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- ↑ "Home". acenet.edu.
- ↑ "American Association of Community Colleges: Who we Are". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ Biography of the President of AGB http://agb.org/bios/rick-legon
- ↑ "UPCEA: University Professional and Continuing Education Association". www.upcea.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-14.