The City University of New York reported record numbers of student enrollment for the new semester. Approximately 278,000 students enrolled at CUNY for this the fall semester, a 42 percent increase since the fall of 2000, where 195,403 students registered. More students from low-income households turn to CUNY because of its low tuition rates. Tuition ranges from nearly $7,000 at senior colleges to $4,000 at community colleges per year. Furthermore, financial aid partially covers costs for students. At Queens College, enrollment fluctuated over the past 5 years. From 2010 to 2014, enrollment number declined from 20,906 to 19,313, based on data from CUNY Office of Institutional Research. Briana Ojeda, a…