Dana Thompson, a student at Ridgewater College’s Willmar campus, studies Thursday in the college library. According to the newest data, nearly 12 percent of all 18- to 24-year-olds, or 3.4 million, were enrolled in community colleges across the nation in 2008. That number is an increase from 10.9 percent the year prior. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
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