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The Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate at South Texas College: Specialized Workforce Development Addressing Economic Development
Author(s) -
Mejia Juan E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20016
Subject(s) - workforce , workforce development , postsecondary education , workforce planning , community college , faculty development , medical education , professional development , political science , higher education , economic growth , medicine , economics
Abstract This chapter describes the impact of two workforce baccalaureates of applied technology degrees of South Texas College on higher education access for predominately Hispanic students. The addition of the workforce baccalaureates serves as an example of how such degrees increase participation rates for minority students.