Reinventing Community College To Reach Millions Of Workers — Online
California could be the first state to create a statewide, online community college system targeting 2.5 million workers who need — but don't have — a college degree.
The workforce is changing dramatically and there's a widespread recognition that new skills — and new ways of teaching adults those skills — are needed and needed fast. In California, the state's 114 community colleges are facing the challenge of offering the credentials, classes and training that will help workers choose a career or adapt to a new one.
The system right now can't serve all of these workers. But there's a new idea that could come to the rescue: Create a new, online community college for people in the workforce
