In this month’s opinion piece, the author expresses her displeasure with President Bush’s commitment to provide more funding for community colleges, made in his third State of the Union address in January 2004. He proposed “increasing our support for America’s fine community colleges, and I will do that so they can train workers for industries that are providing the most jobs.” She feels that Bush shortchanged the role community colleges play in higher education, as enrollment is not limited to industry training programs. She asserts, "academic programs at community colleges are drastically underfunded, and that is where funds need to go." As 4-year colleges become more financially inaccessible, the role of the community college grows.