"Cool Community Colleges" Profiles Creative Approaches to Economic Development

A new book, Cool Community Colleges, published by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and written by Stuart Rosenfeld, principal of Regional Technology Strategies in Carrboro, NC, highlights the contributions of community colleges to arts, culture and creativity.

The book draws on presentations from a November 2004 conference in Asheville, NC that explored ways community colleges can and do support creative economies. The book offers information on how community colleges can more effectively integrate the arts, design and culture into programs to build creative economies and contribute to economic development; highlights successful programs both nationally and internationally; and suggests actions for community colleges.

The book is available for $23 through the AACC at http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Template.cfm?Section=NewReleases&Template=/Ecommerce/ProductDisplay.cfm&ProductID=494

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Many thanks to Southern Compass for passing this along:

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