Unfinished Business? Academic and Labor Market Profile of Adults with Substantial College Credits but No Degree

Autor/inn/en	Bird, Kelli A.; Castleman, Benjamin L.; Fischer, Brett; Skinner, Benjamin T.
Titel	Unfinished Business? Academic and Labor Market Profile of Adults with Substantial College Credits but No Degree
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 44 (2022) 3, S.404-428 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Skinner, Benjamin T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/01623737211067547
Schlagwörter	Adults; Educational Attainment; College Credits; Adult Education; Community Colleges; Continuing Education; Career Development; Employment Patterns; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Labor Market; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Community college; Community College; Weiterbildung; Berufsentwicklung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt
Abstract	Recent state policy efforts have focused on increasing attainment among adults with some college but no degree (SCND). Yet little is actually known about the SCND population. Using data from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), we provide the first detailed profile on the academic, employment, and earnings trajectories of the SCND population and how these compare with VCCS graduates. We show that the share of SCND students who are academically ready to re-enroll and would benefit from doing so may be substantially lower than policy makers anticipate. Specifically, we estimate that few SCND students (approximately 3%) could fairly easily re-enroll in fields of study from which they could reasonably expect a sizable earnings premium from completing their degree. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01