[gedy]

It does afaik so I'm confused what the monetary scam is. Community College in California is cheap or free for most students so I feel like something is being left out of the explanation.

[redczar]

Student loans are usually for more than tuition and books. Part of the loan money is for living expenses.

[gedy]

If someone is able to first scam state and financial aid for a non existent student that seems more first issue to fix than at the point there's a bot/scammer in CC classes submitting AI homework.

[redczar]

You asked what the monetary scam was. I answered that. Don’t understand your response above.

[gedy]

I'm commenting on the gist of the article, not disagreeing with you.