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Using IPEDS to Develop a Classification System for Two‐Year Postsecondary Institutions
Author(s) -
Merisotis Jamie P.,
Shedd Jessica M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.110
Subject(s) - postsecondary education , statistics education , higher education , cluster grouping , cluster (spacecraft) , political science , business , public relations , mathematics education , computer science , psychology , law , programming language
This chapter explores the development of a classification system for two‐year institutions that can provide a framework for analysis and contribute to the discourse in public policy. The proposed classification system is based on cluster analyses using data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).