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Direct linkXu, Di – Educational Researcher, 2016
Developmental education is the most common approach used by community colleges to assist underprepared students for college-level course work. Yet there is limited evidence regarding this strategy on students assigned to the lowest level of the developmental sequence. This paper extends current knowledge on this critical question by examining the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Remedial Instruction, English Instruction
Xu, Di; Trimble, Madeline – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016
The annual number of certificates awarded by community colleges has increased dramatically, but relatively little research has been conducted on the economic benefits of certificates in the labor market. Based on detailed student-level information from matched college transcript and employment data in two states, this article estimates the…
Descriptors: Student Certification, Community Colleges, College Students, Labor Market
Download full textJaggars, Shanna Smith; Xu, Di – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2015
Policymakers have become increasingly concerned with measuring--and holding colleges accountable for--students' labor market outcomes. In this paper we introduce a piecewise growth curve approach to analyzing community college students' labor market outcomes, and we discuss how this approach differs from Mincerian and fixed-effects approaches. Our…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Income, Outcomes of Education
Xu, Di; Dadgar, Mina – Community College Review, 2018
Objective: This article examines the effectiveness of remediation for community college students who are identified as having the lowest skills in math. Method: We use transcript data from a state community college system and take advantage of a regression discontinuity design that compares statistically identical students who are assigned to the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Remedial Mathematics, Instructional Effectiveness
Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Xu, Di – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Policymakers have become increasingly concerned with measuring--and holding colleges accountable for--students' labor market outcomes. In this article we introduce a piecewise growth curve approach to analyzing community college students' labor market outcomes, and we discuss how this approach differs from two popular econometric approaches:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Outcomes of Education, Wages
Hodara, Michelle; Xu, Di – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
Many community college students start college in developmental education and leave before enrolling in college-level coursework or making much progress toward a degree; thus, developmental education courses represent the primary education these students receive. Using student-unit record data from two large community college systems linked to wage…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Outcomes of Education, Evidence, Developmental Programs
Xu, Di; Trimble, Madeline Joy – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
The annual number of certificates (non-degree awards that typically require less time to complete than degrees) awarded by community colleges has increased dramatically since 2000, but relatively little research has been conducted on the economic benefits of certificates in the labor market. Based on detailed student-level information from matched…
Descriptors: Certification, Outcomes of Education, Community Colleges, Labor Market
Hodara, Michelle; Xu, Di – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
Nationally, about two thirds of community college students are referred to developmental education. Thus far, research on the effectiveness of developmental education has focused on students' academic outcomes; in this paper, we examine the economic consequences of developmental education for students. Using longitudinal student-unit record data…
Descriptors: Remedial Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Xu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Fletcher, Jeffrey – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2016
Using detailed administrative data from Virginia, this paper examines how and why the community college pathway to a baccalaureate influences students' degree attainment and short-term labor market performance. We find that the community college pathway sharply reduces the likelihood of earning a bachelor's degree but does not have a significant…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees
Xu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
Although online learning is rapidly expanding in the community college setting, there is little evidence regarding its effectiveness among community college students. In the current study, the authors used a statewide administrative data set to estimate the effects of taking one's first college-level math or English course online rather than face…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Xu, Di – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2010
In January 2001, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) released a distance learning strategic plan that endorsed taking a student-centered approach to online learning as well as providing support services to promote faculty development and student success. The current study was commissioned by VCCS to investigate student outcomes for the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Strategic Planning, Community Colleges, Distance Education
Xu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
This report investigates enrollment patterns and academic outcomes in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses among students who enrolled in Washington State community and technical colleges in the fall of 2004. Students were tracked for nearly five years, until the spring of 2009. Results were similar to those found in a parallel study in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Institutes, Online Courses, Student Characteristics
