Jill Biden, wife of the vice president, will help the administration raise awareness of community colleges.
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM:
Biden on community college
Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, knows more than a thing a two about community colleges. So it was no surprise that President Obama tapped Mrs. Biden to help raise awareness of the importance of two-year schools.
An educator for 28 years, she spent 15 years teaching English composition courses at Delaware Technical & Community College.
"Community colleges are the way of the future," Mrs. Biden told the Denver Post. "You'll see their enrollments are rising dramatically, particularly when the economy is down. They're affordable. They give very good retraining to people who are out of work."
Mrs. Biden was in Denver as part of a tour to campuses around the country. While in Denver, she visited the Community College of Aurora, where she witnessed students in emergency medical services responding to a simulated heart attack victim.
Mrs. Biden, who taught English-language learners this past semester at Northern Virginia Community College, said such schools offer a quality and affordable option for families, and "may be a more affordable gateway to a four-year school," she told USA Today.
"I will continue to travel around the country visiting community college campuses, talking to students and workers, and engaging the media," she said. "My goal is to reach out to as many people as possible to explain how this administration is committed to supporting Americans who could benefit from community college educations."
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