Pima News

By EMILY GASTELUMPima Post (Nick Youngson/Alpha Stock Images) Being a college student can be pricey.  It’s up to them to budget their money and see what is necessary or not.  You would be surprised, however, with the amount of money college students can save from deals. Big corporations such as Apple, Spotify, Amazon and Microsoft Office 365, give discounts or even free material for students currently enrolled at a college or university.  Several Pima Community College students found the discounts beneficial. “My opinion on the student discount is quite positive,” said Luciana Velarde, a Music Performance major. “I might not have to worry a lot about spending money on campus or stress about books as much, but it is a great option to have regardless. Saving...

By KEVIN HARTUNGPima Post I offer congratulations because you are part of a declining species, those now pursuing higher education. We are embarking on another semester at Pima Community College when the cry has been “back to normal.” But Pima, like most colleges and universities nationwide, has seen a decline in enrollment. The sharpest decline is evident since the pandemic, but the benefit is that the pandemic has focused a spotlight on what has been a steady decrease in enrollment over the last decade. “Overall, enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs has been trending downward since around 2012, but the pandemic turbocharged the declines at the undergrad level,” said Elissa Nadworny in a National Public Radio broadcast on Oct. 26. Enrollment prior to the pandemic ...