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Pennsylvania Community Colleges: Troubled Past; Bright Future?
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Myers, Leland W. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1999
Reviews the history of Pennsylvania's higher education system since 1755. States that the Community College Act of 1963 imposed a funding system that has proved both inadequate and difficult to change and has discouraged the formation of new colleges. Discusses the current state of community college sponsorship, enrollment, funding, and outcomes,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Planning, Educational Policy