{"id":1640,"date":"2017-11-17T08:48:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T13:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2017-11-17T08:48:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T13:48:16","slug":"study-nearly-20-of-masters-degree-earners-attended-a-community-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/11\/17\/study-nearly-20-of-masters-degree-earners-attended-a-community-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Nearly 20% of Master\u2019s Degree Earners Attended a Community College"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1641\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/iStock-683527292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1641\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/iStock-683527292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/iStock-683527292.jpg 724w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/iStock-683527292-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nearly one out of every five students who earned a master&#8217;s degree last year initially entered higher education through a community college, according to data released this month by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 11 percent of graduates from doctoral-research programs started out at a two-year school.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Community college is typically viewed as a portal to the baccalaureate degree, but this study shows that it also helps many individuals access the lifetime employment benefits associated with a master&#8217;s or doctorate,&#8221; Suzanne T. Ortega, president of the Council of Graduate Schools, noted in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/nscblog.org\/2017\/11\/research-center-releases-first-community-college-to-graduate-and-professional-degrees-snapshot-report\/\">Clearinghouse blog post<\/a>. &#8220;I hope this study will inspire new strategies for helping community college students chart a path to graduate school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Community college grads were most likely to pursue advanced degrees in fields related to health, the social sciences, education, and business.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nscresearchcenter.org\/snapshotreport-from-community-college-to-graduate-and-professional-degrees30\/\">Read about the study<\/a> and learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/knowledge-center\/transfer\/\">transfer process<\/a> on NACAC\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/\"><em>Admitted<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at<\/em><a href=\"mailto:mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\"><em>\u00a0mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly one out of every five students who earned a master&#8217;s degree last year initially entered higher education through a community college, according to data released this month by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 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