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Hazard Model Analysis of Community College Outcomes

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  • Darshak Patel

    (Department of Economics, University of Kentucky)

  • Christopher Jepsen

    (School of Economics, University College Dublin)

Abstract

Community colleges serve a diverse set of students, from recent immigrants studying for citizenship tests to students looking to transfer to four-year institutions. Relative to continuous enrollment, the three most common outcomes for students are to graduate, transfer to a four-year institution, or drop out without either of the previous two outcomes. We use a competing-risks hazard model to jointly model the determinants of these three outcomes for Kentucky two-year college students. Our results highlight the importance of multiple factors such as working while enrolled, financial aid, demographics, and having a GED.

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  • Darshak Patel & Christopher Jepsen, 2018. "Hazard Model Analysis of Community College Outcomes," Working Papers 201823, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
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    Keywords

    Education; Hazard Models; Two-Year Colleges; Competing-Risks;

    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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