ERIC Number: ED494143
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct
Pages: 34
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Stepping Stones to a Degree: The Impact of Enrollment Pathways and Milestones on Community College Student Outcomes. CCRC Working Paper Number 4
Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Crosta, Peter; Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis
Community College Research Center, Columbia University
This paper presents findings from a study of the experiences and outcomes of older and younger community college students. We developed a discrete-time hazard model using longitudinal transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida to compare the impact of enrollment pathways (such as remediation) and enrollment milestones (such as attaining a certain number of credits) on educational outcomes of older students--those who entered college for the first time at age 25 or later--with those of traditional-age students. Results suggest that reaching milestones such as obtaining 20 credits or completing 50 percent of a program is a more important positive factor affecting graduation probabilities for younger students than it is for older students. We also found that although enrollment in remedial courses decreases the odds of graduating for all students, older students who enroll in remediation are less negatively affected than are younger ones who do the same. (Contains 5 tables, 2 figures, and 13 footnotes.) [An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 2005 American Educational Research Association and the 2006 Association for Institutional Research annual meetings.]
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Nontraditional Students, Two Year College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Influences, Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Remedial Instruction, Probability, Graduation, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Introductory Courses, Models
Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ccrc
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Association for Institutional Research.; National Postsecondary Education Cooperative.; Lumina Foundation for Education, Indianapolis, IN.
Authoring Institution: Columbia Univ., New York, NY. Community Coll. Research Center.
Identifiers - Location: Florida
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IES Cited: ED555627
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