Stepping stones to a degree: The impact of enrollment pathways and milestones on community college student outcomes

JC Calcagno, P Crosta, T Bailey, D Jenkins - Research in Higher …, 2007 - Springer
This paper presents findings from a study of the experiences and outcomes of older and
younger community college students. We developed a discrete-time hazard model using …

Does age of entrance affect community college completion probabilities? Evidence from a discrete-time hazard model

JC Calcagno, P Crosta, T Bailey… - … Evaluation and Policy …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Research has consistently shown that older students—those who enter college for the first
time at age 25 or older—are less likely to complete a degree or certificate. The authors …

The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment:" An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two States".

MM Karp, JC Calcagno, KL Hughes, DW Jeong… - … College Research Center …, 2007 - ERIC
Dual enrollment programs enable high school students to enroll in college courses and
earn college credit. Once limited to high-achieving students, such programs are increasingly …

The impact of postsecondary remediation using a regression discontinuity approach: Addressing endogenous sorting and noncompliance

JC Calcagno, BT Long - 2008 - nber.org
Remedial or developmental courses are the most common instruments used to assist
postsecondary students who are not ready for college-level coursework. However, despite its …

Community college student success: What institutional characteristics make a difference?

JC Calcagno, T Bailey, D Jenkins, G Kienzl… - Economics of Education …, 2008 - Elsevier
Most of the models developed to examine student persistence and attainment in postsecondary
education largely fail to account for the influence of institutional factors, particularly when …

Remediation in the community college: An evaluator's perspective

HM Levin, JC Calcagno - Community College Review, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Remediation is the most common approach to preparing students academically and socially
during their early stages of college. However, despite its profound importance and its …

Is student-right-to-know all you should know? An analysis of community college graduation rates

T Bailey, JC Calcagno, D Jenkins, T Leinbach… - Research in Higher …, 2006 - Springer
Over the last decade, policymakers, educators, and researchers have increasingly sought to
understand community college policies and practices that promote students’ success. This …

Do student success courses actually help community college students succeed?

M Zeidenberg, PD Jenkins, JC Calcagno - 2007 - academiccommons.columbia.edu
Many first-time college students arrive on campus unprepared to succeed in college. This is
especially the case at community colleges, which pursue an “open door” mission of serving …

The effects of institutional factors on the success of community college students

TR Bailey, JC Calcagno, D Jenkins, GS Kienzl… - 2005 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
… Thomas Bailey, Juan Carlos Calcagno, Davis Jenkins, Greg Kienzl, and Timothy
Leinbach … Juan Carlos Calcagno … The regression results can be found in Appendix C …

Improving student attainment in community colleges: Institutional characteristics and policies

TR Bailey, M Alfonso, JC Calcagno, PD Jenkins… - 2004 - academiccommons.columbia.edu
Community colleges are a crucial point of access to higher education for low-income, minority,
and other underserved students. Indeed, these groups are overrepresented (with respect …