Why the Big Change in Student Program Selection at Two-Year Colleges?.

Baron, Robert F.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Why the Big Change in Student Program Selection at Two-Year Colleges?

Baron, Robert F.

Educational Record, v65 n1 p35-36 Win 1984

Factors in the 1970s' dramatic shift from liberal arts to career education enrollment in community colleges include an infusion of federal funds, rapid growth of the student population, rapid technological growth, and a faltering economy resulting in unemployment and reduced educational benefits for four-year college graduates. (MSE)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Demand, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Student Interests, Transfer Students, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education

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