The Benefits of Alternatives to Conventional College: Comparing the Labor-Market Returns to For-Profit Schools and Community Colleges

Christopher Jepsen; Peter Mueser; Kenneth Troske; Kyung-Seong Jeon

doi:10.3368/jhr.0823-13077R1

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The Benefits of Alternatives to Conventional College

Comparing the Labor-Market Returns to For-Profit Schools and Community Colleges

Christopher Jepsen, Peter Mueser, Kenneth Troske and Kyung-Seong Jeon

Published online before print March 07, 2025, 0823-13077R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0823-13077R1

Christopher Jepsen

University College Dublin (UCD) and a research fellow at CES-Ifo, the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy, and IZA ()

Roles: professor of economics

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For correspondence: christopher.jepsen{at}ucd.ie

Peter Mueser

University of Missouri and a research fellow at IZA ()

Roles: Chancellor’s Professor of economics

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For correspondence: mueserp{at}missouri.edu

Kenneth Troske

University of Kentucky and a research fellow at IZA ()

Roles: Richard W. and Janis F. Furst Endowed Chair of Economics

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For correspondence: ktroske{at}uky.edu

Kyung-Seong Jeon

University of Missouri ()

Roles: senior research associate

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For correspondence: jeonk{at}missouri.edu

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Christopher Jepsen, Peter Mueser, Kenneth Troske, Kyung-Seong Jeon

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Christopher Jepsen, Peter Mueser, Kenneth Troske, Kyung-Seong Jeon

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