ERIC Number: EJ1102761
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 20
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Do Community Colleges Promote Postsecondary and Labor Market Success for First-Generation Students
Ampaw, Frimpomaa; Partlo, Margaret; Hullender, Tammy; Wagner, Nick
Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, v27 n1 p9-28 Spr 2015
Community colleges are becoming the primary access point for a growing number of underrepresented and underserved students in the higher education system. First-generation college students make up a large proportion of this population, comprising about 45% of community college attendees (Nomi, 2005). Research has explored the transfer success of community college students in general, but very little is known about the transfer and labor market outcomes of first-generation community college students postgraduation. This study uses propensity score matching to compare the college persistence, degree-completion rates, and labor market outcomes of first-generation students who began their studies at a community college versus those who began at a four-year institution. The results show that first-generation community college students who successfully transfer and graduate with a bachelor's degree have similar labor market outcomes to their peers who start at a four-year institution.
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate, Employment Potential, College Transfer Students, Bachelors Degrees, Success, Two Year College Students, Labor Market, Longitudinal Studies, Statistical Analysis, Predictor Variables, Educational Experience, Student Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Regression (Statistics)
National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina, 1728 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208. Tel: 803-777-6229; Fax: 803-777-4699; e-mail: fye@sc.edu; Web site: http://sc.edu/fye/journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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