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Community and technical colleges point to workforce gains: LCTCS reports historic graduate numbers and calls for continued support
Summary
Leaders of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System told the House Education Committee the system produced a record number of graduates this year, is focusing on short‑term workforce credentials and adult learners, and asked lawmakers to support programmatic stability amid tight finances.
Monique Sullivan, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), and Tim Hardy, chair of the LCTCS Board of Supervisors, told the House Education Committee that community and technical colleges are central to meeting Louisiana’s workforce needs and lifting adults into sustained employment.
Sullivan said the system graduated a record number of students this year — roughly 35,000 — and that two‑year colleges accounted for about 64% of the state's attainment growth. "This year,…
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