"The study, conducted by researchers at the Strada Institute for the Future of Work and E&E Analytics, tracked the earnings and employments of more than 128,000 students who enrolled in noncredit job training courses at Texas community colleges between fall 2011 and fall 2014, using administrative data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission. The study found that within two years of completing a job-training program, graduates earned about $2,000 more per year on average."
"These workers were also four percentage points more likely to be employed than peers who didn't participate in such programs. The average earnings gain per year jumped to $4,000 when accounting for workers who were unemployed before enrolling in these occupational programs. The study also found men had stronger long-term earnings gains on average than women in these programs."
"But program outcomes varied widely by field and duration, according to the study. For example, programs in transportation, construction or engineering technology fields saw high returns, while students in business and information sciences programs experienced little to no gains. Longer programs, more than 150 hours, also tended to yield the highest earning increases."
Earnings and employment of more than 128,000 students who enrolled in noncredit job-training courses at Texas community colleges between fall 2011 and fall 2014 were tracked using administrative data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission. Within two years of completing a program, graduates earned about $2,000 more per year on average and were four percentage points more likely to be employed than peers who did not participate; average annual gains rose to about $4,000 for students who were unemployed before enrollment. Outcomes varied by field and duration: transportation, construction, and engineering technology showed higher returns, business and information sciences showed little to no gains, and programs over 150 hours produced the largest increases. Men saw stronger long-term earnings gains on average than women. Additional research is needed to understand alignment between training and job opportunities and effects on wages.
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