It Pays to Be Nimble: New Majors at Community Colleges

Four-year institutions may be slow to develop new majors, but two-year colleges excel at creating new certificates and degrees, typically in response to local work-force needs. Here are some recent or forthcoming offerings at campuses across the country:

Lane Community College, Eugene, Ore.: With a state mental hospital to open nearby by 2013, Lane will offer a new program to train psychiatric technicians, preparing them to work with psychiatrists and nurses to carry

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