(3 Apr 2023)
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Marysville, Washington – 20 March 2023
1. Various of Santos Enrique Camara’s band practicing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Santos Enrique Camara, musician:
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“With community college, I needed more like money. To make it like if I had more money for equipment and books.”
3. Camara playing guitar, singing, bandmates playing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Santos Enrique Camara, musician:
“I was studying the audio engineering program at Shoreline Community College and I completed one year of it, and I think that's when I completed the one year. I was like, I can't continue to do this. I can't continue to like, barely make it.”
5. Camara smiling
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Shoreline, Washington – 23 March 2023
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6. Entrance of Shoreline Community college campus
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UNDATED
7. GRAPHIC of United States map
ANNOTATION:
Community College enrollment
Down 37%
Down 2.6 million students
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Chicago – 22 March 2023
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Davis Jenkins, Columbia University:
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“It's a crisis. It's a crisis for community colleges because they rely very much on enrollment for funding. And it's a crisis for society because community colleges play a really important potential role in enabling people to advance in the labor market.”
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Shoreline, Washington – 23 March 2023
9. Various of Shoreline Community College campus
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Seattle – 30 March 2023
10. Various of Seattle Central College during spring break
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Chicago – 22 March 2023
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Davis Jenkins, Columbia University:
“Since the 1960s, community colleges have been focused very much on getting students in the door, broadening access, and this pivot to a focus on outcomes is difficult, and it's especially difficult given that community colleges are underfunded.”
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Marysville, Washington – 20 March 2023
12. Camara leaving his home
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Everett, Washington – 20 March 2023
13. Camara working
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Marysville, Washington – 20 March 2023
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Santos Enrique Camara, musician:
“There's nothing wrong with always getting an education. It's always cool for me to learn new songs or to read a book and enhance your knowledge like it's good. Like, I feel like with what I did, all I did was just increase my knowledge and insight about what I should be doing. And I think everyone has their own journey to go about it.”
15. Camara’s band ending a song
STORYLINE:
Nat Pop
PRACTICE TIME FOR THE LION AND THE SLOTH, JUST ONE OF SANTOS ENRIQUE CAMARA’S BANDS.
Nat Pop
CAMARA KEEPS BUSY, SPLITTING HIS TIME BETWEEN TWO BANDS AND OTHER MUSICAL PROJECTS.
AND HE WORKS AT A RESTAURANT.
CAMARA HAS TIME TO PURSUE HIS MUSICAL ENDEAVORS BECAUSE YEARS AGO, HE LEFT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SOUNDBITE (English) Santos Enrique Camara, musician:
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“With community college, I needed more like money. To make it like if I had more money for equipment and books.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Santos Enrique Camara, musician:
“I was studying the audio engineering program at Shoreline Community College and I completed one year of it, and I think that's when I completed the one year. I was like, I can't continue to do this. I can't continue to like, barely make it. As I was failing miserably.”
CAMARA’S STORY IS ONE OF MILLIONS.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE RESEARCH CENTER, ENROLLMENT IN THE COUNTRY’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAS DROPPED BY 37 PERCENT SINCE 2010.
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