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ERIC Number: EJ396766
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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In Buyer's Market, Colleges Turn to Posh Dorms and Fast Food to Lure Students.
Collison, Michele N-K.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n3 pA37,39-40 Sep 20 1989
More and more colleges are building fancy residence halls and improving their grounds to stand out in an increasingly competitive market for freshmen. Colleges are also finding that they must upgrade their dining halls because students are going off campus for pizza and other fast food. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Housing, Competition, Costs, Dining Facilities, Dormitories, Facility Improvement, Food Service, Higher Education, Student Recruitment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fast Foods; Southwest Missouri State University