En Route to the Baccalaureate: Community College Student Outcomes.

Half of the 1999–2000 baccalaureate recipients in the United States attended a community college prior to obtaining the baccalaureate. Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) Longitudinal Study: 2000–2001 (NCES, 2003), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) examined how baccalaureate recipients incorporated community college attendance or courses into their undergraduate studies and how the outcomes of community college attenders differed from those who did not attend community college on their route to the baccalaureate.