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Professional Background

George & Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education and Director, Community College Research Center
Director, National Center for Postsecondary Research

Educational Background

B.A. Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude in Economics

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Economics

Scholarly Interests
Labor economics, education policy, and community colleges.

Selected Publications

Bailey, T. (2008, February). Beyond traditional college: The role of community colleges, career and technical postsecondary education in preparing a globally competitive work force. The New Role of Higher Education Attainment in Global Competitiveness and Income Opportunity: Implications for National Policy, 23(1), 25–30.

Calcagno, J.C., Crosta, P., Bailey, T. & Jenkins, D. (2007, September). Does age of entrance affect community college completion probabilities? Evidence from a discrete-time hazard model, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 29(3), 218-235.

Bailey, T.R., & Morest, V.S. (2006). Defending the Community College Equity Agenda. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Bailey, T., Jenkins, D., & Leinbach, D. T. (2006, September [updated]). Is student success labeled institutional failure? Student goals and graduation rates in the accountability debate at community colleges (CCRC Working Paper No. 1). New York: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University

Bailey, T., Crosta, P., & Jenkins, D. (2006, August). What can Student Right-to-Know graduation rates tell us about community college performance? (CCRC Working Paper No. 6). New York: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Calcagno, J.C., Bailey, T.R., Jenkins, D., Kienzl, G. & Leinbach, D.T. (2006, August). Is Student -Right-To-Know All You Should Know? An Analysis of Community College Graduation Rates. Research in Higher Education, vol. 47(5).

Scott, M., Bailey, T.R., & Kienzl, G.S. (2006, May).  Relative success: Determinants of college graduation rates in public and private colleges. Research in Higher Education, 47(3), 247-277.

Alfonso, M., Bailey, T., & Scott, M. (2005, April). Educational outcomes of occupational sub-baccalaureate students: Evidence from the 1990s. Economics of Education Review, 24(2), 197-212.

Hughes, K., Karp, M.M., Fermin, B, & Bailey, T.R. (2005, October ). Pathways to College Access and Success. Washington, DC: OVAE.

Bailey, T. (2005, October ). Implications of Educational Inequality for the Future WorkforcePaper prepared for The Social Costs of Inadequate Education symposium, Teachers College, Columbia University. Bailey, T.R., &

Alfonso, M. (2005). Paths to persistence: An analysis of research on program effectiveness at community colleges [Monograph]. Lumina Foundation for Education New Agenda Series, 6(1).

Bailey, T., Jenkins, D., & Leinbach, T. (2005, January). Community college low-income and minority student completion study: descriptive statistics from the 1992 high school cohort. New York: Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center.

Bailey, T. & Morest, V.S. (2004, February). The organizational efficiency of multiple missions for community colleges. New York: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Bailey, T., Hughes, K., & Moore, D. (2004). Working Knowledge: Work-Based Learning and Education Reform. New York: Routledge Falmer.


Thomas Bailey

Thomas R Bailey

George & Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education

Director, Community College Research Center
Director, National Center for Postsecondary Research

Phone: 212-678-3091
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Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu