How Pennsylvania Community Colleges are Meeting Workforce Needs

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Carolyn Simpson, Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges

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Jun 19, 2019

Carolyn Simpson, Dir. of Communications, PA Commission for Community Colleges, tells host Jill Horner about how community colleges are creating programs to create the needs of the business workforce. Recorded on the campus of Millersville University, Millersville, PA. pacommunitycolleges.org

Hosted by: Jill Horner Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team

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