This paper reviews recent evidence on the labor market returns to credit accumulation,
certificates, and associate degrees from community colleges. Evidence is collated from …

Practical solutions for improving higher education opportunities for disadvantaged students
Too many disadvantaged college students in America do not complete their coursework or …

College graduates earn higher wages than high school graduates by age 30. Among
women, the advantages of a college degree decline somewhat as they age, although they …

The national commitment to increasing postsecondary educational attainment, combined
with growing economic anxiety, has made community colleges the focus of many federal …

Many undergraduates leave college without completing a degree or credential. Some
researchers characterize this as a waste of the student's time because (they assert) college …

Skilled technical occupationsâ€" defined as occupations that require a high level of
knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's degree for entryâ€" are a …

This report examines the labor-market value of associate's degrees and certificate programs,
finding that field of study especially influences future earnings for these programs since they …

I review the literature evaluating sub-baccalaureate career and technical education (CTE) at
community colleges. The goal of this study is to review the evidence describing how earning …

This paper examines the bias arising from individuals' migration from administrative
outcome data, with a focus on the labor market consequences of postsecondary education …

Workforce development in the United States today is spread across higher education
institutions (primarily public two-year and for-profit colleges), labor market institutions, and …