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Certificates in Oregon
Megan Fasules
Neil Ridley
August 2, 2018
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A State-Level Focus on Certificates
• Oregon - one of the first states to count certificates as part of an attainment goal.
• Certificates are employment-focused; also, they can be part of a degree pathway.
• Report focus - various types of employment-focused certificates: less than one year; one year or more; and two years or more.
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Certificate recipients earn their credentials at an older age than undergraduate degree completers.
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Certificate recipients ages 29 and younger experience sizable earnings gains.
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Certificate recipients ages 30-44 also make gains, but those ages 45 and older do not quite recover.
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When hours worked are the measure, younger certificate recipients again show a larger gain.
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Pell Grant recipients, who tend to be younger certificate holders, also experience an earnings gain.
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Field of Study Matters for Certificates, as for Degrees
Five Broad Fields of Study Post-Program Median Earnings
Business $40,000
STEM $32,500
Manufacturing, Industrial Arts and Construction
$32,400
Consumer and Public Services $28,500
Health $28,000
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Men are concentrated in STEM and blue-collar fields, while women are concentrated in health and consumer and public services.
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Certificate recipients are more likely to be employed in healthcare services and less likely to be working in manufacturing.
Industry 2 years pre-enrollment 2 years post-completion
Construction 5% <5%
Manufacturing 22% 11%
Wholesale and retail trade services 22% 16%
Professional and business services 11% 11%
Education services <5% 5%
Healthcare services 8% 30%
Leisure and hospitality services 10% 5%
Government services 5% 6%
Other 14% 12%
Total 100% 100%
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Final Thoughts
• Because certificates are often employment-focused, the choice of field of study matters.
• The differences by age reflect the life cycle of earnings.
• Other studies have suggested an employment effect for certificates, even when there is not a wage boost.
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