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Direct linkGill, Andrew M.; Leigh, Duane E. – Economics of Education Review, 2009
Using data for 108 colleges in the California Community College System, this paper poses two questions. First, do California community colleges differ in their missions? Second, if they do, can inter-college differences in missions be explained? We address the first question by developing college-specific measures of curriculum mix, which we use…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Needs, Community Colleges, Labor Market
Leigh, Duane E.; Gill, Andrew M. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2007
In recent years, American community colleges have evolved as the missions facing them expanded and their constituencies changed. No longer is their role solely to prepare students to transfer to four-year institutions and to provide occupational training. Now, they must also provide basic adult education, including ESL, and serve an economic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, Adult Basic Education, English (Second Language)
