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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1227272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
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Community Colleges: Drivers of Economic Development in Small Rural Communities
Friedel, Janice Nahra; Reed, Jared W.
New Directions for Community Colleges, n187 p19-29 Fall 2019
This chapter discusses an innovative state public policy which has incentivized Iowa's community colleges to become the economic drivers of their region. Created in the 1983 legislation, it continues to this day to affect Iowa's rural communities and their colleges.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Policy, State Policy, Public Policy, Economic Development, Rural Development, State Legislation, School Community Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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