Because it's always been assumed the local students have homes, usually with their parents or because they have jobs and apartments. But even job doesn't equal being able to rent anymore, plus kids get thrown out for being LGBTQ+, or their parents are unable to house them because of their own poverty. Community college fees are relatively low, but still a stretch for these students, who are trying to get a foothold out of the bucket.

I didn’t criticize the college, I was criticizing the system that makes housing prohibitively expensive and out of reach for students. Nowhere did I say that’s the responsibility of the college itself.