PHOENIX – Governor Doug Ducey and community college leaders from across the state agreed their schools are part of the economic engine that drives Arizona’s economic momentum.
“By investing in you, we’re investing in the worker,” said Governor Ducey to 10 chancellors and presidents of community colleges in a roundtable on Wednesday morning.
The community college leaders discussed the impact the governor’s proposed $30 million to establish six new workforce accelerators at community colleges will make in their communities, emphasizing the Governor’s dedication to workforce development.
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MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein (second from left) joined Arizona’s community college presidents and chancellors in a meeting with Governor Ducey about current and future plans and needs and funding. Ducey is proposing $30M for the colleges to create workforce accelerators and he said the two year colleges are “the secret sauce to drive our economy.”