; Whereas 82 percent of public high schools offer dual enrollment programs allowing their students to take college classes, usually at their local community college, offering opportunity to save time and money in college and jumpstart career exploration; Whereas alumni of community colleges generated $898,500,000,000 in added income to the national economy in fiscal year 2020, or 4.1 percent of the total gross domestic product; Whereas every dollar of public funding for community colleges returns $6.80 in tax revenue generated; and Whereas celebrating Community College Month provides the people of the United States with an opportunity to recognize the value of institutions that have long supported American prosperity and competitiveness and community vitality and that will be important to the Nation’s economic future: Now, therefore, be it