September 11, 2011
Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities
Stephen Brashear for The Chronicle
Ross Jennings (left), vice president for international programs at Green River Community College, discusses partnership opportunities with other educators in his office in Auburn, Wash.
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Stephen Brashear for The Chronicle
Ross Jennings (left), vice president for international programs at Green River Community College, discusses partnership opportunities with other educators in his office in Auburn, Wash.
When American community colleges attend student-recruitment fairs abroad, they are often greeted with blank looks.
That's because "community college" is frequently an unknown concept overseas. Many countries do not recognize associate degrees as valid academic credentials, while in others, community colleges are seen as strictly vocational institutions, places to learn a skill or trade. As a result, two-year institutions in the United States have a difficult time recruiting abroad,
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