Within State Transitions from 2-Year to 4-Year Public Institutions
Within many large states there are multiple 2-year and 4-year public institutions. Our paper develops a methodology that can be used to help evaluate how well each 2-year public institution in a state is doing in preparing those of its students who transfer to 4-year public institutions to successfully complete their 4-year programs. Similarly, the methodology can be used to help evaluate how well each 4-year public institution is doing in graduating the those students from 2-year institutions who transfer to it. The methodology is illustrated using data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis of the State University of New York.
Published Versions
Ehrenberg, Ronald G. and Christopher L. Smith. "Analyzing The Success Of Student Transitions From 2- To 4- Year Institutions Within A State," Economics of Education Review, 2004, v23(1,Feb), 11-28.