Senate Education Committee Chairman to Examine Productivity of Arizona's Community Colleges with Ensuring Student Success
- Arizona Senate Republicans
- Jan 16
- 2 min read
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Senate Education Committee Chairman to Examine Productivity of Arizona's Community Colleges with Ensuring Student Success
PHOENIX, ARIZONA— In an effort to better address the needs of Arizona's students, Senate Education Chairman David Farnsworth is launching a series of virtual workgroup meetings to examine the role community colleges play in workforce development and higher education.
Chairman Farnsworth made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in the first Senate Education Committee hearing of the new legislative session, reinforcing his commitment to ensuring that state taxpayer dollars used to fund educational institutions are truly equipping students for success.
During the virtual meetings, stakeholders intertwined within Arizona's community colleges will collaborate with Chairman Farnsworth to address the following questions:
What is the role of community colleges in the landscape of higher education in Arizona?
What is the State of Arizona's obligation to community colleges?
Do the current governance and funding models of community colleges support the answers to the questions above?
"Arizona has transformed tremendously since I attended Mesa Community College as a student. I'm curious to find out whether our community college system still adequately prepares students for the real world today," said Chairman Farnsworth. "Taxpayers should have confidence in knowing the funds community colleges are receiving from the State are translating into reliable pathways to upward economic mobility for those students who do not attend four-year universities. With the information I gather through these workgroup meetings, I hope to improve the community college system through potential legislation that will benefit all Arizona students."
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For more information, contact:
Kim Quintero
Director of Communications | Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus