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Community Colleges and the Global Workforce: The Role and Impact of Community Colleges on the Pursuit of STEM Education and the Workforce

Community Colleges and the Global Workforce: The Role and Impact of Community Colleges on the Pursuit of STEM Education and the Workforce

Carlos Lopez
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466684812|ISBN10: 146668481X|EISBN13: 9781466684829
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8481-2.ch011
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Lopez, Carlos. "Community Colleges and the Global Workforce: The Role and Impact of Community Colleges on the Pursuit of STEM Education and the Workforce." Examining the Impact of Community Colleges on the Global Workforce, edited by Stephanie J. Jones and Dimitra Jackson Smith, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 209-228. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8481-2.ch011

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Lopez, C. (2015). Community Colleges and the Global Workforce: The Role and Impact of Community Colleges on the Pursuit of STEM Education and the Workforce. In S. Jones & D. Smith (Eds.), Examining the Impact of Community Colleges on the Global Workforce (pp. 209-228). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8481-2.ch011

Chicago

Lopez, Carlos. "Community Colleges and the Global Workforce: The Role and Impact of Community Colleges on the Pursuit of STEM Education and the Workforce." In Examining the Impact of Community Colleges on the Global Workforce, edited by Stephanie J. Jones and Dimitra Jackson Smith, 209-228. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8481-2.ch011

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the role and impact of community colleges on the pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and on the workforce. In order to understand the role of community colleges in STEM education and the related impact on the workforce, potential factors that may or may not contribute to the success of the implementation of new initiatives, programs, partnerships, and funding must be identified. In addition, the alignment needed between community colleges and workforce development programs in order to fulfill the demand of many STEM jobs across the nation must also be identified. Currently, community colleges are facing a number of challenges, and one of those is to become the main supplier of individuals with the right skills and training for the workforce to fulfill the needs of the community as well as different industries.

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