Postcollege earnings of former students of California community colleges: Methods, analysis, and implications

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-113

  Sanchez, Jorge R ^a   Laanan, Frankie Santos ^b   Wiseley, W Charles ^b  

^a Institutional research for the Coast Community College District   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033074550     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018726428306     Document Type: Article

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