner with business to help low-income residents who did not finish high school.
Jacqueline Avila Robledo,18, and Fernando Mancilla,17, sample basil flowers in their Agri-SURF class. At the end of the program they will have earned three college credits for free.

Teens Learn to Grow Food for Future, Earn College Credit

Pima Community College summer agriculture program concludes with construction of aquaponics system.
Pima Community College Downtown Campus

PCC OKs Budget With Tax Increase, Hiring Freeze

Spending to drop $7.5 million next year because state aid eliminated.
University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart and Arizona State University president Michael Crow.

ASU's Crow, UA's Hart Outearn Many Peers

Median pay of public university presidents $428,000, Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Kenneth Lee is earning an associate degree in Pima Community College's clinical research coordinator program. He'll deliver the student speech at the college's spring graduation ceremony Friday.

PCC Grad Speaker: 'Want to Leave World a Better Place'

Kenneth Lee chosen as student speaker for commencement ceremony Thursday.
University of Arizona Provost Andrew Comrie, 2015.

METRO WEEK: Despite Budget Cuts, UA Programs Expand

How institution trims spending, grows enrollment and adds educational programs.

Spectacle - And Plenty of Water - at UA's 151st Commencement Ceremony

Former governor of Utah John Huntsman to deliver keynote address
The Administration (left) and Modern Languages (right) buildings on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Arizona Worst in Nation for Higher Education Funding Cuts

Report: Funding is down, tuition is rising and college is becoming increasingly expensive.
22-year-old Ana Rodriguez asked the Arizona Board of Regents to grant in-state tuition to DACA recipients like herself.

More Than 20,000 'Dreamers' in Arizona Deemed Eligible for In-State Tuition

Policy reversal will cut the cost of studying by about two-thirds.
Hundreds supported in-state tuition for students who receive Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status.

'Dreamers' to Get In-State Tuition at State Universities

Board of Regents decides immigrants with deferred deportation status will pay lower rate.

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