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Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Modern Trend of Community Colleges' Role in Workforce Development and Education

Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Modern Trend of Community Colleges' Role in Workforce Development and Education

Carlos Lopez
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799841234|ISBN10: 1799841235|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799854838|EISBN13: 9781799841241
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4123-4.ch006
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Lopez, Carlos. "Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Modern Trend of Community Colleges' Role in Workforce Development and Education." Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Dimitra J. Smith, et al., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 115-131. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4123-4.ch006

APA

Lopez, C. (2021). Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Modern Trend of Community Colleges' Role in Workforce Development and Education. In D. Smith, R. Lewis, & L. Singleton (Eds.), Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Emerging Research and Opportunities (pp. 115-131). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4123-4.ch006

Chicago

Lopez, Carlos. "Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Modern Trend of Community Colleges' Role in Workforce Development and Education." In Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Dimitra J. Smith, Rhonda Lewis, and Leslie Singleton, 115-131. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4123-4.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the modern trend in community colleges and their evolving mission to serve as one of the significant contributors to workforce development in our nation. There are many challenges community colleges face today. One of those challenges is to be one of the main suppliers of skilled professionals for the workforce. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the role of community colleges, their mission, and how they will develop programs to train people with the necessary skills to meet the demands of the workforce. For community colleges to achieve that goal, they have to go from adding and/or restructuring curricula to making sure they have the right personnel to teach special and high tech courses that will prepare students with the right skill set and knowledge to join the workforce after getting their degree, diploma, or certification at the community college.

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