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Abstract
We estimate the education and earnings returns to enrolling in technical 2‐year degree programs at community colleges in Missouri. A unique feature of the Missouri context is the presence of a highly regarded, nationally ranked technical college: State Technical College of Missouri (State Tech). We find that enrolling in a technical program in Missouri increases the likelihood of associate degree attainment and post‐enrollment earnings, but that the positive effects statewide are driven largely by students who attend State Tech. These findings demonstrate the potential for a high‐performing community college to change students' education and labor market trajectories. At the same time, they exemplify the potential for substantial institutional heterogeneity in the returns to postsecondary education.
我们估算了密苏里州社区学院两年制技术学位课程的教育和收入回报。密苏里州的一个独特之处在于,该州有一所在全国排名靠前、备受推崇的技术学院,即密苏里州立技术学院(State Technical College of Missouri):密苏里州立技术学院(State Tech)。我们发现,在密苏里州就读技术专业会增加获得副学士学位的可能性和入学后的收入,但在全州范围内产生积极影响的主要是就读于州立技术学院的学生。这些研究结果表明,表现出色的社区学院有可能改变学生的教育和劳动力市场轨迹。与此同时,这些研究还证明了中学后教育的回报可能存在巨大的机构异质性。
期刊介绍:
Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.