'But we need less hyperbole, more and clearer factual data, and less obvious promotion of an institution and its leadership. Only then can we accurately evaluate our institutions of higher learning.'
Re: the July 1 article “Community colleges critical to economy.”
However, I have several concerns with the vagueness and lack of any supporting details offered by the writer. His description of Pima Community College’s stellar performance, without a single citation or reliable data sources to support his analysis, makes this appear more of a promotional piece in favor of the institution and its former leadership than an objective analysis. Community colleges have multiple missions and must be advanced and focused with equal vigor.
The general public is interested in and supportive of their local community colleges. “Exemplary” institutions will systematically provide accurate, easy-to-understand periodic status reports to the community, demonstrating quantifiable results, something that Pima Community College administration has dismally failed to do.
The writer is an advocate for community colleges, as am I. But we need less hyperbole, more and clearer factual data — and less obvious promotion of an institution and its leadership. Only then can we accurately evaluate our institutions of higher learning.
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