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Economic Returns of the Occupational Education Experience Based on Two Missouri Community Colleges
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Parker, Dianna – ProQuest LLC, 2011
A commonly held belief is that formal education has a strong positive association with earnings (Sanchez, 1998). The motivation for individuals to pursue and complete an education beyond high school is likely founded in the hopes of higher paying jobs or a higher position. The "economic benefits" of a community college education can be…
Descriptors: Credentials, Wages, Higher Education, Human Capital
Measuring the Accountability of CTE Programs: Factors that Influence Postcollege Earnings among Community College Students
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Maguire, Kenneth J.; Starobin, Soko S.; Laanan, Frankie Santos; Friedel, Janice N. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2012
In this study specific factors were examined to determine their ability to influence fifth-year earnings of community college students in the Manufacturing/Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) career cluster and the Arts/Audiovisual/Technology/ Communication career cluster. State and national data sets from Iowa's Management…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Community Colleges, College Students, Economic Status
Post-Secondary Transfers. ACCC Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
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Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2010
This report provides the recommendations made by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology based from its examination on the accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada. Aligned with the needs of employers, and operating on the leading edge of advanced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Research and Development, Private Sector