Using data from the California Community College Chancellor's Office, I investigate student responses to the Great Recession by exploiting geographic variation in the depth of the recession as measured by changes in layoffs, unemployment rates and housing prices. Preliminary findings suggest community colleges saw large increases in enrollment by continuing students and heavier course loads as a result of the Great Recession. 

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