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Community colleges start campaign to improve their graduation rates: By helping students avoid unplanned pregnancies.

President Barack Obama wants community colleges and businesses to work together to train 2 million workers in high-growth industries, and on Monday will request $8 billion to create a fund to encourage the effort.

Community college students will find it easier to transfer to California's four-year universities under bills signed Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play a key role in helping boost the ailing economy for years to come.