Increases in minimum wage decrease community college enrollment

Researchers find that student enrollment in community colleges decreases when a state increases its minimum wage.

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College ...

Increases to state minimum wages are associated with falling enrollment at local community colleges, according to a new study.

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College ...

Our findings provide clear evidence that a minimum wage increase has negative enrollment effects for a subset of students. Specifically, students enrolled part- ...

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College ...

Changes in the minimum wage may impact college enrollment and educational attainment. Using institutional data on college enrollment and ...

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College ...

Our findings provide clear evidence that a minimum wage increase has negative enrollment effects for a specific subset of students. Specifically ...

Enrollment drops at two-year colleges after minimum wage gains

A new paper says community college enrollments fall in response to state-level minimum wage increases, but degree completion rates largely ...

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College ...

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College Enrollment (WP-23-32) ... While the direct impacts of minimum wage changes on employment have received ...

As Minimum Wages Rise, Community College Enrollments Decline

Following an 8% or greater change in the minimum wage, two-year enrollment across all institutions dropped by 4.6%.

Minimum Wage Increases Linked To Reduced Community College ...

Increases in the minimum wage are followed by decreases in students enrolling in community college, according to a new National Bureau of ...

The Impact of the Minimum Wage on College Enrollment and ...

Prior research has also found that minimum wage increases cause lower levels of overall college enrollment (Wescher, Hutchinson, and Rannou 2018) and community ...

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College ...

Our findings provide clear evidence that a minimum wage increase has negative enrollment effects for a subset of students. Specifically, ...

Minimum Wage Gains, Community College Enrollment Losses

A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that community colleges lose students when a state's minimum ...

Minimum wages rise, community college enrollments fall

Enrollment among these students dropped 6 percent the year after a minimum wage increase and remained at that lower enrollment for five years ...

MINIMUM WAGE POLICY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ... - jstor

This unintended consequence of a minimum wage increase counteracts efforts to increase postsecondary enrollment and reduces the skill level of many workers. It.

Enrollment drops when minimum wages increase

When minimum wages go up, community college enrollment tends to drop, especially among part-time students, a new study suggests.

Raising minimum wages decrease community college enrollment

The National Bureau of Economics Research released a working paper looking at the impact of state increases to the minimum wage on college ...

Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College ...

The largest enrollment effects are seen for those students who are enrolled part-time at community colleges. We find little evidence of negative effects on the ...

November 2023 Increases in minimum wage decrease community ...

November 2023 Increases in minimum wage decrease community college enrollment. ... In "Raising state minimum wages, lowering community college enrollment ...

How Will Minimum Wage Changes Impact Higher Ed? - CUPA-HR

From 1938 to 2009, the minimum wage increased incrementally over time from $0.25 per hour to $7.25, but there have been no changes to the minimum wage during ...

ED563384 - Minimum Wage and Community College Attendance ...

... higher opportunity cost for attending school created by the minimum wage reduce community college enrollment? As Neumark and Wascher (2008) ask, does a higher ...