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Just a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of receiving one of the most prestigious honors the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) gives to leaders and supporters of community colleges.
I was awarded the Distinguished Legislator Award. Recipients were selected based upon their support for MCCA’s legislative priorities, institutions, members, and most importantly students in community colleges from around this great state. Missouri is home to 12 community colleges with more than 70 locations, with more than 98,000 students enrolled.
Each year those 12 colleges award more than 12,000 degrees and certificates.
I am honored to have received this award from a group that helps so many Missourians and our state as a whole. Unlike other colleges and universities, 98 percent of community college students are Missourians, and 93 percent stay in Missouri after graduation, contributing to the state economy and strengthening Missouri’s workforce. For more information about the MCCA visit their website www.mccatoday.org/.
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Jeff Pittman, chancellor of St. Louis Community College, with Senator Keaveny.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2016.
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