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Isothermal Community College proposes career commons to replace aging facilities, expand workforce training
Summary
The Isothermal Community College president proposed a "career commons" to consolidate services, replace four aging buildings and better connect high‑school students and local employers to workforce training; the college cited a 13% enrollment increase and a state FCAP assessment estimating roughly $49 million in needed facility repairs.
Margaret (last name not provided), president of Isothermal Community College, presented a proposal to the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 to build a new "career commons" that would consolidate student services, workforce partners and career training space.
"Who are we not serving?" Margaret said, describing the college's recent strategy of using data to identify populations not pursuing postsecondary education and deploying accelerated eight‑week terms and career outreach to reach them. She said the…
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