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Former College President: Two-Year Schools Are the Future

Tom Snyder retired in June after nine years at the helm of Ivy Tech, the nation’s largest singly accredited community college system.

Snyder’s coming from a corporate background gave him a different perspective about higher ed in general and community colleges in particular. For one, he realized the role community colleges play in serving millions of people for whom a degree from a four-year school is impossible because of access and expense.