Community College Entrance and Bachelor’s Degree Attainment: A Replication and Update

IF 1.7 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Joshua Pretlow, Margaux L. Cameron, Deonte Jackson
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Abstract

Objectives: We explore the influence of initial enrollment at a community college on the attainment of a bachelor’s degree. Methods: Using the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS: 12/17) and propensity score analysis, we compare baccalaureate degree outcomes of recent high school graduates who reported their intention to earn a bachelor’s degree and initially enrolled at a community college to those students who began at a 4-year institution. Results: We found initial enrollment in a community college has a negative effect on bachelor’s degree attainment. Our findings are consistent across varying outcome and sample specifications. The magnitude of our findings is consistent with a recent meta-analysis. We found that almost two-thirds of our sample who started at a community college enrolled in a 4-year institution, a fact that has important implications for practice. Contributions: Given the recent research suggesting that more comprehensive programs can drastically increase community college students’ attainment (e.g., CUNY ASAP), we advocate for additional supports for bachelor’s degree-intending community college students. Since the majority of those who start their education at a community college enroll in a 4-year institution, we add to the growing call that discussions about ways to improve the success of bachelor’s degree-intending community college students must include 4-year institutions as partners.
社区大学入学与获得学士学位:复制与更新
目的:探讨社区学院初始入学对获得学士学位的影响。方法:使用开始高等教育学生纵向研究(BPS: 12/17)和倾向得分分析,我们比较了最近高中毕业生的学士学位结果,他们报告了他们打算获得学士学位,最初就读于社区大学和那些开始在四年制大学学习的学生。结果:我们发现初入社区学院对获得学士学位有负向影响。我们的发现在不同的结果和样本规格中是一致的。我们的研究结果与最近的一项荟萃分析一致。我们发现,在我们的样本中,从社区大学开始学习的人中,几乎有三分之二进入了四年制的机构,这一事实对实践具有重要意义。贡献:鉴于最近的研究表明,更全面的计划可以大大提高社区大学生的成就(例如,纽约市立大学ASAP),我们主张为有意获得学士学位的社区大学生提供额外的支持。由于大多数在社区大学接受教育的人都是在四年制的机构中注册的,我们加入了越来越多的呼吁,即关于如何提高有意获得学士学位的社区大学学生的成功率的讨论必须包括四年制的机构作为合作伙伴。
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Community College Review
Community College Review EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
2.40
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7.70%
发文量
22
期刊介绍: The Community College Review (CCR) has led the nation for over 35 years in the publication of scholarly, peer-reviewed research and commentary on community colleges. CCR welcomes manuscripts dealing with all aspects of community college administration, education, and policy, both within the American higher education system as well as within the higher education systems of other countries that have similar tertiary institutions. All submitted manuscripts undergo a blind review. When manuscripts are not accepted for publication, we offer suggestions for how they might be revised. The ultimate intent is to further discourse about community colleges, their students, and the educators and administrators who work within these institutions.
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