Recent News
"Community Colleges are an essential part of our economy" - Obama Pushes for More Aid to Community Colleges Time, July 15, 2009
Can Community Colleges Save the U.S. Economy?, Time, July 20, 2009
Obama Remarks on Higher Education, Washington Post, CQ Transcripts Wire, April 24, 2009
Thinking of College? Go to YouTube First, New York Times, March 26, 2009, by Marshall Kirkpatrick
Colleges Expending Energy on New Initiatives, Community College Week, March 8, 2009
Community Colleges, the Highway Out of the Recession, Paramus Post, March 8, 2009, by Mel Fabrikant
Red Rocks Community College Offers Training in Renewable Energy Technologies, Denver Examiner, February 11, 2009, by Jeanne Callahan
Recession Sending More Students to Community Colleges, Associated Press, February 8, 2009, by David Tirrell-Wysocki
CUNY Plans New Approach to Community College, New York Times, Sunday January 25, 2009, by Marc Santora
Bad Times Spur A Flight to Jobs Viewed as Safe, New York Times, Saturday January 24, 2009, by Louis Uchitelle
Innovative Louisiana CC Program Offers Online Classes via Cell Phone, Community College Week,
Monday December 15, 2008, Associated Press
Colorado Grads Unready in College, Denver Post, December 12, 2008, by Tom McGhee
Don't Let the Downturn Get You Down, by Doug Gould in Community College Times, from the issue dated January 16, 2009.
Click here to read Doug's commentary on the important role community colleges play in economic success.
New Non-Partisan Workforce Campaign Launched! 
On November 12, over 100 organizations throughout the U.S. launched Skills2Compete, who's vision statement is "Every U.S. Worker should have access to the equivalent of at least two years of education or training past high school - leading to a vocational credential, industry certification, or one's first two years of college... "
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