Community Colleges
This week Newsweek is has a piece on community colleges that they are running in light of the $12 billion investment in federal money the President pledged towards them back in July. Much like libraries, community colleges are a very valuable educational resource for the communities they serve. The American community college has so much potential to serve as an engine for opportunity in its mission that the typical attitude and level of support directed towards community colleges is such a travesty considering their potential.
Well executed, the mission of the community college to offer a variety of vocational training and academic coursework puts it in a position to serve as an engine of economic opportunity in a very democratic manner. The potential for the community college to play a larger role in society that complements and addresses the shortcomings of other venues of post secondary education seems to me to be a live option that ought to be explored as our country navigates its current economic situation. I though can only wonder and speculate as to how things will play out.
Uncategorized | admin | 17 September 2009 |
