Latino access to community colleges and hispanic-serving institutions: A national study

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-40

  Núñez, Anne Marie ^a   Sparks, P Johnelle ^a   Hernández, Eliza A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

College access; College choice; Community colleges; Hispanic; Hispanic serving institutions; Latino

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650386906     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: 15525716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192710391801     Document Type: Article

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