Community Colleges Can Realize the Promise of AI Action Plan
In The News Piece in Santa Maria Times
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Aug. 19, 2025
Shalin Jyotishi contributed a guest commentary to Santa Maria Times on how community colleges can help deliver on the White House’s AI action plan by expanding AI education and workforce training.
More than half of America’s 37 million STEM workers are skilled technical workers who work in jobs that require more education than a high school diploma but not necessarily a university-level education. They power our industries of today and tomorrow and are also a bedrock of America’s middle class. These workers will need access to AI skills to flourish in their careers, and community colleges are affordable, accessible destinations for that training.
As a study from Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology recently pointed out, community colleges are underused by policymakers to scale AI education. Prioritizing AI skill development at community colleges is a sensible and strategic first step to accomplish the goal of ensuring that American workers and families thrive in the AI era.
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