Image: ACE and Hobson recently released a new report, A Look at Five Key Outcomes in Early Adulthood for Associate Degree Earners, the fourth in series that explored early outcomes for recent high school graduates who enroll in community colleges. Amid a backdrop of growing skepticism about the value of a postsecondary degree, Jonathan Turk tracked the impact of earning an associate degree on five key outcomes for both the individual and society as a whole: (1) employment status, (2) wages, (3) homeownership, (4) voting rates, and (5) volunteerism. He found a positive correlation in all five areas relative to individuals with no higher education enrollment history The study collected data from 2012–2013 (roughly eight years after the sample group had left high school) in the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS). Read the full report: A Look at Five Key Outcomes in Early Adulthood for Associate Degree Earners Type of News/Audience: Alumni
