RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Do the Returns to Community Colleges Differ between Academic and Vocational Programs?
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 134
OP 155
DO 10.3368/jhr.XXXVIII.1.134
VO XXXVIII
IS 1
A1 Gill, Andrew M.
A1 Leigh, Duane E.
YR 2003
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XXXVIII/1/134.abstract
AB This paper provides new evidence about the payoffs to community colleges’ terminal training programs as distinct from their traditional transfer function. Using NLSY data, we offer three main findings. First, four-year college graduates who started at a community college are not at a substantial earnings disadvantage relative to those who started at a four-year college. Second, community college students in terminal training programs enjoy a positive payoff comparable to that received by four-year college starters who do not graduate. Finally, we find evidence of positive self-selection for community college students who choose the terminal training track.