Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) form skilled human capital in two or three years. Through original empirical research, this book explores SCPs' outcomes and returns, their supply, and what makes them good. It draws attention towards a higher education sector that has been typically overlooked in research and policy.

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Cover
Halftitle
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Abbreviations
Overview
Introduction
Chapter 1 Landscape of Short-Cycle Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 2 Are Short-Cycle Programs Worthwhile?
Chapter 3 Supply of Short-Cycle Programs
Chapter 4 Quality Determinants of Short-Cycle Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 5 Policy to Realize the Promise of Short-Cycle Programs
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