ERIC Number: ED671366
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 8
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Exiting High School into the New Economy: How Community College Baccalaureate Programs Support High-Demand Degree Attainment for Texas Public School Students. Policy Brief. No. 3
J. Jacob Kirksey; Angela R. Crevar
Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education
Over half of the students enrolled in public higher education are enrolled in community colleges. For decades, community colleges have provided an avenue for students to transfer to four-year institutions and pursue a bachelor's degree in addition to providing a critical avenue for upward mobility for historically underserved student populations. In Texas, community colleges are critical to the state's 60x30 plan, which aims for 60% of Texas residents age 25-34 to have some form of postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030. This brief provides estimates of the effects of the expansion of baccalaureate programs at Texas community colleges on the likelihood of attaining bachelor's degrees and degrees in demand by high-growth occupations for Texas public high school graduates (N = 518,857). Data were provided by the Texas Education Research Center with student-level outcomes and key predictors linked from information provided by the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission.
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Public Schools, Enrollment Influences, Community Colleges, School Choice, Bachelors Degrees, Student Attitudes, Underserved Students, In State Students, Educational Attainment, Education Work Relationship, Economic Opportunities
Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education. Texas Tech University, College of Education, 3002 18th Street, Room 168, Lubbock, TX 79409. Tel: 806-834-2923; e-mail: circle.educ@ttu.edu; Web site: https://hdl.handle.net/2346/88837
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Texas Tech University (TTU), Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education (CIRCLE)
Identifiers - Location: Texas
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