One of my greatest fears is that American community,
technical and junior colleges may well disappear. 2-year higher education is probably the
single greatest American contribution to the world of higher learning. One only needs to look at the plethora of
such institutions that have
undergone name changes to eliminate the term “community from their name to see the effort to be more like 4-year institutions..
The other disturbing trend is the notion that community
colleges offer bachelor’s degrees. This is a slippery slope and could lead to the eventual demise of true community colleges. Perhaps this can be done is a way that allows 2-year colleges to retain their distinctive and important role, but I have my doubts.
The Chronicle
of Higher Education has a great opinion piece from Rob Jenkins. Rob is one of the most insightful voices
for
higher education, especially for community colleges.
He is an associate professor of English at Georgia Perimeter College and
author of Building a Career in America's
Community Colleges.
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