Following Huang's article, a group of private individuals formed a "Preparatory Committee for Community Colleges," and began actively contacting local authorities. Early this year both Taipei and Hsinchu city governments responded by making available budgets of NT $ 10 million and NT $ 6 million respectively.
民間人士於是組成「社區大學籌備委員會」，再次積極接觸各地方政府，今年初陸續得到臺北市、新竹市政府的回應。