The Contribution of Short-Cycle Programs to Student Outcomes : Evidence from Colombia (English)

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs), lasting two or three years, capture about a quarter of higher education enrollment in the world and can play a key role enhancing workforce skills. This paper estimates the program-level contribution of SCPs to student academic and labor market outcomes, and studies how and why these contributions vary across programs. This paper exploits unique administrative data from Colombia on the universe of students...

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Dinarte Diaz,Lelys Ileana;

Ferreyra,Maria Marta;

Melguizo,Tatiana;

Castaneda Sanchez,Angelica;
Document Date
2020/10/05
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9424
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Colombia,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2020/10/05
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The Contribution of Short-Cycle Programs to Student Outcomes : Evidence from Colombia
Keywords
labor market outcome

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Dinarte Diaz,Lelys Ileana; Ferreyra,Maria Marta; Melguizo,Tatiana; Castaneda Sanchez,Angelica.

The Contribution of Short-Cycle Programs to Student Outcomes : Evidence from Colombia (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9424 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/956501601925307143

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