The Impact of Reverse Transfer Associate Degrees on Education and Labor Market Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Odle, Taylor K.; Russell, Lauren C.
Titel	The Impact of Reverse Transfer Associate Degrees on Education and Labor Market Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 42 (2023) 3, S.648-676 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Odle, Taylor K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.22480
Schlagwörter	Reverse Transfer Students; Associate Degrees; Labor Market; Grade Point Average; Income; Human Capital; Employment; Outcomes of Education; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Einkommen; Humankapital; Dienstverhältnis; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	Reverse transfer associate degrees are credentials retroactively awarded to current bachelor's degree seekers, combining four-year credits with credits previously earned at a community college. Using administrative data from Tennessee, we use a difference-in-difference design to compare students before and after receipt of a reverse transfer degree to similar students over time. We find reverse transfer degrees have little impact on students' academic outcomes (GPA, credits, and bachelor's degree attainment) and labor market outcomes (employment and earnings). Our findings contrast with existing descriptive work reporting large benefits of such degrees, due to our methodological improvements and more robust data. The null effect on earnings suggests that returns to an associate degree are driven by human capital gains rather than signaling in the reverse transfer student population. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED627111.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01