Competing for Bachelor's Degrees: Are Community Colleges Cutting Into the Market Share of Four-Year Institutions?

• In Event: Perspectives on Community Colleges

Abstract

States have recently provided authority to community college to award bachelor’s degrees. Critics argue that this move will decrease the ability for four-year institutions to produce degrees. Capitalizing on data from Florida, our results fail to substantiate the claim that CCB adoption negatively impacts nearby four-year institutions’ degree production.

Authors

• Jacqueline Donovan, University of Florida

• Dennis Allan Kramer, University of Florida

• Justin C. Ortagus, University of Florida