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By Olivia Sanchez for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Ohio News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Sometimes the only choice is to evolve.  That was the case for Lorain County Community College in northeastern Ohio, in the heart of the rust belt, when the surrounding manufacturing industry began to crumble in the 1990’s. The college had been founded in part to train workers for automotive and steel manufacturing jobs, and suddenly leaders had to pivot in order to stay relevant and try to keep people i...

To meet ambitious climate and domestic policy goals, states and employers must invest in and recruit from two-year institutions.

To meet ambitious climate and domestic policy goals, states and employers must invest in and recruit from two-year institutions.

In a new book, the Harvard Project on Workforce highlights five community colleges as examples of how to thrive by moving in step with their local economies, evolving to serve the quest for economic mobility in their students. The five community colleges -- Lorain County in Ohio, Mississippi Gulf Coast, San Jacinto in Houston, Pima of Arizona and Northern Virginia – are cited as examples to show leaders across the country who want to better serve their communities. They are also examples to show that community colleges are worthy of investment, the authors say.

"we join Arizona business leaders in urging Pima and all Arizona community colleges to continue to partner with local businesses and industries to ensure a steady pipeline of workers trained