A Community College Faces the Future; "People know about NOVA . . . but they don't see it as a strategic element in the growth of the region." -- Robert G. Templin Jr.

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 2, 2004| Author: Timothy Dwyer | Copyright information

Robert G. Templin Jr.'s first visit to a community college campus had a profound, lasting impact on his life. He was just out of high school in the mid-1960s, with no plans for college (having been told by guidance counselors that he was not "college material") and no idea what he wanted to do with his life. But Templin's girlfriend wanted to register at Harford Community College north of Baltimore, so he gave her a ride.

While he was waiting for her to finish, an admission counselor...

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