On Tuesday, I met a group of remarkable community college graduates and business leaders who are on the cutting edge of workforce training.

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Burnholme Community College is a specialist business and enterprise college for children aged 11 to 16 and currently has 286 pupils on its roll.

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As manufacturing jobs have shifted from assembly-line positions to advanced manufacturing, schools like Lorain County Community College have partnered with non-profits, business, and government to develop job training programs that help equip dislocated workers with skills that match employer needs.

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During the visit President Obama will hold a town hall meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyira, with workers, local business leaders and small business owners about ideas for continuing to grow the economy and put Americans back to work.

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So he got a two-year agriculture business degree from Des Moines Area Community College.

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As manufacturing jobs have shifted from assembly-line positions to advanced manufacturing, Lorain County Community College has worked with non-profit, government, and business partners to develop job training programs that train dislocated workers with the skills to meet the needs of employers today and in the future.

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Lopez, 33, is taking night classes at Cerrito Community College, but work toward her associate's degree in marketing, business administration and public speaking is slow going.

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