Rural students have historically had fewer choices in higher education than suburban students. Rural colleges are now struggling more than ever. Many colleges have had to cut dozens of majors and academic programs to stay afloat. "If you live in populated places, you get the good options, and if you don't, you just get things that prepare you to go to work," Andrew Koricich says. The number of rural students thinking about going to college has plummeted. And America's most rural states have slashed funding for colleges, in some states as much as 30%.
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/08/10/what-a-decline-in-rural-colleges-means-for-rural-students
