example, globally competitive community colleges, create higher-level skills, technologist for higher demand industries, and cost-effective for taxpayers. In addition, Boggs (2004), suggests that community colleges cannot continue to do more with less and continue to maintain the open access and affordability for which they were created. Policy makers and state and federal decision makers must be on one accord in understanding the future goals. For instance, there are approximately twelve hundred community colleges in American. Thus, the enrollment is eleven million, five hundred thousand students. Among the Hispanic population, fifty-five percent attend community colleges, which indicate the community college "play an important part in
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In addition, political rhetoric is only focusing on that percentage of youth that will be capable of attaining professional slots in STEM, which they called the "talented tenth." Furthermore, the political rhetoric has not paid attention to those students in community colleges regarding future trends. Consequently, if federal and state government do not understand the population community colleges serve, and do not support them, "the adult literacy levels in the United States could drop precipitously, with as many as one hundred and ten million workers at the lowest level of literacy by 2030" (Lewis, 2007, p.1). Although alarming, these statistics are real, because of demographics, largely influenced by immigration (Lewis, 2007). Thus, education, in a matter of speaking, should equal a good job. Hence, men that holds a bachelor degree now earns a ninety-six percent higher income than those men with a high school diploma (Lewis, 2007). If the educational situation remains the same (e.g. minorities not earning a degree or certification), the projection of job growth is that there will be many low-end jobs at the same time computer-software engineers are created (Lewis …show more content…
However, he remembers when the role was an educational leader providing the vision for academic enterprise, and focusing on planning collaborative decision making, and community relations – the role has changed (Boggs, et. al., 2001). Because of unforeseen changes in the community college vision of maintaining accessibility, affordability, and accountability, students and faculty alike are certain to have questions. For example, how can the community college be accessible if they close one hundred classes? How can the college maintain affordability, if tuition has been raised nearly one hundred percent in the last decade? How can community colleges be accountable, if their delivery system is limited? Thus a twenty-first-century thinking leader could address these questions that would ensure that
In addition, political rhetoric is only focusing on that percentage of youth that will be capable of attaining professional slots in STEM, which they called the "talented tenth." Furthermore, the political rhetoric has not paid attention to those students in community colleges regarding future trends. Consequently, if federal and state government do not understand the population community colleges serve, and do not support them, "the adult literacy levels in the United States could drop precipitously, with as many as one hundred and ten million workers at the lowest level of literacy by 2030" (Lewis, 2007, p.1). Although alarming, these statistics are real, because of demographics, largely influenced by immigration (Lewis, 2007). Thus, education, in a matter of speaking, should equal a good job. Hence, men that holds a bachelor degree now earns a ninety-six percent higher income than those men with a high school diploma (Lewis, 2007). If the educational situation remains the same (e.g. minorities not earning a degree or certification), the projection of job growth is that there will be many low-end jobs at the same time computer-software engineers are created (Lewis …show more content…
However, he remembers when the role was an educational leader providing the vision for academic enterprise, and focusing on planning collaborative decision making, and community relations – the role has changed (Boggs, et. al., 2001). Because of unforeseen changes in the community college vision of maintaining accessibility, affordability, and accountability, students and faculty alike are certain to have questions. For example, how can the community college be accessible if they close one hundred classes? How can the college maintain affordability, if tuition has been raised nearly one hundred percent in the last decade? How can community colleges be accountable, if their delivery system is limited? Thus a twenty-first-century thinking leader could address these questions that would ensure that