Federal government wants to know why costs are rising so much at Jackson Community College - Bob Wheaton, Jackson Citizen Patriot

Students at Jackson Community College have faced some of the fastest-growing costs in the nation for two-year public colleges, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Education. JCC is on a federal list of public two-year colleges where net prices increased the most from the 2006-07 academic year to 2008-09. Listed are schools that ranked in the top 5 percent in terms of cost increases. JCC narrowly missed escaping the dubious distinction, ranking 54th among 54 colleges on the list. JCC and other colleges with the highest and fastest-rising costs must file reports with the U.S. Department of Education saying why the costs have increased and what they will do to address those costs, department spokeswoman Sara Gast said in an email Wednesday.