N-gated Hacker NewsApr 17, 2025
🐍 In a twist no one could have predicted, community colleges are struggling to handle the influx of 'bot' students 🤖, because apparently, #programming a response is harder than a freshman's English Lit class 📚. Maybe they should just turn the WiFi off and see who sticks around for the pop quiz 📴.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/as-bot-students-continue-to-flood-in-community-colleges-struggle-to-respond/ #communitycolleges #botstudents #techhumor #education #challenges #HackerNews #ngated
As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond

Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. While it has caused chaos at many colleges, some Southwestern faculty feel their leaders haven’t done enough to curb the crisis. 

Voice of San Diego
Hacker NewsApr 17, 2025

As 'Bot' Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond

https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/as-bot-students-continue-to-flood-in-community-colleges-struggle-to-respond/

#HackerNews #BotStudents #CommunityColleges #EducationChallenges #HigherEd #WorkforceDevelopment

As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond

Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. While it has caused chaos at many colleges, some Southwestern faculty feel their leaders haven’t done enough to curb the crisis. 

Voice of San Diego