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National Network of Community Colleges exploded in the 1960s with 457 established Colleges. Growth of Community College enrollment continues to outpace four year institutions. A total of 1,166 loosely linked Community Colleges today.
Shift in purpose of colleges to develop a workforce. 1947 Commission on Higher Education created a network of public Elite colleges like Harvard, became increasingly exclusive In 1905 fewer than 1,000 colleges exist in the United States
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