Democratization or Diversion? The Effect of Community Colleges on Educational Attainment

Cecilia Elena Rouse

Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1995, vol. 13, issue 2, 217-24

Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of community colleges on educational attainment. Community colleges attract those who might not have otherwise attended college (democratization); they also attract students who might otherwise have attended a four-year college (diversion). The effect of democratization on educational attainment is nonnegative; the effect of diversion is unclear. The author uses community college accessibility to instrument for the type of college attended. The results suggest that two-year college students diverted from a four-year college complete fewer years of education. Overall, however, community colleges increase total years of schooling, but do not change the likelihood of attaining a bachelor's degree.

Date: 1995
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