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Freda Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2021
While level of education predicts life income, the problem for this study was to determine the extent to which educational attainment predicts level of employment. The purpose of this quantitative study of archival data was to determine whether educational attainment predicts level of post-graduation employment for sub-baccalaureate associate…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Higher Education, College Graduates, Undergraduate Students
Emily R. Wiegand; Shannon Guiltinan; Thao Tran; Robert M. Goerge – Administration for Children & Families, 2024
Postsecondary programs in early childhood education (ECE) can provide a pathway for new educators to enter the child care and early education (CCEE) field or for the advancement and professional development of individuals already in the field. At a time when CCEE administrators report difficulties in finding qualified applicants, the recruitment…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Labor Force Development
Giani, Matt S.; Taylor, Jason L.; Kauppila, Sheena – AERA Open, 2021
Reverse credit transfer (RCT) is an emerging policy designed to award associate's degrees to students who transfer from 2-year to 4-year colleges after transfer. The purpose of this study is to estimate the impact of RCT degree receipt on students' university and labor outcomes using data from Texas, where the legislature passed RCT policy in…
Descriptors: Reverse Transfer Students, College Credits, Outcomes of Education, Transfer Policy
Love, Ivy – New America, 2020
In this report explores the demographic characteristics and labor market outcomes of baccalaureate graduates from the Florida College System and compare them to associate degree graduates in similar fields. Better understanding of who CCB graduates are--including how they may differ from other students--and whether they reap better economic…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Edgecombe, Nikki; Sanders, Jasmine M. – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2018
Scholarship on minority-serving institutions (MSIs) has established the critical role they play in spite of significant financial constraints. At the same time, descriptive statistical analyses have also found that MSIs, as a group, have lower completion rates than the national average. More research is thus needed on the factors underlying the…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Minority Group Students, Credentials, Certification
Collegiate Employment Research Institute, 2017
The Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) generated this report from employers currently seeking college talent through their interactions with college and university career services offices. Nearly 200 career service centers from around the country invited their employers to participate in this study. Approximately 4,350 employers…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Trend Analysis, Salaries, Majors (Students)
Gardner, Phil – Collegiate Employment Research Institute, 2018
This year approximately 3,300 employers attempted the survey with 2.560 providing enough information to be included in our analyses. Seventy-three percent (1859 respondents) are recruiters seeking full-time talent or hiring managers overseeing talent acquisition within their organizations. Other contributors include internship and co-op managers…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Recruitment, Employers, Employees
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2015
Gainful employment and earnings to support a family living are significant policy goals of the applied baccalaureate program. Therefore, employment is an important metric to study; however, there are limitations in the data and process used in past reports that make understanding the true impact of applied baccalaureate programs on an individuals'…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Quasiexperimental Design, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2015
Washington's community and technical colleges (CTCs) play an important role in producing baccalaureate degree graduates in the state. They expand opportunities for both graduates and employers, build upon professional-technical associate degrees, and provide a clear pathway for students who may be place bound or have difficulty finding a transfer…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges

Murtha, James; And Others – Community and Junior College Journal, 1982
Summarizes a study conducted by the City University of New York comparing associate degree and bachelor's degree graduates with respect to: (1) sex, race, age, and family background; (2) academic careers; (3) employment status, salaries, and relevance of job to education; and (4) further education. (CRB)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1998
This report presents data regarding employment and retention within Oklahoma of college graduates. Two specific issues addressed are: (1) the general productivity of the degree fields at the bachelor's and associate degree levels; and (2) the proportion of Oklahomans who receive these degrees and remain in the state over time. Both the academic…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship

Schroedel, John G.; Geyer, Paul D. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2000
A longitudinal survey of 240 college graduates with hearing loss found most were relatively successfully employed and satisfied with life. Larger proportions of alumni with deafness had earned advanced degrees, secured white-collar jobs, and earned more than those with hearing impairments. Recommendations for improving career decision making are…
Descriptors: Adults, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice
Sosdian, Carol P.; Sharp, Laure M. – 1978
This is the third and final report resulting from a study of external degree programs and graduates conducted in 1976-77. The present study attempts to answer the basic concern that prompted the study: how useful and valuable are such degrees from the perspective of the graduates themselves? Survey responses from 1,486 program graduates were…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Degrees (Academic), Education Work Relationship
Eckstein, Daniel; Boatwright, Sandra – 1975
In an effort to determine whether graduating students from a women's college found suitable employment, whether they continued their formal education, and whether such women entered emergent career fields , 246 followup questionnaires were sent to all B.A. graduates and 178 questionnaires to all A.A. graduates from 1972-1974. Out of a total of 424…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Careers, College Graduates
Grubb, W. Norton – 1995
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) was used to compare estimates of the benefits of education among different levels of education and thereby identify the returns to education and training in the subbaccalaureate labor market. The study data consisted of information on the educational attainment and income of 14,537 (7,981…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
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