Ed Note: Cross posted from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Blog.
Community colleges are the unsung heroes of our education system. They prepare today's workers for tomorrow's careers, and they get little support and even less recognition for their efforts. For millions of Americans, the local community college is the gateway to the American Dream.
But the American Dream is more than access to college. It's about a complete education, and the better future that comes with it: a steady income, a rewarding career, a home in a nice neighborhood where you'd want to raise your family.
Increasingly, to achieve those goals, students have to get a college degree or a professional certificate after high school. According to every measure--employment rates, wage premiums, labor forecasts--students who get those credentials can seize opportunities that those who stopped their education with high school can't.
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