This bookwill bring awareness to community college administrators and faculty to the recent technological developments, such as Artificial Intelligence, autonomous vehicles, personal robots, 3-D printing, the Internet of Things, nanotechnology, genome research, bitcoin, and quantum computing. These technologies will require radical change in the operation of community colleges. This book describes the new technologies, discusses the impact on the community college environment, and provides recommendations for modifying college operations.

Darrel W. Staat is past president of two technical colleges in Maine and one community college in Virginia before he assumed the presidency of the South Carolina Technical College System. Currently he serves as Professor and Coordinator of the Ed.D.Community College Executive Leadership Program at Wingate University (Ballantyne Campus) in Charlotte, North Carolina.

PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Artificial IntelligenceChapter 2: Personal RobotsChapter 3: 3-D PrintingChapter 4: Autonomous Vehicles and DronesChapter 5: Internet of ThingsChapter 6: Genome Development: MedicalChapter 7: Genome Development: AgriculturalChapter 8: NanotechnologyChapter 9: Bitcoin/BlockchainChapter 10: Quantum ComputingChapter 11: Exponential LeadershipAppendixReferencesContributorsAbout the Editor