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Join Us for This Exclusive TelePresence Roundtable
Getting people back to work is America’s greatest challenge, and community colleges play an integral part in preparing graduates for those jobs. But community colleges also face enormous obstacles, including reduced budgets, increased demand, and the expectations of a new generation of digital-native students. Please join Cisco and an innovative group of forward-thinking community college leaders for the Community College Executive Collaboration Roundtable.
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Member Spotlight: New Businesses Launch From Tulsa Community College Entrepreneur Program
The goal was to redesign the traditional college classroom to help entrepreneurs take ideas to marketplace. The result is a new program for emerging entrepreneurs called “Launch: Your Entrepreneurial Journey, powered by Tulsa Community College.”
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The Value of Tuition Assistance Is Not Just Financial, Say Working Learners
Community colleges are the institution of choice for workers seeking to upgrade their skills. Many working learners who attend community college rely on employer-funded tuition assistance programs to pay for a significant portion of their studies. Despite the importance of tuition assistance programs in supporting the ongoing training and education of the American workforce, the unique significance of this employee benefit for workers and employers is not well understood.
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