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ERIC Number: EJ676469
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Where Have All the Private 2-Year Colleges Gone? Once Numerous, Most Have Either Closed, Merged, or Switched to 4-Year Status.
June, Audrey Williams
Chronicle of Higher Education, v50 n3 pA23-A25 Sep 2003
There are fewer private junior colleges than in the past, in part because of competition with public community colleges, which students find to be more economical as they prepare for 4-year colleges and universities. Private 2-year colleges that have the best chance of survival offer programs not available elsewhere. (SLD)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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