> Our combined lists represent most peoples' options. Kind of strange to think about. To re-iterate, most of the jobs you listed do not require a Community Col

> Our combined lists represent most peoples' options. Kind of strange to think about. To re-iterate, most of the jobs you listed do not require a Community College degree! Whether a truck driver or store clerk needs algebra is utterly irrelevant. People doing those jobs are not required to have -- and usually do not have -- community college degrees. Their needs are irrelevant in a discussion about community college curricula. Regarding my examples, I'm not "seeing what sticks". I'm literally just listing what are pretty much uniformly the most popular programs at most community colleges. Again, look up enrollment and funding statistics for some of your local CC's. > dental hygienicists Again, I think you're over-estimating the difficulty of the material that students need to master in order to pass community college algebra. As I said in my original post: >>> The article is probably correct -- we could stand to have alternatives to the standard CC algebra course. But an effectively similar level of quantitative skill is required for most trades. I think that's spot on for dental hygenists. They absolutely have to understand ratios, for example, and that's one major stumbling block for CC Algebra students. So do they need CC Algebra? Maybe, maybe not. But IMO a course covering only the portions they do absolutely need is going to be just as much a stumbling block for these students.