Resource for Entrepreneurship Education and Community Colleges

The role community colleges play in building tech economies has grown substantially during the past decade beyond important, yet traditional, worker training programs. A new compendium from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) provides several examples of efforts by its 14-member community colleges and technical schools to foster entrepreneurship. Highlighted programs include:

* Partnerships with K-12 education;

* Associate degree and certificate programs in entrepreneurship;

* Efforts cutting across the curriculum;

* A web-based course;

* Student business incubation; and,

* Incubators or small business development centers.

Profiles of Programs in Entrepreneurship Education includes contact information for each of the 18 activities covered in the 81-page report: http://www.nacce.com/PDF/Profiles.pdf

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