A Descriptive Analysis of the Community College Liberal Arts Curriculum.

In spring 1986, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges analyzed the class schedules of 95 randomly selected two-year colleges to determine the types of liberal arts courses offered by the colleges and to spot changes in the curriculum over the past 11 years. Study findings included the follo...

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Uniform Title:ERIC digest.
Corporate Authors: ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA
ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
Series:ERIC digest.
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Physical Description:6 pages.
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