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Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Crosta, Peter; Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2007
Research has consistently shown that older students--those who enter college for the first time at age 25 or older--are less likely to complete a degree or certificate. The authors estimate a single-risk discrete-time hazard model using transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida to compare the educational…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Probability
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Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Crosta, Peter; Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This paper presents findings from a study of the experiences and outcomes of older and younger community college students. We developed a discrete-time hazard model using longitudinal transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida to compare the impact of enrollment pathways (such as remediation) and enrollment…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Probability
Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Crosta, Peter; Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2006
This Brief reports on a new study that begins to fill this research gap. Using longitudinal unit record transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida, the study sought to determine whether remedial pathways, such as enrolling in a developmental math course, and enrollment milestones, such as completing a certain…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Nontraditional Students, Two Year College Students, Longitudinal Studies
Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Crosta, Peter; Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2006
This paper presents findings from a study of the experiences and outcomes of older and younger community college students. We developed a discrete-time hazard model using longitudinal transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida to compare the impact of enrollment pathways (such as remediation) and enrollment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Nontraditional Students, Two Year College Students, Longitudinal Studies