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Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation
June 13, 2013 by Anne D. Neal Download PDF
ACTA president Anne Neal participates in “Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation” in Washington DC, a public hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, part of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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