Community College Quotes

• I might say that in retrospect, looking at where the community college system is today, I think we may have gone too far. The community college system is so big, so broad, so consuming of tax money.

  Daniel J. Evans

  College, Thinking, Community

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• Because of the flexibility that community colleges afford, many students do not have to choose between an education and fulfilling other responsibilities - they can do both.

  Jill Biden

  Responsibility, College, Community

  Source: on.mtv.com

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• I got expelled from high school, and then did my exams from home. I decided, through that experience, that I was going to expediate my plan and didn't go to university. Instead, I went to a community college and studied the theory and history of film with the idea that I wanted to write and direct.

  Charlie Hunnam

  Home, Writing, School

  "Charlie Hunnam Talks FRANKIE GO BOOM, the Success of SONS OF ANARCHY, His Desire to Direct, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 13, 2012.

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• I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is a dying thing. Funding is being cut more and more and more.

  Jon Secada

  Education, Teacher, Cutting

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• With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

  Barack Obama

  College, Community, Employment

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• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

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• One of the things that make community colleges so special is they do not pick and choose their students - they work with all students.

  Jill Biden

  College, Community, Special

  Source: on.mtv.com

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• For decades, community colleges have been the backbone of American workforce training. Because they are nimble and closely attuned to local community needs, they are inherently positioned to be influential leaders of the movement for a sustainable economy.

  Ed Begley, Jr.

  College, Community, Leader

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In the past, there has been a stigma surrounding community colleges, where they were seen as a less viable option because they are not four-year universities. I know differently and so do the millions of people across the country who have received an affordable, quality higher education at community college.

  Jill Biden

  Country, Past, College

  Source: on.mtv.com

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• Community colleges are the great American invention in terms of education.

  Eduardo J. Padron

  College, Community, Great American

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• I simply want to celebrate the fact that right near your home, year in and year out, a community college is quietly - and with very little financial encouragement - saving lives and minds. I can’t think of a more efficient, hopeful or egalitarian machine, with the possible exception of the bicycle.

  Kay Ryan

  Encouragement, Home, College

  "It Takes a Community College" by Jenna Krajeski, www.newyorker.com. October 27, 2009.

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• I wanted to race cars. I didn't like school, and all I wanted to do was work on cars. But right before I graduated, I got into a really bad car accident, and I spent that summer in the hospital thinking about where I was heading. I decided to take education more seriously and go to a community college.

  George Lucas

  Summer, School, College

  "the force". Interview With Katie Lucas, www.seventeen.com. June 29, 2010.

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• The most powerful recent innovation in government is when states aggressively use community colleges for retraining. In Michigan, where large numbers of workers were displaced from the manufacturing industry, we created a wildly successful program: No Worker Left Behind.

  Jennifer Granholm

  Powerful, Successful, College

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• Community colleges are one of Americas great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.

  Barbara Mikulski

  College, Careers, Community

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• As a community college professor for over twenty years, I've seen the determination, resilience and dedication of countless students. Regardless of circumstances, they show up. They work hard. They believe anything is possible.

  Jill Biden

  Determination, Believe, Hard Work

  Source: on.mtv.com

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• Kids should go to college, but they should go to the best school they can afford to get through with minimal or no debt. That might mean going to a community college or an inexpensive local state school. Whatever it takes.

  Mark Cuban

  Mean, Kids, School

  Interview with Ryan Babikian, elitedaily.com. May 30, 2012.

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• So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time.

  George W. Bush

  College, Community, Needs

  President's Remarks at Ask President Bush Event, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. August 10, 2004.

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• After I left high school and got my GED, I studied broadcast journalism for a year at a community college.

  Chris Rock

  School, College, Years

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• I've taken every writing class I've had available. I took classes in high school, and I took English and writing classes in community college, but I dropped out of college. I also attended a local writing workshop two years ago.

  Amanda Hocking

  Taken, Writing, School

  "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

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• Community college is like a disco with books: "Here's ten dollars; let me get my learn on!"

  Chris Rock

  Funny, Book, Humor

  "Chris Rock: Bring the Pain". TV Special, June 1, 1996.

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• I became part of a little study group in community college and started caring about strangers. It gave me insight into what an asshole I was. I saw that I had only lived half of a life.

  Dan Harmon

  Caring, College, Study Group

  "EMMYS: 'Community's Dan Harmon". Interview with Diane Haithman, deadline.com. June 18, 2011.

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• Community colleges provide higher education where people live, helping to build strong ladders of opportunity that allow people to secure a foothold in the middle class.

  Thomas Perez

  Strong, Opportunity, College

  "Investing in Skills to Build a Secure Middle Class" by Thomas E. Perez, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 17, 2014.

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• I've seen with my own students, community colleges offer an affordable route to four-year college degrees and good paying jobs.

  Jill Biden

  Jobs, College, Years

  Source: on.mtv.com

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• Starting in high school and continuing through our higher education system, we must ensure our students are on the right path to acquiring marketable skills that will lead to a productive and satisfying career. My goal is for every student to get a job after they graduate – not move back in with his or her parents. To do that, we must emphasize skill attainment in our community colleges and universities, use our resources more efficiently and measure success in a comprehensive way.

  Pat McCrory

  Jobs, Moving, School

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• People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that our greatest partnership here at Ohio State should be with the community colleges.

  Gordon Gee

  Crazy, College, Ohio State

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