Community colleges cater to business needs

The role of community colleges has changed dramatically.While these colleges were once considered two-year preparatory schools to get into four-year institutions, now the colleges are technical training centers for people making a career change, companies that want to retrain workers for new projects or individuals who want more training to improve their job skills.
These two-year institutions are a vital part of the community, and community leaders and businesses have become active partners to support and build programs at community colleges, which now have courses tailored to the needs of businesses.
“From 1987 to 1995, 32,040 employees have been trained…