ERIC Number: ED671457
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
Pages: 53
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Stacking the Deck for Employment Success: Labor Market Returns to Stackable Credentials. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-317
Katharine E. Meyer; Kelli A. Bird; Benjamin L. Castleman
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
With rapid technological transformations to the labor market, many working adults return to college after graduation to obtain additional training or credentials. Using a comparative individual fixed effects strategy and an administrative panel dataset of enrollment and employment in Virginia, we provide the first causal estimates of credential "stacking" -- earning two or more community college certificates or degrees -- among working adults. We find stacking increases employment by four percentage points and quarterly wages by $375 (four percent). Returns are larger for individuals studying in Health and who return to college after first completing a short-term certificate.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Credentials, Employment Qualifications, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Career Readiness, Continuing Education, Job Skills
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Related Records: ED657006
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Adult Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Lumina Foundation; Overdeck Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B140026
Department of Education Funded: Yes
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