Does Age of Entrance Affect Community College Completion Probabilities? Evidence From a Discrete-Time Hazard Model Export

@article{citeulike:1947445, abstract = {Research has consistently shown that older studentsthose who enter college for the first time at age 25 or olderare less likely to complete a degree or certificate. The authors estimate a single-risk discrete-time hazard model using transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida to compare the educational outcomes of older and traditional-age students. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the authors' results suggest that after controlling for cognitive mathematics ability, older students enrolled in Florida community colleges have a higher conditional probability of completing a degree or certificate in the observed event period. 10.3102/0162373707306026}, author = {Calcagno, Juan C. and Crosta, Peter and Bailey, Thomas and Jenkins, Davis}, citeulike-article-id = {1947445}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0162373707306026}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://epa.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/29/3/218}, day = {1}, doi = {10.3102/0162373707306026}, journal = {EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS}, keywords = {-, adult, ccc, returning, student}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {218--235}, posted-at = {2007-11-20 23:48:56}, priority = {2}, title = {Does Age of Entrance Affect Community College Completion Probabilities? Evidence From a Discrete-Time Hazard Model}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0162373707306026}, volume = {29}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1947445 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1947445 N2 - Research has consistently shown that older studentsthose who enter college for the first time at age 25 or olderare less likely to complete a degree or certificate. The authors estimate a single-risk discrete-time hazard model using transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida to compare the educational outcomes of older and traditional-age students. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the authors' results suggest that after controlling for cognitive mathematics ability, older students enrolled in Florida community colleges have a higher conditional probability of completing a degree or certificate in the observed event period. 10.3102/0162373707306026 IS - 3 JF - EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS EP - 235 TI - Does Age of Entrance Affect Community College Completion Probabilities? Evidence From a Discrete-Time Hazard Model VL - 29 SP - 218 KW - - KW - adult KW - ccc KW - returning KW - student AU - Calcagno, Juan AU - Crosta, Peter AU - Bailey, Thomas AU - Jenkins, Davis PY - 2007/09/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0162373707306026 ER -