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ERIC Number: ED608176
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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Comparison of the Employment and Earnings Outcomes of Washington Community College Baccalaureate Graduates and University Graduates. Data Note 8. New Baccalaureate Series
Meza, Elizabeth Apple; Bragg, Debra D.
Community College Research Initiatives
This study examines employment and earnings outcomes for Bachelor's of Applied Science (BAS) degree-holders who graduated from a Washington community and technical college baccalaureate (CCB) program in business, computer and information sciences, healthcare, and visual and performing arts. These graduates are compared to graduates from public regional four-year universities in Washington in similar program areas. The CCB sample includes a larger percentage of students of color than the university group because the CCB group is more racially diverse, but these groups' programs of study are as similar as possible given requirements that community college and university programs should not be duplicative. Results show both groups have high employment match rates in all four program areas, with CCB graduates demonstrating a slightly higher employment match rate than university graduates. Moreover, relatively small differences exist in initial earnings, and both groups show annualized earnings increases over time. However, we do see differences in earnings by gender and race that are larger within the CCB and university groups than between the groups. [For Data Note 7, see ED608163.]
Community College Research Initiatives. University of Washington, 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE, UW Tower, T-12, Box 359447, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel: 206-616-0722; e-mail: ccri@uw.edu; Web site: https://www.washington.edu/ccri/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Joyce Foundation; Lumina Foundation
Authoring Institution: University of Washington, Community College Research Initiatives (CCRI); Center on Education and Skills at New America (CESNA)
Identifiers - Location: Washington
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