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ERIC Number: EJ255581
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Oct
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Community Colleges and Tracking in Higher Education.
Alba, Richard D.; Lavin, David E.
Sociology of Education, v54 n4 p223-37 Oct 1981
Compares the probable success of completing a bachelor's degree between students who began at two-year colleges and those who began at four-year colleges. Findings suggest that two-year college students perceived themselves as less likely to succeed, and students transferring to four-year colleges were less likely to complete degrees. (AM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educational Sociology, Higher Education, Track System (Education), Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: City University of New York