Stacking Educational Credentials in Ohio: Pathways through Postsecondary Education in Health Care, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology, and Information Technology. Research Report

Autor/inn/en	Daugherty, Lindsay; Kramer, Jenna W.; Anderson, Drew M.; Bozick, Robert
Institution	RAND Education and Labor
Titel	Stacking Educational Credentials in Ohio: Pathways through Postsecondary Education in Health Care, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology, and Information Technology. Research Report
Quelle	(2020), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Engineering Education; Manufacturing; Information Technology; Credentials; Education Work Relationship; College Programs; College Students; Student Characteristics; Public Colleges; Community Colleges; Technical Institutes; College Credits; Enrollment; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Ingenieurausbildung; Herstellung; Informationstechnologie; Studienbuch; Studienprogramm; Collegestudent; Community college; Community College; Technische Fakultät; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Einschulung
Abstract	Stackable credential programs--that is, programs that facilitate students' ability to earn multiple postsecondary certificates or degrees--have been a priority for Ohio, which has a long history of legislation, state and regional initiatives, and institution-led efforts to build more-effective pathways to address the needs of employers and students. To assess progress and inform ongoing efforts to scale stackable credentials, the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the RAND Corporation established a research partnership. In this report, RAND researchers examine students who earned postsecondary certificates in health care, manufacturing and engineering technology (MET), or information technology (IT) fields at Ohio institutions between the 2004-2005 and 2012-2013 academic years and went on to earn (or stack) additional educational credentials. The authors descriptively examine the completion of credentials over time, the types of students who are earning certificates and going on to stack credentials, the subfields and levels of credentials earned, the types of institutions students earned credentials from, and the credit accumulation and terms of enrollment for students earning different types of credentials. The findings indicate increased numbers of students earning certificates and stacking credentials in Ohio. Certificate-earners were diverse, but rates of stacking were lower for Black students and adult learners (i.e., ages 25 and older). Most of the students who stacked credentials had earned a degree within four years, and most stacked within the same field. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01