ERIC Number: EJ1195478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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The Effects of the Expansion of For-Profit Colleges on Student Enrollments and Outcomes at Community Colleges
Soliz, Adela
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v40 n4 p631-652 Dec 2018
This study is the first large-scale examination of the impact of for-profit colleges on the enrollment and outcomes of students at other postsecondary institutions. Using data primarily from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and a differences-in-differences approach, I estimate the effect of a new for-profit college opening on community college enrollments and degree completions, as well as county education levels. My results suggest that community college enrollments and degree completions do not decline when a new degree-granting for-profit college opens nearby. Furthermore, I find evidence that the county-level production of short- and long-term certificates increases after a new for-profit college opens, though the number of associate's degrees does not increase. This evidence should serve to broaden conversations about the role of for-profit colleges in the larger landscape of the American higher education system.
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Enrollment, Outcomes of Education, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Graduation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL0941014