Student housing, according to Lake Tahoe Community College President Jeff DeFranco, has often been treated as an auxiliary service in higher education, one that's important but separate from the academic mission itself. This assumption, he believes, is no longer indicative of the reality students face today.
Across the United States, a surge in housing costs is increasingly determining whether students can enroll in college or remain until graduation. Within communities shaped by short-term rentals and limited housing inventory, DeFranco suggests that the issue has intensified rapidly.
