New Report Finds Associate Degrees Significantly Boost Earnings, Certificates a Riskier Investment
March 28, 2017
March 28, 2017
NEW YORK, March 28 -- The Community College Research Center issued the following news release:
A new paper synthesizing research from eight states finds that associate degrees consistently and significantly increase the earning power of workers--even during major economic downturns such as the Great Recession--but certificates have a more mixed record at boosting earnings.
For women, the boost from an associate degree is about $7,200 a year, or about 26 percent more . . .
A new paper synthesizing research from eight states finds that associate degrees consistently and significantly increase the earning power of workers--even during major economic downturns such as the Great Recession--but certificates have a more mixed record at boosting earnings.
For women, the boost from an associate degree is about $7,200 a year, or about 26 percent more . . .