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Do Community Colleges Respond to Local Needs?: Evidence from California

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Duane E. Leigh and Andrew M. Gill
2007
Published by: W.E. Upjohn Institute
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This monograph advances our knowledge about the role in local workforce development that each community college plays.

Table of Contents

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Front Matter

Contents

pp. v-vi

Tables

pp. vii-ix

Acknowledgments

pp. xi

1. Introduction

pp. 1-13

2. Development of the California Community College System

pp. 15-24

3. Studies of the Effect of Community Colleges on Educational Attainment

pp. 25-45

4. Studies of Community Colleges’ Responsiveness to Changes in Employer Skill Requirements

pp. 47-59

5. Responsiveness to the Educational Needs of Immigrants by Broad Categories of Race or Ethnicity

pp. 61-107

6. Responsiveness to the Educational Needs of Immigrants by Narrowly Defined Ethnic Categories

pp. 109-129

7. Community Colleges’ Responsiveness to Local Labor Market Demand

pp. 131-170

8. Summary and Policy Implications

pp. 171-190

Appendix A: Data Sources

pp. 191-197

References

pp. 199-204

The Authors

pp. 205

Index

pp. 207-217

About the Institute

pp. 219

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