TY - JOUR T1 - Career Technical Education and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From California Community Colleges JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour DO - 10.3368/jhr.54.4.1015.7449R2 SP - 1015-7449R2 AU - Ann Huff Stevens AU - Michal Kurlaender AU - Michel Grosz Y1 - 2018/04/04 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2018/04/02/jhr.54.4.1015.7449R2.abstract N2 - Career technical education (CTE) programs at community colleges are increasingly seen as an attractive alternative to four-year colleges, yet little systematic evidence exists on the returns to specific certificates and degrees. We estimate returns to CTE programs using administrative data from the California Community College system linked to earnings records. We employ estimation approaches including individual fixed effects and individual-specific trends, and find average returns to CTE certificate and degrees that range from 14 to 45 percent. The largest returns are for programs in the healthcare sector; estimated returns in non-health related programs range from 15 to 23 percent. ER -