Some community colleges drop 'community' from their names

Image:  Pikes Peak Community College is poised to transform into Pikes Peak State College after Colorado governor Jared Polis signed a bill last month to change the college’s name. Campus leaders discussed dropping “community” from the college’s name for roughly a decade, but those discussions crystallized in the past two years, said Lance Bolton, president of the college. The rebranding addresses what Bolton believes to be an unfortunate reality—that prospective students see...