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ERIC Number: EJ633307
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
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Measuring Up 2000: A Yardstick for Community Colleges?
Ward, Cynthia V. L.
Community College Journal, v72 n1 p36-39 Aug-Sep 2001
Analyzes the trend toward ranking colleges, and what it means to community colleges. States that the National Center for Public Policy published "Measuring Up 2000" as its first state-by-state report card on higher education, including community colleges. Reports that the study ranks the states according to six key elements: preparation, participation, affordability, completion, benefits, and learning. (NB)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Achievement Rating, College Admission, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Competitive Selection, Economic Development, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Higher Education, Measurement, Rating Scales, Student Costs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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