More than four-fifths of 2015 LINCS certification track course completers in five consortium colleges were employed within three quarters after the course, with average quarterly earnings of nearly $7,400¶

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q2 i? 82 percent of students in five LINCS consortium colleges in 2015 were employed within the three quarters after completing their first certification track course, with average quarterly earnings of nearly $7,400 (about $29,600 annually). → Nan Maxwell 2017

Evidence¶

Nan Maxwell 2017¶

Nan Maxwell, Sarah Dolfin, Julie Bruch, Dara Lee Luca. (2017). Outcomes from a Certification Program for Early Career Professionals in Supply Chain Management. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/outcomes-from-a-certification-program-for-early-career-professionals-in-supply-chain-management

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Descriptive outcomes analysis using student-level data from five of the nine LINCS consortium colleges for students completing a certification track course in 2015. The report states 82 percent were employed and "average quarterly earnings of nearly $7,400"; no effect size is printed for this descriptive finding.

"More than four-fifths (82 percent) of students in five LINCS consortium colleges in 2015 were employed within the three quarters after completing their first certification track course. They had average quarterly earnings of nearly $7,400, which corresponds to an annual salary of $29,600."

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