title:
Certificates : gateway to gainful employment and college degrees
creator:
Carnevale, Anthony Patrick.
contributor:
Rose, Stephen J. (Stephen Jay), 1947-; Hanson, Andrew R.; Georgetown University. Center on Education and the Workforce.
publisher:
Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce
date:
Record modified: 2015-02-19
date:
Record created: 2015-02-19
date:
2012
description:
description:
Harvested from https://cew.georgetown.edu/report/certificates/ on February 19, 2015.
description:
Extent: 1 online resource (64 p.) : col. ill.
description:
Abstract: "Certificates have swelled to become the second most common postsecondary award in the U.S.: Over 1 million are awarded each year. In the context of concerns about rising college costs and student loan debt, certificates, which are cheaper and take less time to complete than college degrees, have become of increasing interest to researchers, institutions, and other stakeholders in higher education. In this report, we analyze earnings by field of study, sex, race/ethnicity, and program length. One of the most important factors that affects earnings is whether certificate holders work in the same occupational field they studied in. We also take a close look at the demographic characteristics of certificate holders: sex, race/ethnicity, age, educational attainment, academic preparation/skill, family income, and parents' education. Last, we analyze the institutions that most commonly award certificates-such as community colleges and for-profit institutions-and the states where certificates are most prevalent and provide the highest earnings returns."--Resource home page.
subject:
Vocational education--United States.; Occupations--Certification--United States.; Postsecondary education--United States.
subject:
Vocational education--United States
subject:
Postsecondary education--United States
subject:
Occupations--Certification--United States
relation:
OCLC No.: 897473327
relation:
Mode of access : World Wide Web.; System requirements : Adobe Acrobat Reader.
type:
application/pdf
type:
Text
type:
PDF-1.4
source:
http://cew.georgetown.edu/certificates/
language:
eng
rights:
rights:
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identifier:
Certificates.FullReport.061812
