"The student in an FE college is treated differently, not by their peers, not by their teachers, but by their government, " he said.

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"It's premature to be too critical given that you have 150, 000 new applicants, " said John Gephardt, who works with veterans at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College, a community college in Gainesville, Florida.

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St Sampson's PTA is to hold a public meeting at the Delancey Annex of the College of FE on Tuesday at 1930 GMT.

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