Americans are much more comfortable with their tax dollars going to support community colleges than any other higher education sector, and many also feel they are underfunded by states and the federal government, according to an annual New America survey.
More than eight in 10 Americans (82%) feel comfortable with their taxpayer dollars going to community colleges, compared to 69% to public four-year universities, according to the survey. Also, nearly six in 10 Americans (58%) agree that states and the federal government underfund public two-year colleges, compared to 50% who say the same about public funding for public four-year institutions.
Survey participants who identified as Democrats were much more supportive of the tax and government funding questions than Republicans, with both groups expressing more support for community colleges than for public four-years.