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The Evolving Mission of Workforce Development in the Community College
March 2019

The Evolving Mission of Workforce Development in the Community College

James JacobsJennifer Worth
This paper describes how community colleges became a major resource for the nation's workforce development requirements and discusses how this role continues to evolve to meet the needs of students, employers, and local communities.
Timing Matters: How Delaying College Enrollment Affects Earnings Trajectories
February 2019

Timing Matters: How Delaying College Enrollment Affects Earnings Trajectories

Yuxin LinVivian Yuen Ting Liu
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, this paper compares the academic and labor market outcomes of high school graduates who delay college enrollment and those who enroll in college immediately up to 13 years after high school completion.
Credential Production by Field and Labor Market Alignment at Minority-Serving Institutions: A Descriptive Analysis
September 2018

Credential Production by Field and Labor Market Alignment at Minority-Serving Institutions: A Descriptive Analysis

Nikki EdgecombeJasmine Sanders
This CAPSEE working paper compares credential production patterns of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and non-MSIs by field of study and examines the extent to which they correspond to employment industry clusters in Alabama and California.
KCTCS Enhancing Programs for IT Certification (EPIC)
September 2018

KCTCS Enhancing Programs for IT Certification (EPIC)

Katherine L. HughesClive BelfieldFlorence Xiaotao RanDavis Jenkins
This report evaluates the implementation and impacts of Enhancing Programs for IT Certification (EPIC), a program that aims to expand access to computer and medical information technology credentials at six Kentucky community colleges.
The Impact of Occupational Licensing on Labor Market Outcomes of College-Educated Workers
June 2018

The Impact of Occupational Licensing on Labor Market Outcomes of College-Educated Workers

Thomas BaileyClive Belfield
This paper identifies the effects of licenses on a set of labor market outcomes for the college-educated workforce using newly available national Current Population Survey data merged with data from the U.S. Department of Labor on state-level, occupation-specific licensing requirements.
Responding to Divergent Trends: Vocational and Transfer Education at Community Colleges
May 2018

Responding to Divergent Trends: Vocational and Transfer Education at Community Colleges

Thomas Bailey
In this article for Change: The Magazine for Higher Learning, CCRC Founding Director and Teachers College President Thomas Bailey outlines the tradeoff between degrees and short-term credentials offered to community college students and describes how the colleges themselves may be able to help resolve this conflict.
Stackable Credentials: Do They Have Labor Market Value?
November 2017

Stackable Credentials: Do They Have Labor Market Value?

Thomas BaileyClive Belfield
Using national, survey, and college-system-level datasets, this paper estimates the association between stackable credentials and earnings, finding weakly positive and inconsistent gains from these award combinations.
Stackable Credentials: Awards for the Future?
April 2017

Stackable Credentials: Awards for the Future?

Thomas BaileyClive Belfield
This paper addresses empirical challenges in identifying stackable credentials, distinguishes three types of stackable awards, and estimates the number of persons who earn such awards. It then discusses the utility of these awards in meeting labor market demands and needs of students.
Model Specifications for Estimating Labor Market Returns to Associate Degrees: How Robust Are Fixed Effects Estimates?
April 2017

Model Specifications for Estimating Labor Market Returns to Associate Degrees: How Robust Are Fixed Effects Estimates?

Clive BelfieldThomas Bailey
This CAPSEE working paper reviews results from fixed effects models of the earnings gains from completing an associate degree and compares them with ordinary least squares model estimates.
The Labor Market Returns to Sub-Baccalaureate College: A Review
March 2017

The Labor Market Returns to Sub-Baccalaureate College: A Review

Clive BelfieldThomas Bailey
This CAPSEE working paper and accompanying brief review recent evidence from eight states on the labor market returns to credit accumulation, certificates, and associate degrees from community colleges using large-scale, statewide administrative datasets.
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