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There’s a buzz around community colleges these days. And it’s not just because Chevy Chase is starring in the NBC sitcom “Community,” about the lives of quirky misfits on a community college campus. The recession has fueled a surge in community college enrollment. Do the math, and it’s easy to see why. Average annual tuition and fees at a public community college is $2,361 compared with $6,185 for a four-year public institution, according to the American Association of Community Colleges It will be interesting to see how community colleges cope if the promised billions of dollars in federal American Graduation Initiative money materialize. During their moment in the sun, will community colleges be able to deliver? Stay tuned. —Caralee Adams