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

Mon, April 16, 12:25 to 1:55pm, New York Marriott Marquis, Floor: Fourth Floor, Wilder

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.

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