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Lucas, John A. – 1982
Using a model developed by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) conducted a study to determine the economic impact of the school on its community by its presence, the business it transacts, the employees it hires, and the students it attracts to the campus. Data, gathered from a variety of college and…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Economic Factors, Economic Research
Stevenson, Mike – 1982
A statewide study was conducted in 1982 to describe the impact of Oregon's 15 community colleges on the state's economy as well as the impact of each college on the economy of its district. Economic impact was defined for the study as the money in circulation within the state or college district due to the existence of the college; i.e.,…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Economic Factors
Schimmelpfennig, H. R. – 1983
Outlining both methods and results, this report describes Bismarck Junior College's (BJC's) use of the American Council on Education's model for assessing the short-term, current impacts of a college on local business volume. After chapters 1 and 2 discuss the value and focus of economic impact studies, chapter 3 describes BJC in terms of its…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Credit (Finance)
