fraudulent college applications
Hard to believe: Nearly a third of applications to Normandale Community College are considered potentially fraudulent.
The school says it has processed about 29,000 fraudulent or potentially fraudulent applications. At one point, the rate was 42%.
Eric Rasmussen investigates. pic.twitter.com/IfQi7ezAhv
— Lindsey Brown (@LBrownKSTP) August 25, 2026
Grok notes:
Fraudsters use stolen identities to create “ghost students” who enroll online at open-admission community colleges like Normandale. The goal is to collect federal student aid (grants/loans) then vanish. Easy online apps, low barriers, leftover refunds after low tuition, post-pandemic remote learning, and AI bots enable mass submissions. It’s a nationwide issue hitting two-year schools hardest.
