In a new book, the Harvard Project on Workforce highlights five community colleges as examples of how to thrive by moving in step with their local economies, evolving to serve the quest for economic mobility in their students. The five community colleges Lorain County in Ohio, Mississippi Gulf Coast, San Jacinto in Houston, Pima of Arizona and Northern Virginia – are cited as examples to show leaders across the country who want to better serve their communities. They are also examples to show that community colleges are worthy of investment, the authors say.
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With talent shortages challenging almost every sector of the economy, Governors and state workforce system leaders are focused on boosting the supply of both skills and of workers in the labor market.
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