I’d say the core constituency for community college are the following three: *people planning to go to the 4-year university, but needing a cheaper alternative (or they didn’t get admitted and need to get their foot in the door)... *adults continuing their education at night... *and tech training for people who have no intention of going on to college. Welding, computers, diesel, the whole gamut. And that last area is where CC has the chance to shine.
The first is also very important. Many of the classes in the first couple of years of college are not that meaningful or worthwhile.