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The pace of long-predicted college closings has sped up dramatically this spring, threatening to throw more and more students off the path to a degree.
As tens of millions of Americans struggle with student loan debt, there appears to be a growing trend of young people opting for alternatives to four-year college educations
With demand for jobs like HVAC technicians, electricians and wind turbine installers, enrollment is ticking up at vocational schools as four-year college costs continue to soar.
UMaine schools are part of a national trend where acceptance offers are made to select students who never officially applied. So far, nearly 300 students who received the UMaine offers have enrolled.