Leaving the Community College: A Profile of Community College Starters outside of the Classroom

Autor/in	Mullin, Christopher M.
Titel	Leaving the Community College: A Profile of Community College Starters outside of the Classroom
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 12 (2011) 2, S.155-173 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Comparative Analysis; Profiles; Academic Persistence; Dropouts; College Graduates; Racial Differences; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; School Readiness; College Preparation; Wages; Industry; College Students; High School Graduates; College Entrance Examinations; White Students; Asian American Students; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Rassenunterschied; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Wage; Löhne; Industrie; Collegestudent; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Aufnahmeprüfung; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA
Abstract	A substantive amount of research has been conducted on how work influences persistence and completion, for those who decide to leave we know little about where they go to work and how much they earn. The purpose of this study was to explore the work behaviors of a cohort of students who began their postsecondary experience at a community college for those who, within 6 years after high school, leave the community college without a certificate or degree--"leavers"--are compared with their peers who earned a certificate or degree. Utilizing a student unit-record dataset, "leavers" were more likely to be African American or Latino with low levels of college readiness. For the first 5 years after high school, "leavers" had higher median quarterly earnings than those who completed. Lastly, the industry employing the largest number of "leavers" was full-service restaurants. Implications and direction for future research are presented. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10