The effect of community college enrollment on bachelor's degree completion |
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Authors: | William R Doyle |
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Institution: | Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Peabody #514, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203-5721, United States |
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Abstract: | Rouse Rouse, C. E. (1995). Democratization or diversion—the effect of community-colleges on educational-attainment. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 13(2), 217–224] finds that enrollment in a community college may divert students from attaining a bachelor's degree. However, this result may be due to selection bias, as the population of community college students should be quite different from those who attend 4-year institutions in terms of both observable and unobservable characteristics. This study uses propensity score matching to non-parametrically balance a data set from the 1996 Beginning Postsecondary Students survey in order to overcome issues associated with selection bias. Results from a Cox proportional hazards model indicate that attendance at a community college lowers the hazard rate for completing a bachelor's degree. The results are consistent with previous studies. |
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Keywords: | I23 I28 C14 C41 |
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