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President Series · #409

What Happens When Workforce Pell Finally Arrives (& Why Colleges Aren't Ready) - with Dr. Lisa Avery, President, Linn-Benton Community College

Dr. Lisa Avery, President · Linn-Benton Community College

Oct 7, 2025 44 min
What Happens When Workforce Pell Finally Arrives (& Why Colleges Aren't Ready) - with Dr. Lisa Avery, President, Linn-Benton Community College

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  • 01

    How does a community college get students $90,000 jobs with just a 2 year degree in programs like non destructive testing for aerospace & marine manufacturing?

  • 02

    What happens when AI could revolutionize credit transfer & transcript evaluation, making the complex maze of multi institutional student pathways instantaneous?

  • 03

    How does Workforce Pell funding change the infrastructure needs for community colleges tracking 70% job placement rates & student outcomes?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, President Series #409, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Lisa Avery, President, Linn-Benton Community College

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a community college get students $90,000 jobs with just a 2 year degree in programs like non destructive testing for aerospace & marine manufacturing?
  • What happens when AI could revolutionize credit transfer & transcript evaluation, making the complex maze of multi institutional student pathways instantaneous?
  • How does Workforce Pell funding change the infrastructure needs for community colleges tracking 70% job placement rates & student outcomes?

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