Measuring the cost of a college degree: A case study of a suny community college

Community College Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-234

  Romano, Richard M ^a   Losinger, Regina ^a   Millard, Tim ^b  

^a State University of New York   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic disciplines; associate's degrees; Broome Community College (NY); career technical education; costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053648246     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: 19402325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091552111416226     Document Type: Article

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