Taxpayers pay a great deal of money to subsidize education for professional degrees such as law and dentistry. If a student chooses to continue education and earn a professional degree, it should not be taxpayer-subsidized at this level. Staff at the COP were unable to provide EFF with an official mission statement. In reality, they are only a higher-ed lobbying interest based in Olympia. Link community colleges with regional universities.
Community colleges can be an integral part of increasing access to higher education.
For example, academic programs at nearby regional universities can be linked to programs community colleges. Focusing entirely on undergraduate studies is part of what makes community colleges productive and quick to respond to changes in the marketplace. Not to mention less costly. More recent data is not available.