Community College Pathways for Disadvantaged Students. Working Paper No. 218-0519

Autor/inn/en	Holzer, Harry J.; Xu, Zeyu
Institution	National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research
Titel	Community College Pathways for Disadvantaged Students. Working Paper No. 218-0519
Quelle	(2019), (56 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Disadvantaged Youth; Access to Education; Two Year College Students; Decision Making; Majors (Students); Career Choice; Labor Market; Employment Qualifications; Minority Group Students; Low Income Students; Certification; Associate Degrees; Graduation Rate; Public Colleges; Grades (Scholastic); College Credits; Developmental Studies Programs; High School Students; College Readiness; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Outcomes of Education; Wages; Intellectual Disciplines; Grade Point Average; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Notenspiegel; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Wage; Löhne; Geisteswissenschaften
Abstract	In this paper we estimate the impacts of the "pathways" chosen by community college students--in terms of desired credentials and fields of study, as well as other choices and outcomes along the paths--on the attainment of credentials with labor market value. We focus on the extent to which there are recorded changes in students' choices over time, whether students make choices informed by their chances of success and by labor market value of credentials, and the impacts of choices on outcomes. We find that several characteristics of chosen pathways, such as field of study and desired credential as well as early "momentum," affect outcomes. Student choices of pathways are not always driven by information about later chances of success, in terms of probabilities of completing programs and attaining strong earnings. Students also change pathways quite frequently, making it harder to accumulate the credits needed in their fields. Attainment of credentials with greater market value could thus likely be improved by appropriate guidance and supports for students along the way, and perhaps by broader institutional changes as well. [Financial support for this report was provided by the Economic Self-Sufficiency Policy Research Institute (ESSPRI) at UC Irvine.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01