Two-year institutions are working hard to rebuild connections with high schools, but the projected downturn in college-bound graduates will continue to affect competition for students across the country for the next decade. Many college leaders — both at four-year and two-year institutions — recognize the importance of educating adult students.
There are more than 60 million working-age Americans with a high-school diploma or less who are looking for the education and skills to advance in this economy. So, the question becomes who’s going to educate and skill that group?
What Community Colleges Need to Thrive identifies strategies and approaches forward-thinking leaders are using to tackle the sector's most pressing challenges and where they can play a larger role in higher ed.
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