Guam Community College is a small but mighty institution steeped in history and culture. Partnerships with the private sector are key to GCC—and to providing high-quality career and technical workforce development programs for Micronesia.

Learn more about the innovative work happening at Guam Community College in this special video series on the many ways community colleges keep the flame alive for students and their communities.

 

As we look for ways to remove the many obstacles facing today's students, we need to work wisely—focusing our efforts where they’ll do the most good, writes Lumina Foundation's Jamie Merisotis in this op-ed.

That means shifting our thinking away from elite, selective colleges and universities—which serve only 10 percent of the nation’s college students. The goal must be to build a higher education structure that provides access and opportunities for all Americans.