The Supply of American Higher Education Institutions

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  • Ronald G. Ehrenberg
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The Evolution of the American Higher Education System The American higher education system is the envy of the rest of the world. At the start of the 21st century, it is a mixed system of over 3,800 public and private degree-granting institutions. It provides access to higher education for a large proportion of our population. Its diversity is extraordinary. At one end of the spectrum are two-year institutions that offer both vocational instruction and academic instruction to prepare students for entry into four-year colleges. At the other end of the spectrum are the large multiproduct research universities that provide four-year undergraduate education in a wide variety of liberal arts and applied areas; offer graduate education for professions such as law, medicine, business, and education; and undertake research and educate doctoral students. The Supply of American Higher Education Institutions

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تاریخ انتشار 2002