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WKCTC President at White House Today

By Gary Pitts

Paducah, KY – West Kentucky Community and Technical College President Dr. Barbara Veazey meets today with other community college leaders in a White House sponsored roundtable discussion on the positive impact of Community Colleges. Mr. Obama picked Dr. Veazey because of her work in implementing new programs to meet local business needs. The White House says in the coming years, nearly eight in ten jobs will require some form of higher education. The President is working to graduate an additional five million students by the end of this decade. The discussion is underway now. You can follow the link here to watch the discussion.