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Direct linkBahr, Peter Riley; Chen, Yiran; Columbus, Rooney – Journal of Higher Education, 2023
This study investigates community college skills builders--students who enroll for a short time, take courses concentrated in career and technical education (CTE), are highly successful in their coursework, but typically leave college without a postsecondary credential. Drawing on administrative data from Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, and California,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Community College Students, Academic Achievement, Skill Development
Bahr, Peter Riley; Jones, Elizabeth S.; Skiles, Joshua – Community College Review, 2023
Objective: Community colleges have considerable potential to grow the number of individuals who complete STEM baccalaureate degrees and to broaden access to educational opportunities in STEM. However, efforts to tap this potential have been hampered by nagging questions about whether community colleges prepare students adequately for advanced STEM…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Guided Pathways, STEM Education, College Readiness
Download full textBahr, Peter Riley; Dynarski, Susan; Jacob, Brian; Kreisman, Daniel; Sosa, Alfredo; Wiederspan, Mark – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2015
We examine the relative labor market gains experienced by first-time college students who enrolled in five community colleges in Michigan in 2003 and 2004. We track credentials, credits, earnings, and employment for these students through 2011. We compare labor market outcomes of those who earned a credential (associate degree or certificate) to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship, Two Year College Students
