Community Colleges and Labor Market Conditions: How Does Enrollment Demand Change Relative to Local Unemployment Rates?

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 765-780

  Hillman, Nicholas W ^a   Orians, Erica Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community college; Enrollment demand; Human capital; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885943846     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-013-9294-7     Document Type: Article

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