Millions in Student Aid Lost to Fraud at California Colleges—Not at Santa Barbara City College | News Channel 3-12

Millions in Student Aid Lost to Fraud at California Colleges—Not at Santa Barbara City College | News Channel 3-12

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Millions of dollars have been lost to fake applications submitted to community colleges across California, but that is not the case at Santa Barbara City College. Despite 87% of applications received by SBCC in March being identified as fake, no student aid has been distributed to fraudulent applicants, according to María L. Villagómez, Ed.D., assistant superintendent and vice president of academic affairs. “It is somethi…