An overview is provided of the community college sector of Canadian post-secondary education. The first section points out the characteristics shared by the wide range of institutions termed "community colleges," indicating that: (1) they are public institutions with low or no tuition for conventional full-time students; (2) they are…

It is predicted that over the next five years 80% of the people in the industrial world will be doing jobs differently from the way these jobs have been done in the previous 50 years. Most people will have to go back to school to relearn these jobs. If these forecasts prove accurate, Canada's community colleges will be well positioned to play a…