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The Surprising Labor Market Success of Part-Time Community College Students
Abstract
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.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Maggio, C., & Attewell, P.
- Affiliations
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- Corresponding author
- Maggio, Christopher
- Venue
- Community College Journal of Research and Practice
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-05-27
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 528-543
- ISSN
- 1066-8926 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0413
- OpenAlex
- W2947860529
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 0.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Community College Journal of Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Ascendium Education Group (7E100-00 01)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (7E091-00 01)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
- Keywords
- part-time admission, community college students, graduate earnings, labor market outcomes, full-time enrollment, college completion
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