ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses undocumented students, international students, displaced workers, and each population’s relationship with community colleges. Community college campuses now include more and more distinct student populations. The chapter explores the relationships between the myths described by G. Chen and specific student populations that are often ignored by the literature but are present on community college campuses. Institutional leaders should clearly identify the tuition policies of the state community college system for undocumented students and provide information on how to apply to the institution and for the in-state tuition rates. The population of international students attending community colleges in the United States is growing. Community college leaders need to recognize the value of involving international students as members of their campus communities. Community colleges play a vital role in retraining displaced workers, and many institutions work with the federal government through the transitional adjustment assistance programs, which provide services and financial support to displaced workers.
