IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 340 
Recognizing the significance of ‘‘Community College Month’’ in April 2025 
as a celebration of the more than 1,000 community colleges throughout 
the United States that support access to higher education, workforce 
training, and more, and broadly sustain and advance the economic pros-
perity of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2025 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Mr. TAKANO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BELL, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. KING-HINDS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. RANDALL, and 
Mrs. MCBATH) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of ‘‘Community College Month’’ 
in April 2025 as a celebration of the more than 1,000 
community colleges throughout the United States that 
support access to higher education, workforce training, 
and more, and broadly sustain and advance the economic 
prosperity of the United States. 
Whereas the first public community college, known today as 
Joliet Junior College in Illinois, opened its doors to 6 
students in 1901 as an experiment to accommodate those 
who wanted to pursue a college education without leaving 
their community; 
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Whereas the term ‘‘community college’’ was popularized by 
the President’s Commission on Higher Education in 
1947 in recognition of the community-centered nature of 
this emerging sector of institutions; 
Whereas local community and educational leaders throughout 
the United States developed community colleges at a dra-
matic pace over several decades to meet their people’s 
needs for educational and economic opportunity; 
Whereas today 1,026 community colleges, including 921 pub-
lic, 36 Tribal, and 69 independent colleges, serve 
10,200,000 credit and noncredit students; 
Whereas public community colleges are an affordable option, 
charging an average annual tuition and fees for in-dis-
trict students of $3,990, have an average student age of 
27, and serve students who often are working, low-in-
come, parents, veterans, or the first in their family to go 
to college; 
Whereas community colleges are the primary educational in-
stitution serving workforce development needs in the 
United States and are responding to current economic 
conditions by educating professionals in fields ranging 
from the semiconductor and construction industries to 
nursing and other health care professions; 
Whereas community colleges enrolled 43.1 percent of all un-
dergraduate students during the 2022–2023 academic 
year; 
Whereas the median distance from the home of a student at-
tending community college to the community college is 
only 10 miles; 
Whereas 82 percent of public high schools offer dual enroll-
ment programs, allowing their students to take college 
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classes, usually at their local community college, and of-
fering them an opportunity to save time and money in 
college and jumpstart career exploration; 
Whereas alumni of the community colleges of the United 
States generated $898,500,000,000 in added income to 
the national economy in fiscal year 2020, equal to 4.1 
percent of the total gross domestic product of the United 
States; 
Whereas every dollar of public funding for community col-
leges returns $6.80 in tax revenue generated; and 
Whereas celebrating ‘‘Community College Month’’ in April 
2025 provides the people of the United States with an 
opportunity to recognize the value of institutions that 
have long supported the prosperity, competitiveness, and 
community vitality of the United States and that will be 
important to the economic future of the United States: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the significance of ‘‘Community College Month’’ as 
an opportunity to celebrate the over 1,000 community col-
leges throughout the United States that serve local and 
regional needs and strengthen the economy of the United 
States. 
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