Community colleges see enrollment spike

The Washington Times reports:

Community colleges nationwide enrolled 11.5 million students, about 46 percent of all U.S. undergraduates, according to the most recent national AACC figures from January 2008. Average yearly tuition and fees at public community colleges for the 2007-08 academic year totaled $2,361, compared with $6,185 at four-year public universities and $23,172 at private four-year schools.

The numbers say it all. It's called value.