The effect of loans on the persistence and attainment of community college students

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-62

  Dowd, Alicia C ^a   Coury, Tarek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community college; Financial aid; Loan; Persistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644432026     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-8151-8     Document Type: Article

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