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The Labor-Market Returns to Community College Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates
Date Issued
2012-09
Date Available
2012-10-02T14:12:52Z
Abstract
This paper provides among the first rigorous estimates of the labor-market returns to community college certificates and diplomas, as well as estimating the returns to the more commonly-studied associate’s degrees. Using administrative data from Kentucky, we estimate panel-data models that control for differences among students in pre-college earnings and educational aspirations. Associate’s degrees and
diplomas have quarterly earnings returns of nearly $2,400 for women and $1,500 for men, compared with much smaller returns for certificates.
There is substantial heterogeneity in returns across fields of study. Degrees, diplomas, and – for women – certificates correspond with higher levels of employment.
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Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP12/23
Subject – LCSH
Education--Economic aspects
Wages--Effect of education on
Community college graduates--Wages
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English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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