ERIC Number: EJ1208864
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
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The Role of Community College Attendance in Shaping Baccalaureate Recipients' Access to Graduate and Professional Education
Wang, Xueli; Lee, Yen; Wickersham, Kelly
Educational Researcher, v48 n2 p84-100 Mar 2019
Using data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study and propensity score matching techniques, this study examined the impact of having attended a community college on baccalaureate recipients' access to graduate and professional schools in general and how previous community college attendance influenced student enrollment in different professional and graduate programs. Our findings revealed that there was no significant negative or positive effect of community college attendance on access to graduate or professional school or on program enrollment choices. These results imply that community college attendance does not limit access to graduate and professional education and holds the promise to complement the route to graduate and professional school.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Attendance, College Graduates, Access to Education, Graduate Study, Professional Education, Enrollment, Bachelors Degrees, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (NCES)
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