Expanding Scope and Increasing Hope – The Transformative Role of Community Colleges with Ivy Love, Tiffany Thai, and Andrew Koricich, PhD
In this second episode of a series about the impact of postsecondary education on jobs and rural economic vitality, host Michelle Rathman speaks with three experts about the opportunity community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs bring to rural institutions, learners, and communities. Senior Policy Analyst Ivy Love and Senior Program Associate Tiffany Thai from the Center on Education & Labor at New America discuss the challenges and benefits of pursuing CCBs at rural-serving community colleges. Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges stresses the importance of regional collaboration to help increase the capacity to expand CCBs in response to local workforce needs, providing learners with pathways to well-paying careers.
