Transfer rates among students from rural, suburban, and urban community colleges: What we know, don't know, and need to know

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 439-449

  Castañeda, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 85011504108     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02776770290041792     Document Type: Article

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