PBS News Hour

Colleges reach out to overlooked students from rural areas

Students in rural communities graduate from high school above the national average. But when it comes to applying to college or getting their degree, those students' rates of attendance and completion are well below their peers in urban and suburban areas. A New Mexico initiative is helping to narrow that gap. Stephanie Sy reports for our series, Rethinking College.

Colleges reach out to overlooked students from rural areas

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