,,,Credentials Count: How California’s Community Colleges Help Parents Move from Welfare to Self-Sufficiency

Credentials Count: How California’s Community Colleges Help Parents Move from Welfare to Self-Sufficiency


 

Publication Date: May 2002

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Chuck Wiseley; Judy Reichle; Anita Mathur; Julie Strawn

Research Area: Education; Social conditions

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This study, conducted by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office for CLASP, finds that welfare recipients who attend California’s community colleges substantially increase earnings and year-round work, with those who obtain credentials benefiting the most.