The Case for Community Colleges: Aligning Higher Education and Workforce Needs in Massachusetts

November 18, 2011

This report offers a comprehensive set of recommendations for strategically revamping the Massachusetts community college system to better align it with the needs of a 21st-century workforce. The recommendations emerged from research, by the Workforce Strategy Center and MassINC, that illustrated the challenges facing the Massachusetts community college system and the features of effective community college systems in other states.
The Case for Community Colleges: Aligning Higher Education and Workforce Needs in Massachusetts