Perceptions from students and the community about community colleges

Community and Junior College Libraries

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-117

  Lendy, Shari J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community college; Convenience; Cost; Four year degree; High school students; Location; Online classes; Perception; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650066486     PISSN: 02763915     EISSN: 15452522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763910902832230     Document Type: Article

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