Dr. Jill Biden deserves her title. Saying otherwise demeans teachers and community colleges.

What do an aeronautical engineer, a psychiatrist and a lawyer all have in common? The obvious answers are advanced degrees and exorbitant student loans, but at the heart of their success is a solid education, dating to before they could even complete math equations. Those degrees didn't appear out of nowhere, and educators can take some credit for inspiring and training these professionals along the way.

Instead of rolling our eyes at Biden for exploring how to keep community college students in school, maybe we can try to build on...