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Article: The Role of the Community College in Baccalaureate Attainment at a Private Liberal Arts College.
- Article from:
- Community College Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 1999
- Author:
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Degree audits on 1,188 graduates of a private liberal arts college revealed that 49% had earned credit hours toward completing the baccalaureate at a community college. After defining the different roles that community colleges play in baccalaureate attainment (traditional, occasional needs, returning, traditional/continuing needs, other), the author presents data on the 577 graduates in this study who used a community college by roles defined and number of credit hours completed. The findings support the contention that aggregate data mask institutional variations on community college contributions to baccalaureate education.
The role of the community college in ...