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December 15, 2001 By Aspen C. Emmett Citizens will have an opportunity to give their two cents’ worth on the future of higher education and certificate programs in the area during a luncheon Monday at Fort Lewis College. Discussions about merging Pueblo Community College and the San Juan Basin Technical School have been on the table for nearly a year now; however, the logistics of finances, job security and school authority have slowed the process and muddled the initial concepts for blending the schools. According to Mike Davis, president of PCC, the meeting will "allow the community to present their thoughts and needs for higher education and training in the southwest part of the state, especially as it relates to vocational-career training and a community-college concept. "It’s also an opportunity for the board from San Juan Vo-Tech to hear from the community and a chance for myself and the advisory council from PCC to listen to the citizens," Davis said. In attendance will be Tim Foster, executive director of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Greg Romberg, chairman of the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education, and Joe May, president of the Community Colleges of Colorado system. Rep. Mark Larson (R-Cortez) will be present as well. "It’s going to be more of a hearing type of format where people will be asked to come up and give testimony as to what they see are the needs and what they think should be done," Davis explained. "The issue is whether all portions of the five-county service area — Montezuma, La Plata, Archuleta, Dolores and San Juan counties — are receiving the service they need for both technical and transfer courses," said Kathy Rousett of PCC. The free luncheon will be in the ballroom upstairs in the College Union Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. |
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