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Download full textRichard J. Murnane; John B. Willett; Aubrey McDonough; John P. Papay; Ann Mantil – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
The labor-market payoff to workers with associate degrees in healthcare and STEM occupations is very high in Massachusetts. We examine whether this induced a growing proportion of students in MA community colleges (MACCs) to earn an associate degree (AD) in one of these fields. We do this by using multinomial logit analysis to compare trends…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Associate Degrees, Career Choice, Income
Peer reviewedRichard J. Murnane; John B. Willett; Aubrey McDonough; John P. Papay; Ann Mantil – AERA Open, 2024
The labor-market payoff to workers with associate degrees in healthcare and STEM occupations is very high in Massachusetts. We examine whether this induced a growing proportion of students in MA community colleges (MACCs) to earn an associate degree (AD) in one of these fields. We do this by using multinomial logit analysis to compare trends…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Associate Degrees, Allied Health Occupations, STEM Careers
Ornelas, India J.; Schwartz, Malaika; Sabin, Janice A.; Frogner, Bianca K. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
Health professions students can increase their understanding of how social determinants impact health equity through experiential learning opportunities. Using key informant interviews with faculty and staff familiar with experiential education programs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social work, we sought to…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Experiential Learning, Professional Education, Training
The Value of Credentials for Disadvantaged Workers: Findings from the Sector Employment Impact Study
Grossman, Jean; Kato, Linda; Mallon, Tony; Maguire, Sheila; Conway, Maureen – Aspen Institute, 2015
As policy makers have placed an increasing focus on training and preparing workers to obtain postsecondary credentials, questions remain about the value to various actors, especially for job seekers and workers who often invest time and money to obtain a credential with the hopes of improving their employment prospects and raising their earnings.…
Descriptors: Credentials, Disadvantaged, Job Applicants, Employment Qualifications
Santiago, Deborah A. – Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2012
The population growth, labor force participation, and educational attainment of Latinos in the U.S. influence the composition of the current and future U.S. society, economy, and workforce. In 2012, the Latino population in the United States is the youngest and fastest growing ethnic group, with the highest level of labor force participation…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Health Occupations, Population Growth, Labor Force
Biswas, Radha Roy – Jobs for the Future, 2011
The nation's 1,200 community colleges are well positioned to strengthen the workforce of one of America's most critical sectors--health care. They can provide training and credentialing for incumbent workers in health care and to prepare new workers to succeed in and meet the workforce demands for this sector--expanding individual opportunity and…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Careers, Community Colleges, College Role
