Mitch Daniels: What Community Colleges Do That Universities Don't

May 22, 2017, 10:54 PM

In tiny Watertown, South Dakota — in the middle of America — one community college is doing the unthinkable. Six months after graduation, 99% of students from Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) are employed or continuing their education. After five years, graduates earn wages higher than average for all other workers in the region.