Do community colleges respond to local needs? Evidence from California

Do Community Colleges Respond to Local Needs? Evidence from California

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-219

  Leigh, Duane E ^a   Gill, Andrew M ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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