Other presidents, like Larry Whitworth of Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, circumvented the .edu issue altogether and switched to .org or .net domains. Some community college leaders have grown weary of the debate. There's a lot of people who have been around 20 years or longer and somehow see this as a slap at our integrity. I think that's a lot of foolishness. But Richard Thompson, chancellor of Oakland Community College, said the battle is one worth fighting.
Community colleges have all sorts of connections to four-year institutions.