Assembling a Career: Labor Market Outcomes for Manufacturing Program Students in Two-Year Technical Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Matheny, Christopher J.; Chan, Hsun-yu; Wang, Xueli
Titel	Assembling a Career: Labor Market Outcomes for Manufacturing Program Students in Two-Year Technical Colleges
Quelle	In: Community College Review, 43 (2015) 4, S.380-406 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-5521
DOI	10.1177/0091552115597999
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; Manufacturing Industry; Two Year Colleges; Technical Education; Certification; Outcomes of Education; Employment Level; Public Colleges; Wages; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; Socioeconomic Status; Demography; Individual Characteristics; Gender Differences; Associate Degrees; Minority Groups; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Hypothesis Testing; Grade Point Average; Statistical Analysis; Postsecondary Education; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Technikunterricht; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Beschäftigungsgrad; Wage; Löhne; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Demografie; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnische Minderheit; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Statistische Analyse; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	Objective: Research on labor market outcomes for individuals who enroll in technical colleges is limited, with even less attention to the effects of short-term certificates than associate degrees. Also, despite the importance of manufacturing programs, there is a lack of research on employment outcomes for individuals who enroll in these programs at technical colleges. In this study, we explored how types of credential earned are related to employment outcomes 4 years post-enrollment for students in manufacturing programs at public 2-year technical colleges in Wisconsin. Method: We drew upon administrative and wage data on over 6,000 first-time students matriculating into manufacturing-related programs at Wisconsin's technical colleges between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2009. Using ordinary least squares (OLS) and logistic regression, we investigated the association between types of credentials earned and labor market outcomes while controlling for the sample's sociodemographic background and academic experiences. Results: Our analyses revealed that students, particularly males, who completed an associate degree or a 2-year technical diploma were at an advantage in both rates of employment and earnings. White male students also enjoyed a stronger likelihood of being employed and earned higher annual wages than their ethnic minority counterparts. These advantages were not as manifest among female students. Contributions: Our study indicates that, to advance the employment prospects of technical college students, it is critical to expand institutional efforts to support longer term credential attainment. Our findings did not support the popular "jobbing-out" myth lingering in manufacturing education at the 2-year college level. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01