Many of the democratizing opportunities provided by community colleges are diminished in
the eyes of policy makers by inadequate rates of success. In particular, large proportions of …

This article reviews the existing literature on the economic and other benefits of attending
community college. First, the article reports on the earnings gains across all students and …

It is well established that students who begin post-secondary education at a community
college are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree than otherwise similar undergraduates …

Using a large administrative dataset from a statewide system including 34 community and
technical colleges, the authors employed an instrumental variable technique to estimate the …

Community colleges have become an important entryway for students intending to complete
baccalaureate degrees. However, many question the viability of the transfer function and …

The purpose of this study was to explore academic and social integration and other
outcomes for community college transfer students. The study used Tinto's (Leaving college …

This research was supported by a grant from the American education research Association
which receives funds for its “AerA grants Program” from the national science Foundation and …

Few studies have examined the steps to college enrollment between college aspiration and
college enrollment and how these steps might present a barrier to four-year college …

Community college missions: A theoretical and historical perspective Page 1 This chapter
analyzes various ways of conceptualizing the missions of the community college, describes …

Objective: This study examined how a set of theoretically derived factors predicted the
educational attainment outcomes of Latina/o community college students. The guiding …