Alternative paths to college completion: Effect of attending a 2-year school on the probability of completing a 4-year degree

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 463-471

  Sandy, Jonathan ^a   Gonzalez, Arturo ^b   Hilmer, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community colleges; Postsecondary education; Student quality

Indexed keywords

SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 33750618192     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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