features
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20 n n n Ticket;to;Work
Why;certificates;build;careers;and;boost
economic;success.
By;BoB;WooDs
24 n n n The;Social;Media;Network
Demand;for;workers;with;online;skills;spurs
new;workforce;training;programs.
By;elleN;ullmaN
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aacc online this month:
Community College Times/
www.communitycollegetimes.com
• Research-infused learning helps students succeed
• Colleges inspire K– 12 students to choose STEM careers
• Building more sophisticated 2+ 2 partnerships
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30 n n n From;the;Ground;Up
Sustainable;agriculture;industry;feeds
growing;job;market;for;local;employees.
By;stuart;roseNFelD
36 n n n Economic;Engines
Next-generation;automotive
professionals;need;to;be;flexible,
multi-skilled.
For more information
about Community College
Journal, call AACC at
202/728-0200, ext. 209.
Cover: Masterfile; Tetra/Glow Images;
Paul Burns/Getty Images;
Ocean Photography/Veer;
Take 2 Productions/Getty Images
• Sign up for the 92nd Annual Convention in Orlando,
April 21–24.
• Follow the progress of 21st Century Commission on
the Future of Community Colleges
• Details on the President’s Academy Summer Institute
2012, July 7–10 in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
