Economic Development Is Central to College Missions

FIGURE 1

Economic Development Is Central to College Missions

Percent of presidents and trustees who said supporting regional or state economic development is relevant to their community college’s mission and strategic priorities

Two pie charts of responses from presidents and trustees about the relevance of economic development to their college’s priorities, with 96% of presidents and 89% of trustees selecting “extremely relevant”

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Source: Survey of 145 community college presidents and trustees; conducted by New America’s Future of Work & Innovation Economy Initiative and the Center for Policy and Practice at the Association of Community College Trustees, May–June 2026.

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