Presidential Remarks on Community Colleges

This video originally aired on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

About This Video

President Obama spoke about community college education and his vision for the U.S. to lead the world in college degree recipients by the year 2020. Jill Biden introduced President Obama at the first-ever White House summit on community colleges. She is Vice President Biden’s wife and an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College. Following the president's remarks, Melinda Gates talked about the new $35 million Gates Foundation program, called "Completion by Design," to help boost community college graduation rates.

Keywords

Education Issues, Colleges & Universities

Related Subjects/Topics

  • Education

Speakers

  • Dr. Jill Biden
  • Melinda Gates
    Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Gates Foundation
  • President Barack Obama
    President of the United States