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Why Community Colleges Should Focus More on Careers

Why Community Colleges Should Focus More on Careers

'My big vision for reforming the higher education system would be to give up the myth that community colleges are a gateway to four-year colleges.'

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Michael B. Horn
Jun 01, 2022
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As community colleges struggle to deliver on their multifaceted missions, it’s time most of them cease preparing students to transfer into bachelor’s degree programs and instead focus solely on providing the best vocational education programs linked tightly to their regional economies.

That’s the view of a former president of Yale University and former c…

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