age of 6. it s going to start early. by the time they re in grade school, they should be well on their way. when we receive them, we try to be open. while we have an open door their rigged requirements for a number of programs. when those students are not repaired, we do everything that we can do in terms of what we call gateway programs and gateway courses. bridge programs, if you will, to work with those students to ensure that they have some level of success. what about the federal budget cuts that are there and are only going to get worse, how is that affecting wayne county community college? well, i don t know that it s so much at the federal level, but certainly at the local level community colleges are funded primarily from three sources, property taxes, tuition, and the state stipend which is probably