Transfer, Honors and Excellence : Six Districts Spotlighted.

Brief descriptions are provided of the honors programs offered at six community college districts. After an introductory discussion of the benefits, goals, and elements of honors programs, spotlighted programs are described, with some variation, in terms of activities, admissions requirements, acade...

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Corporate Author: Center for the Study of Community Colleges, Los Angeles, CA
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982.
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Physical Description:6 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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