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Download full textXu, Di; Solanki, Sabrina; Harlow, Ashley – American Enterprise Institute, 2020
Two-year colleges have served as vital stepping-stones for students seeking to earn a bachelor's degree. To achieve that goal, these students must complete their current program's requirements and then matriculate at a four-year college--a process known as "vertical transfer." This is commonly extolled as a cost-saving strategy, but it…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment
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
Edgecombe, Nikki; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Xu, Di; Barragan, Melissa – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2014
This paper uses qualitative and quantitative data to compare the outcomes of students at Chabot College who participated in an accelerated, one-semester developmental English course and their peers who participated in a two-semester sequence. The sample included first-time students who entered college between summer 1999 and fall 2010; students…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction, College Students, Program Effectiveness
