With Majority Depending On Financial Aid, College Students In Rgv Mirror Nation At Large

Melissa Montoya | The Brownsville Herald, The Monitor (Texas)
Sun, 08/11/2013 - 9:13pm

Following the national trend, students in the Rio Grande Valley are utilizing vast amounts of financial aid to earn their post-secondary degrees.

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