The impact of community college attendance on baccalaureate attainment

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 873-903

  Alfonso, Mariana ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baccalaureate attainment; College choice; Community colleges; Educational expectations; Pathways

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749684861     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9019-2     Document Type: Article

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