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Lelys Dinarte-Diaz; Maria Marta Ferreyra; Sergio Urzua; Marina Bassi – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and student academic and labor market outcomes. We design and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Quality, College Programs
Candice Burgess Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Associate degree allied health programs (ADAHP) face multiple pressures to admit students who are likely to succeed and enter the workforce. In 2016, the Assessment Technologies Institute Test of Essential Academic Skills (ATI TEAS) was added as a required criterion of the supplemental program application at a community college in the southeastern…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Associate Degrees
Scott-Clayton, Judith; Rodriguez, Olga – Education Finance and Policy, 2015
Half of all college students will enroll in remedial coursework but evidence of its effectiveness is mixed. Using a regression-discontinuity design with data from a large urban community college system, we make three contributions. First, we articulate three alternative hypotheses regarding the potential impacts of remediation. Second, in addition…
Descriptors: College Programs, Remedial Programs, Educational Policy, Evidence
Harder, Natalie Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research demonstrates employers value international experiences when hiring employees. Community college students who do not have global or international experience risk being less valuable to employers than students who have such experience. With community colleges educating up to one-half of all U.S. undergraduates, more focus on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Extracurricular Activities, College Programs
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Wood, J. Luke; Vasquez Urias, Marissa C. – Community College Enterprise, 2012
There are numerous differences and similarities between community colleges and proprietary schools. Demographically, both institutional types serve high proportions of low-income and students of color. This study examines minority male (including African American, Hispanic, and Native American) satisfaction outcomes between institutional types.…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Technical Education, American Indians, Community Colleges