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Engines of Economic Development: The Origins and Evolution of Iowa's Comprehensive Community Colleges
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Friedel, Janice – American Educational History Journal, 2010
One of the most remarkable developments in American education in the past half century has been the creation and rapid growth of the nation's community colleges. Built on the curricular pillars of vocational education, transfer programs, and community education, community colleges today are considered the "engines of statewide economic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational History, State History, Economic Development