African-American Higher Education: How Big Is It?.

Cross, Theodore

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Publication Date: 1994

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African-American Higher Education: How Big Is It?

Cross, Theodore

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n3 p80-81 Spr 1994

As a business, educating African Americans is a large enterprise, with total annual expenditures approaching $15 billion. Contrary to stereotypes, it cannot be regarded as a footnote to American higher education. Tuition expenditures account for nearly 8% of the total money income of blacks in the United States. (SLD)

Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, College Students, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Financial Support, Higher Education, Income, Stereotypes, Student Costs, Tuition

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