Community colleges have become an important entryway for students intending to complete
baccalaureate degrees. However, many question the viability of the transfer function and …

Can the US keep its dominant economic position in the world economy with only 30% of its
population holding bachelor's degrees? If the majority of US citizens lack a higher …

This study uses fixed-effects panel data techniques to estimate the elasticity of community
college enrollment demand relative to local unemployment rates. The findings suggest that …

Description: Second edition.| New York: Routledge, 2018.| Series: Core Concepts in Higher
Education Identifiers: LCCN 2017050395| ISBN 9781138288126 (Hardback)| ISBN …

There is no clear theoretical prediction regarding whether home computers are an important
input in the educational production function. To investigate the hypothesis, we conduct a …

Community colleges play a critical role in providing access to postsecondary education for a
wide range of student populations, including large numbers of racial/ethnic minorities, low …

The Great Recession and several other factors have heightened concerns among
policymakers and the public at large about higher education's role in employment, leading to …

This chapter offers a new way to look at an issue with deep roots in higher education: the
alignment of college education with labor market needs. The authors explore varied aspects …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to use the authors' prior findings concerning basic
employability skills in order to determine which skills best predict career advancement …

Community colleges are the most diverse institutions in the nation's higher education
system. This chapter characterizes the several forms of diversity present within the …