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Upon graduation from 2-year college occupational programs, most individuals either obtain employment or transfer to a 4-year college. This article examines the labor market implications of such a decision. To this end, the labor market experiences of two groups of 2-year college graduates (one subsample was characterized by terminal 2-year college degrees while the other was composed of 2-year college graduates who continued their educations at the 4-year college level) were compared. The data suggest that in both the short and longer run, the 4-year college graduates have more favorable labor market experiences than the 2-year college graduates. The data also indicate 2-year college graduates confront “credential barriers” which place serious constraints on their career potential.
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Allen, R.E., Gutteridge, T.G. The effects of additional education on the labor market experiences of two-year college alumni. Res High Educ 8, 357–372 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00976804
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