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I Owe It All to Community College By Tom Hanks

In 1974, I graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., an underachieving student

with lousy SAT scores. Allowed to send my results to three colleges, I chose M. I.T. and

Villanova, knowing such fine schools would never accept a student like me but hoping they'd

toss some car stickers my way for taking a shot. I couldn't afford tuition for college anyway. I

sent my final set of stats to Chabot, a community college in nearby Hayward, Calif., which,

because it accepted everyone and was free, would be my alma mater.

For thousands of commuting students, Chabot was our Columbia Annanolin