April is National Community College Month, offering an opportunity to spread the word about the value that community colleges bring to our society.
The Association of Community College Trustees proudly identifies multiple reasons to be proud of our community college system.
Community colleges...
- Provide higher education to students with the fewest resources and the greatest obstacles.
- Are the most in-demand institutions during and following times of economic recession.
- Are primary educators/certifiers of in-demand nursing and other healthcare professionals.
- Are there for their communities in times of crisis.
- Are committed to meeting their communities’ basic needs, including access to food, housing, transportation, childcare and other services while students seek education and vital workforce training.
- Serve the most demographically and socioeconomically diverse students.
- Offer the most affordable high-quality higher educations.
- Guarantee fair admissions for all students.
- Make higher education that would be unattainable for many students accessible to all students.
So stop for a moment and reflect on the good work that you all do every day as part of a system of education that provides incalculable benefits to our communities and our entire nation.