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Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
dean and provost
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7587
pISSN - 1527-6562
DOI - 10.1002/dap.30097
Subject(s) - community college , political science , public administration , medical education , medicine
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — When Barack Obama unveiled his bill for America's College Promise in January 2015, one of the models upon which the proposal was based came from the example set by the Tennessee Board of Regents, a collection of 13 community colleges and six four‐year universities. Recognizing that by 2020, 65 percent of jobs in the United States will require some level of postsecondary education, Tennessee passed the Complete College Tennessee Act in 2010.