<p>Sally: I’m not trying to be combative. The 2/3 stat was something that stuck out to me on a newsjournal show. It discussed how many CCs in the country are succeeding or not to meet their educational goals. Given the wide audience that CC serves, I can understand the number. The number was from some CC national association. Did I go back and check its veracity? No. But I’m not just throwing that number out to be needlessly provocative.</p>
<p>The 2/3 stat is probably skewed by people whom you cite: those that only want AA or even like me: someone who needed a class as a pre-req for something eles: I didn’t need a degree/cert from the CC. Again, congrats on your great experience through CCs. And I fully support the laudable place that CCs serve. My true lament is that so many kids graduate from HS and really need remediation and aren’t ready for college level work. Many of these filter through to the CC system it seems.</p>
<p>For those others who are fully prepared to draw from the benefits of CC, bravo. I’m glad my tax dollars contribute to that endeavor.</p>