News Summary

• Community colleges contain multitudes, so in looking at them, people tend to see what they choose to see.
• Political and business leaders often see them as job-training centers and not much else.
• Some faculty see community colleges primarily as colleges, with some job training on the side.
• Public acknowledgment that we’re doing good work, especially coming from a source that legislators respect, can be helpful.
• It would be nice if external recognition extended as well to the transfer side, but partial praise beats no praise.