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Horizontal and Vertical Racial Segregation in Higher Education: Examining Trends in California Public Colleges

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  • Rachel B. Baker
  • Sabrina M. Solanki
  • Connie Kang

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Conceptualizing and measuring trends in segregation in higher education is difficult as both vertical and horizontal sorting is prevalent and patterns vary across racial groups. In this paper, we measure various trends in racial segregation in California for 20 years. We find significant sorting by race both between and within sectors of higher education, though the overall levels of segregation are lower in California’s colleges than they are in California’s high schools. These trends have and remained relatively stable over time. We also find important differences between groups. We see that most Latinx-White and Black-White segregation is due to students attending different schools within the same sector, while Asian-White segregation is increasingly due to students attending schools in different sectors. We also find evidence that policy and structural changes, such as opening a new campus, can affect patterns of segregation across and within sectors.

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  • Rachel B. Baker & Sabrina M. Solanki & Connie Kang, 2023. "Horizontal and Vertical Racial Segregation in Higher Education: Examining Trends in California Public Colleges," The Journal of Higher Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 94(1), pages 60-95, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uhejxx:v:94:y:2023:i:1:p:60-95
    DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2022.2131970
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