Enhancing program completion rates among two-year college students of color

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-163

  Opp, Ronald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 85011521542     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106689202753385483     Document Type: Article

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