The community college model is relatively new in Vietnam.  The Vietnam Association of Community Colleges (VACC) describes itself as a “social-vocational organization representing the common voice of universities, colleges and other training institutes following community college model in Vietnam.”  The VACC has 31 members, including 26 universities, colleges and junior colleges.

My colleague, Cindy Epperson, who is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies/International Partnerships Coordinator at St. Louis Community College-Meramec in St. Louis, MO, USA, wrote a dissertation about Vietnamese community colleges entitled An Analysis of the Community College Concept in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.  I wrote about this back in May and included a link to a free download.