| Tatiana Melguizo
University of Southern California
The influence of unobservables and articulation policies on transfer and bachelor's attainment rates of community college students: A thirty year perspective
FINAL REPORT
The main objective of this study is to test whether junior-level four-year college students who attended a community college have similar educational outcomes as those college juniors who only attended a four-year college using the National Educational Longitudinal Study. The conceptual framework used is an extension of a human capital model that tests whether the type of institution attended affects the likelihood of attaining a bachelor's degree (Rouse, 1995). This study presents an application of propensity score matching methods and therefore only controls for the observed characteristics of students. The results suggest that there are no differences in the outcomes of transfers and rising juniors. The main policy implication is that for the very small percentage of students who successfully transfer from a community college, there are no penalties in terms of total non-remedial credits earned and baccalaureate attainment..
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