A community college’s success is dependent on the efforts of many agencies, funding sources, communities, and people – including administrators, faculty, students, trustees, and local citizens and networks. Community colleges are influenced and shaped by local and state government, local citizens, local businesses, and other secondary and higher education institutions. The community college structure follows similar structural patterns to other higher education institutions in that there are a board of trustees, a president or chancellor, and several key executive officers in charge of various operations. However, the community college is so intertwined in the community that its governance can be described as participative in nature due to the dependence on support from a variety of sources. The community college is meant to serve its immediate community as an accessible and affordable educator and trainer, an economic engine, community builder, and economic developer. Therefore, its ties to the community are strong and community residents rely on the many services afforded to them through the college.