White House Summit on Community Colleges: Conference Papers

These papers were prepared for the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges. Dr. Jill Biden to convened the October 5, 2010, summit to highlight community colleges' role in developing America's workforce and reaching the President's goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.

• Letter from Dr Jill Biden (PDF, 111K)

• Democracy's Colleges: The Evolution of the Community College in America (PDF, 168K)

• Community College and Industry Partnerships (PDF, 196K)

• Expanding Apprenticeship: A Way to Enhance Skills and Careers (PDF, 152K)

• Student Support Services at Community Colleges: A Strategy for Increasing Student Persistence and Attainment (PDF, 237K)

• Boosting College Completion at Community Colleges: Time, Choice, Structure And the Significant Role of States (PDF, 248K)

• Community College as a Pathway to Higher Education and Earnings (PDF, 130K)

• Developmental Education in Community Colleges (PDF, 134K)

• Financial Aid: A Key to Community College Student Success (PDF, 148K)

• Community College and High School Partnerships (PDF, 163K)

• Transfer Policy (PDF, 144K)

• Education Technology as a Transformational Innovation (PDF, 170K)

• Community College Support and Engagement of Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families (PDF, 187K)

• Data Collection and Use at Community Colleges: An Issue Paper (PDF, 140K)

These papers were prepared for purposes of discussion at the conference. The information, views and conclusions expressed in each article included herein are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the United States Government.