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Putting Students First: Are Associate Degrees Preparing Graduates for Successful Careers? The ACCT 2016 Invitational Symposium: Getting in the Fast Lane--Ensuring Economic Security and Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Nation. Discussion Paper
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Rothwell, Jonathan – Association of Community College Trustees, 2017
Senior Economist Jonathan Rothwell of Gallup, presents data on employment outcomes for college graduates from different types of colleges. He also provides findings from the Gallup-USA Funds Associate Degree Graduates Survey which shows there are a number of student experiences that are highly predictive of overall life-evaluation. He cites the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Associate Degrees, Career Readiness, Program Effectiveness
Tying Transfer to Type of Associate Degree: A Tangled Knot.
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Townsend, Barbara K; Barnes, Terry – 2001
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between type of associate degree and academic performance at the four-year college of community college students who transferred with an associate degree to a four-year institution. Academic performance was measured by baccalaureate-degree completion rate and grade point average (GPA) upon…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Predictors of Attrition among Graduates of an Associate Degree Nursing Program. AIR Forum 1982 Paper.
Donsky, Aaron P.; Judge, Albert J., Jr. – 1982
Predictors of attrition from the nursing profession among graduates of an associate degree nursing program at Lakeland Community College, Ohio, were investigated during 1970-1979, based on an earlier study that identified predictors of attrition from the degree program. Two groups were evaluated: 91 nursing graduates for whom both file record and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Associate Degrees, Career Change, Community Colleges