,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 
,c\rtney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1   
,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,bell1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,davis (     
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,k+-,h9ds1 ,ms4          
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,r&all1 & ,mrs4        
,mc,bath7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( ,community ,college ,mon? 9 ,april    
#bjbe z a celebration ( ! m ?an #a1jjj  
community colleges ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$     
,/ates t support access to high]        
education1 work=ce tra9+1 & m1 & broadly
 su/a9 & advance ! economic prosp]ity ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! fir/ public  
community college1 kn[n today z ,joliet 
,junior ,college 9 ,ill9ois1 op5$ its   
doors to #f /ud5ts 9 #aija z an exp]im5t
 to accommodate ^? :o want$ to pursue a 
college education )\t leav+ _!          

community2 ,:]eas ! t]m community       
college 0 popul>iz$ by ! ,presid5t's    
,commission on ,high] ,education 9 #aidg
 9 recognition ( ! community-c5t]$      
nature ( ?is em]g+ sector ( in/itutions2
 ,:]eas local community & educational   
lead]s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates develop$ 
community colleges at a dramatic pace   
ov] sev]al decades to meet _! p's ne$s =
 educational & economic opportunity2    
,:]eas today #a1jbf community colleges1 
includ+ #iba public1 #cf ,tribal1 & #fi 
indep5d5t colleges1 s]ve #aj1bjj1jjj    
cr$it & noncr$it /ud5ts2 ,:]eas public  
community colleges are an af=dable      
option1 *>g+ an av]age annual tuition & 
fees = 9-di/rict /ud5ts ( #c1iij1 h an  
av]age /ud5t age ( #bg1 & s]ve /ud5ts :o
 (t5 are work+1 l[-income1 p>5ts1       
vet]ans1 or ! fir/ 9 _! family to g to  
college2 ,:]eas community colleges are !
 prim>y educational in/itution s]v+     
work=ce developm5t ne$s 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & are respond+ to curr5t economic
 conditions by educat+ pr(essionals 9   

fields rang+ f ! semiconductor &        
con/ruction indu/ries to nurs+ & o!r    
heal? c>e pr(essions2 ,:]eas community  
colleges enroll$ #dc4a p]c5t ( all      
und]graduate /ud5ts dur+ ! #bjbb-bjbc   
academic ye>2 ,:]eas ! m$ian di/ance f !
 home ( a /ud5t att5d+ community college
 to ! community college is only #aj     
miles2 ,:]eas #hb p]c5t ( public high   
s*ools (f] dual enrollm5t programs1     
all[+ _! /ud5ts to take college classes1
 usually at _! local community college1 
& (f]+ !m an opportunity to save "t &   
money 9 college & jump/>t c>e]          
exploration2 ,:]eas alumni ( ! community
 colleges ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates g5]at$      
#hih1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 add$ income to !     
national economy 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj1    
equal to #d4a p]c5t ( ! total gross     
dome/ic product ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas e doll> ( public fund+ =         
community colleges returns #f4hj 9 tax  
rev5ue g5]at$2 & ,:]eas celebrat+       
,community ,college ,mon? 9 ,april #bjbe
 provides ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) an    

opportunity to recognize ! value (      
in/itutions t h long support$ !         
prosp]ity1 competitiv5ess1 & community  
vitality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & t w be     
important to ! economic future ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives recognizes !    
significance ( ,community ,college ,mon?
 z an opportunity to celebrate ! ov]    
#a1jjj community colleges ?r\gh\t !     
,unit$ ,/ates t s]ve local & regional   
ne$s & /r5g!n ! economy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4