SR 3 (LSB 2513XS (1) 90)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3

BY  KRAAYENBRINK

A Resolution designating February 28, 2023, as Community College Day.

   WHEREAS, the first junior college in Iowa, a two-year postsecondary educational institution, was established in Mason City in 1918; and
   WHEREAS, credit enrollment in community colleges in Iowa has increased progressively since their inception, with nearly 118,000 students taking over 1.5 million credit hours in the last calendar year; and
   WHEREAS, minority enrollment in community colleges in Iowa continues to increase, with a record high of 24.3 percent recorded in the last academic year; and
   WHEREAS, more than 17,000 credit awards were successfully achieved by students in the last academic year, and 15.7 percent of students continued their education at a four-year school after receiving an award; and
   WHEREAS, in the last academic year, the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund provided training and support to more than 1,000 Gap Tuition Assistance Program participants, 2,800 Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program (PACE) participants, and 95,000 teachers and kindergarten through grade 12 students who engaged in work-based learning opportunities; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate designates February 28, 2023, as Community College Day to educate others about the success that community colleges have had, continue to have, and will have in the future for Iowa’s students, workforce, and economy.