Getting a college degree in Detroit has never been easy. More than half of all children in Detroit live below the poverty line. Many Detroit public school graduates do not enroll in college within a year of finishing high school. Right now, it could be getting more difficult. Student loan rules are changing in July. The programs that help low-income students get to college are on the chopping block in President Donald Trump’s latest budget. 

How are students impacted by these changes? And, how do we close the college education gap between Detroit and suburban students.

Cyekeia Lee is the executive director of the Detroit College Access Network. She spoke with The Metro's Robyn Vincent.