โ Scribed by C. David Lisman
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has observed that our school system has often struggled over two philosophies of education, one believing that schools should produce a trained work force, the other that schools should produce competent citizens. Community colleges have attempted to accomplish both objectives, typically promoting citizenship through a humanities core and providing a trained work force through vocational education. However, seldom is there an attempt to proceed in a more systematic way to promote these objectives through engagement with the community The Community College of Aurora's (CCA) Community Involvement Program (CIP)-supported by President Larry Carter and Don Goodwin, dean of Technology and Community Services and the executive director of the Higher Education and Advanced Technology Center at Lowry (HEAT)-+ attempting to bridge this gap. The CIP has grown out of several projects that have drawn the college increasingly into community involvement.
The CIP involves a three-part approach, with a family center providing social support services; a Center for New Work providing a variety of job training programs, including a worker-cooperative development program; and a citizenship initiative helping to provide citizenship and leadership training for area residents. The CIP also houses the service learning program.
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