Examining the Relationship between 2-Year College Entry and Baccalaureate Aspirants' Academic and Labor Market Outcomes: Impacts, Heterogeneity, and Mechanisms

Autor/inn/en	Xu, Di; Solanki, Sabrina; Harlow, Ashley
Titel	Examining the Relationship between 2-Year College Entry and Baccalaureate Aspirants' Academic and Labor Market Outcomes: Impacts, Heterogeneity, and Mechanisms
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 61 (2020) 3, S.297-329 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-019-09559-7
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; Outcomes of Education; College Attendance; Longitudinal Studies; Educational Attainment; Bachelors Degrees; Two Year College Students; Undergraduate Students; College Preparation; Mathematics Achievement; Gender Differences; Comparative Analysis; College Transfer Students; Employment; Graduation; College Credits; Barriers; Student Characteristics; Educational Experience; Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Dienstverhältnis; Abschluss; Graduierung; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Leistung; Bildungserfahrung
Abstract	Using the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), this paper analyzes students' baccalaureate attainment and early labor market performance, comparing 2-year college and 4-year institution entrants and exploring the potential heterogeneous treatment effects of initiating one's college experience in a 2-year college by individual pre-college academic preparation. Utilizing propensity score matching on a rich set of student demographic characteristics, academic and high school attributes, we find that 2-year college entry sharply reduces baccalaureate aspirants' likelihood of earning a baccalaureate, and such negative effects are particularly pronounced for students in the highest quartile of pre-college math ability. In terms of labor market outcomes, female 2-year college entrants are less likely to gain full-time employment, as compared to their female 4-year institution counterparts. We also examine various mechanisms that may hinder 2-year college entrants' baccalaureate completion, including the impact of 2-year college attendance on early academic progress, challenges of the transfer process, loss of credits at the point of transfer, and post-transfer academic shock. Our results provide suggestive evidence in support of all four mechanisms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01