Interpreting the influence of community college attendance upon baccalaureate attainment

Community College Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-136

  Townsend, Barbara K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Baccalaureate attainment; College choice; Community colleges

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548543947     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091552107306415     Document Type: Article

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