Access to What? Geography of Opportunity and Baccalaureate Degree-granting Community Colleges in California

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Edna Martinez ◽  
Nancy Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
Geography Of Opportunity

scholarly journals Do Community Colleges Provide a Viable Pathway to a Baccalaureate Degree?

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget Terry Long ◽  
Michal Kurlaender
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Instrumental Variables ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Baccalaureate Degrees ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Multiple Strategies ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees

Community colleges have become an important entryway for students intending to complete baccalaureate degrees. However, many question the viability of the transfer function and wonder whether students suffer a penalty for starting at 2-year institutions. The authors examined how the outcomes of community college entrants compared with those of similar students who initially entered 4-year institutions within the Ohio public higher education system. Using a detailed data set, the authors tracked outcomes for 9 years and used multiple strategies to deal with selection issues: propensity score matching and instrumental variables. The results suggest that straightforward estimates are significantly biased, but even after accounting for selection, students who initially began at community colleges were 14.5% less likely to complete bachelor’s degrees within 9 years.

The Community College at the Crossroads: The Need for Structural Reform

1991 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Alternative Route ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees ◽  
Four Year Colleges

Community colleges offer many students an alternative route to achieving a baccalaureate degree. In this article, Kevin Dougherty analyzes data on these institutions to see how effective they are in helping students transfer to and succeed in four-year colleges. After controlling for differences in family background, high school record, and educational aspirations of students entering two- and four-year colleges, the author finds that community college entrants receive fewer bachelor's degrees. While finding a strong case for reform, Dougherty argues that present reformers need to keep in mind the comprehensive nature of the community college and be sure that their reform proposals will preserve rather than diminish the services it offers students. Dougherty then discusses two sweeping reforms: transforming community colleges into four-year colleges, and converting them into two-year branches of state universities.

Community Colleges As a Path to a Baccalaureate Degree and Social Mobility

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Button ◽  
Jeff Allen ◽  
John S. Westefeld ◽  
Steven B. Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree

“The Rules Change”: Exploring Faculty Experiences and Work Expectations Within a Drifting Community College Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-135
Author(s):  
Edna Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Community College Baccalaureate ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Faculty Experiences ◽  
Baccalaureate Degrees

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of faculty working within baccalaureate degree–granting community colleges. Method: Data sources included 16 semi-structured interviews, numerous publicly available organizational documents, and participant observations. Results: Analysis revealed three distinct, yet interconnected themes. In light of the institutionalization of baccalaureate degrees, faculty experienced shifting and intensifying work expectations related to service, research, and research-related activities. These shifts exacerbated existing tensions, which in turn led faculty to live with uncertainty in terms of tenure and promotion, the direction of the college, and whether or not they could thrive in a highly contradictory environment. Contributions: This study adds to the literature concerning the community college baccalaureate—a topic of heightened interest. It is essential that we gain a better understanding of the implications of this trend for faculty, which in turn carry implications for students.

A QFD Approach to the Delivery of an Online Degree

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leroy R. Cox ◽  
Stacy H. Loseke
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Home Education ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Basic Functions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

Technology has profoundly changed the manner with which we perform our most basic functions. The innovation of the Internet and other communication media have allowed us to communicate, conduct business, and buy and sell without ever having to leave home. Education has been affected in the same way, as those that would seek to obtain a degree or certification can do so in the comfort of their own homes as opposed to having to commute to a college campus to do so. This paper will discuss how elements of Quality Function Deployment have been used to facilitate a partnership between a traditional university located in western Arkansas and various community colleges in the eastern Arkansas Delta Region. The students in this region are non-traditional, place-bound individuals without access to higher education opportunities, but at the same time, in need of these opportunities to advance in the workplace. This paper will discuss how a university some three hundred miles away is able to deliver a baccalaureate degree to individuals who will most likely never see the college campus. The impact of the initiative as well as particular hurdles and lessons learned thus far will be shared.

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