Martinez, Magdalena2019-04-252019-04-252014http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89204State governance of colleges and universities is an indicator of the state’s relationship with key stakeholders, such as business leaders, elected officials, policy makers, and local residents. Accordingly, a state’s college governance structure shapes two-year public colleges’ institutional priorities and how these vital institutions respond to local workforce needs. Around the country, an important function of two-year colleges is to provide training and skills for regional workforces that align to local business and industry needs. This brief examines the origins of two-year colleges and compares Nevada’s college outcomes with those of similar states through.application/pdfen-USCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationaleducation, higher--Nevada (State)higher education and stateeducation, higher--government policyState universities and collegesArticlehttps://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1005&context=lincy_publications