Applied Baccalaureate Degree Research Reports

Attainment and Outcomes Research Reports

• Washington's community college baccalaureate degrees: Growth and outcomes, 2024 update This mixed-methods study seeks to answer the following research questions: Who enrolls in CCB programs in Washington, including rural community and technical college (CTC) districts, and how have student populations enrolling in CCB programs evolved over the six-year period of 2018-19 to 2023-24? What are the median annual earnings of CCB graduates? How do earnings vary by race, gender, program area, and rurality? What are the lived experiences of rural CCB students? How has a CCB degree impacted their personal and professional lives and livelihoods and the community around them?
• The Effect on Earnings of the Applied Baccalaureate Degree (accepted for publication in Community College Review). This study evaluates the post-graduate earnings of students with an applied baccalaureate (AB) degree as compared to the earnings of students with the same associate degree but no baccalaureate degree. The research questions include: For those students who earn an AB degree, does it result in higher earnings than the associate degree? Does the earnings difference vary by field of study? Which student characteristics account for variation in earnings beyond the effect of the applied baccalaureate degree?
• Applied Baccalaureate: Policy and Outcomes Evaluation, Research Report 15-2, August 2015 This study is an evaluation of the community and technical college system's progress toward meeting specific policy goals. 
• Post Program Earnings Differences Between The Associate in Applied Science and Applied Baccalaureate Degrees, Research Report 15-3, August 2015. This is a companion report to "Applied Baccalaureate Degree: Policy and Outcomes Evaluation."

Research and policy perspectives about applied baccalaureate (BAS) degree attainment.

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