The economic returns of a community college education

Community College Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 73-87

  Sanchez, Jorge R ^a   Laanan, Frankie Santos ^a  

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

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EID: 34147169587     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: 19402325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009155219702500306     Document Type: Review

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