“We’ve got to provide, at each of our colleges, more opportunities for apprenticeships for these students,” Walter G. Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, said at the House hearing. In some states, apprenticeship programs are growing rapidly. Senator Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, said he was particularly proud of the work his home state’s community colleges have done so far with respect to apprenticeship programs. Once the North Carolina Legislature transferred the state's apprenticeship program to the community college system in 2017, both the number of students and types of industries offering apprenticeships -- which have traditionally been primarily in the construction and manufacturing sectors -- have increased significantly, said Scott Ralls, president of Wake Technical Community College, at the Senate hearing.