July 6, 2007

To Increase Enrollment, Community Colleges Add More Sports

By ELYSE ASHBURN

Institutions in at least 4 states are trying to attract students who want a more traditional college experience

It's been more than 40 years since Donald W. Cameron hung up his catcher's mitt. But now the former junior-college baseball player is building a team of his own at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, N.C.

Mr. Cameron is among a growing number of presidents of two-year colleges who have decided to start sports programs or expand their current athletics

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