ABSTRACT
College students from the United States and Canada describe the impact of the community college baccalaureate on their educations, their careers, and their lives. Their narratives describe the socioeconomic consequences of a college education for themselves and their families, as well as for their communities, offering firsthand accounts of the journey toward upward mobility and a better future. According to Demaree Michelau, WICHE's director of policy analysis, key barriers preventing students from completing a college degree include: Competing “life” obligations. Seasoned workforce training collaborators, community college administrators have historically cultivated clinical partners in developing fields. “Foreign students and immigrants account for 50 percent of the science researchers in the country, and in 2006 received 40 percent of the doctorates in science and engineering and 65 percent of the doctorates in computer science”.
