Persistent Cost Efficiency at Public Community Colleges in the US: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis.

Res High Educ · 2021 · PMC8032850 · PMID 33850342

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Results Cost Function The number of degrees granted, both overall and by category follow an increasing trend between 2004 and 2017 (Fig. 5 ), but data for 2018 shows a significant decrease (9.7% drop in A.A./A.S. degrees, 12.9% drop in one-year or less certificates and 3.8% drop in one-to-two-year certificates between year 2017 and 2018).

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