Enrollment at community colleges tends to rise during economic downturns, as workers seek training for new jobs and careers.
Not in this economic downturn, due largely to its cause. COVID-19 not only drove people out of work, it drove them out of classrooms, and the Oregon Community College Association reports a sharp drop in enrollment at campuses across the state.
OCCA Executive Director Cam Preus visits, along with Tim Cook, President of Clackamas Community College. CCC took a double hit from the pandemic and the September fires, which closed it for a time.