Community Colleges, Budget Cuts, and Jobs: The Impact of Community Colleges on Employment Growth in Rural U.S. Counties, 1976-2004

Sociology of Education

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 350-372

  Crookston, Andrew ^a   Hooks, Gregory ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community college; economic development; postsecondary education; public policy; regional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866773723     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040712441376     Document Type: Article

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