Community Colleges under the Microscope: An analysis of Performance Predictors for native and Transfer Students

Community College Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 27-42

  Carlan, Philip E ^a   Byxbe, Ferris R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b State University   (Georgia)

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EID: 84993812293     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009155210002800202     Document Type: Article

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