ERIC Number: EJ1259954
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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The Surprising Labor Market Success of Part-Time Community College Students
Maggio, Christopher; Attewell, Paul
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v44 n7 p528-543 2020
Considerable research has focused on the academic outcomes of part-time undergraduates, but few studies have addressed their post-college labor market outcomes. This study compares the post-college earnings of community college students based on different full-time, part-time, and stop-out trajectories during their first four semesters. Community college students who enroll part-time with no stop-outs during their first four semesters earn significantly more after college than full-timers. Part-timers who did stop out are earning at least as much as their full-time counterparts. These effects are evident both among those who graduate/earn 60 credits and among those who do not. Compared to consistent full-time enrollees, two groups of community college undergraduates have significantly lower post-college earnings in the full sample: full-timers who interrupt their studies with a stop-out and persons who mix full-time with part-time and stopping-out.
Descriptors: Labor Market, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Income, Part Time Students, Full Time Students, Stopouts, Academic Persistence, Urban Universities, Public Colleges, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Grade Point Average, Majors (Students), College Graduates, Time to Degree, Student Characteristics, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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