EGCC prez candidate says community colleges change lives

YOUNGSTOWN — Jimmie Bruce, a finalist to become president of Eastern Gateway Community College, is a 25-year community college veteran who views the institutions as a way to affect and change people’s lives.

Bruce, vice president of academic success at Northwest Vista College in Texas, is the fourth and last finalist brought to the college’s campuses as college trustees pursue a replacement for Laura Meeks. Meeks, president for 15 years, is retiring in July.

“Community colleges create a level of access at an affordable cost to people who may never have otherwise gone to college,” Bruce said told the five people who attended a public forum today at the Valley Center.

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