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This issue focuses on the role of the community college in economic and workforce development. The articles are: 'Meeting the challenge in rural North Carolina' by Joseph T. Barwick (p. 10-14), which looks at how small colleges in rural areas of the state are using innovative practices to contribute to community and economic development; 'The 'virtual' reality of high-tech training' by Jamie Justice (p. 15-17), which describes how the Kentucky Community and Technical College System is employing technological innovation to 'reduce the learning cycle' in both traditional education and workforce development; 'N.J.'s community college compact: a new strategy for workforce development programs' by Lawrence A. Nespoli, Linda Lam and Jacob Farbman (p. 26-28), which outlines how a New Jersey state government directive will provide for a statewide systemic approach to workforce development with community colleges at its core; 'Apprenticeships: opportunities for the workforce' by Irving Pressley McPhail (p. 30-31), which argues that community colleges should build more relationships with professional apprentice programs as a means of workforce training.