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Understanding and Supporting the Successful Transfer of
Community College Students to Four-Year Institutions
Jennifer Glynn Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Jean RunyonFront Range Community College
Kent PhillippeAmerican Association of Community Colleges
May 2, 2019
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Our Mission The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need.
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Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
• 910 scholars since 2002
• 93% earn BA
• 69% attend a selective college
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Low-SES Students Are Underrepresented at Selective Colleges and Universities
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About This Research
‒ Purpose
‒ National Student Clearinghouse
‒ www.jkcf.org/Persistence
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Composition of the 2016 Entering Undergraduate Class
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Public institutions enroll four times as many communitycollege transfer students as private institutions:
305,730 versus 75,190
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Few Community College Students Transfer to Selective Institutions
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Great news!
4 in 5 (84%) community colleges sent one or more students to a selective institution
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Community colleges are more likely to transfer students to selective institutions that…
… have honors colleges…
… are larger …
… and are located in suburban
or urban settings.
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One-Year Retention Rates of Community CollegeTransfer Students, by Institutional Selectivity
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Six-Year Graduation and Retention Outcomes forCommunity College Transfer Students,
by Institutional Selectivity
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How do transfer students compare to
other students?
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One-Year Retention Rates, by Student Type and Institutional Selectivity
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Six-Year Graduation Rates, By StudentType and Institutional Selectivity
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Average Time (Years) to Degree for Community CollegeTransfer Students Graduating from
the Receiving Institution
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Discipline of Earned Bachelor’s Degree, Selective Institutions
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Key Takeaways
@ Selective Colleges:
‒ Low Transfer Rates
‒ High Success Rates
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Pathways to Transfer
American Association of Community CollegesMay 2019
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Front Range Community College
▪ Three campuses – NorthDenver, Boulder County, and Fort Collins
▪ Various transfer institutions
▪ 29,000 annual creditheadcount
▪ 40% first gen; 27% studentsof color; 80% part-time
▪ Colorado Community College System
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Guided Pathways
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“An integrated, institution-wide approach to student success based on intentionally designed, clear, coherent and structured educational experiences, informed by available evidence, that guide each student effectively and efficiently from point of entry through to attainment of high-quality postsecondary credentials and careers with value in the labor market.”
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▪ No clear path to a bachelor’s degree.
▪ Credits don’t transfer.
▪ Poor alignment between two- and four-year programs.
▪ The transfer process can often be perplexing.
pp. 27-32
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The Transfer Playbook
▪ Communicate Transfer
▪ Share Data
▪ Dedicate Resources
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/
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Colorado State University
▪ One main campus in Fort Collins, CO
▪ Land Grant Institution
▪ 74 degrees, 250 concentrations, 10 online degrees
▪ 25% First Generation
▪ 25% Students of Color
▪ 25% Adult Learners/Veterans
▪ 25% Transfer Students
• of those, more than 50% come from CCs
▪ Front Range Community College is CSU’s biggest “feeder” school.
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# of Transfers Percent of transfers CSU students who earned a CC award before transferring
Bachelor’s degree completion rate among students
who transferred to this university
1,732 34% 63%
Major Transfer Partners Measures
Source: Davis Jenkins and John Fink, Tracking Transfer: New Measures of Institution and State Effectiveness in Helping Community College Students attain Bachelor’s Degrees, Community College Research Center, Teachers College Columbia University, Aspen Institute and National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, January 2016.
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Bridge: n. 1 a structure built over a river, railroad, highway, etc. to provide a way across for vehicles or pedestrians2 a thing that provides connection, contact, or transition …
Webster’s Dictionary
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Bridges to Baccalaureate (B2B)
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▪ Deep focus on transfer efficiency
▪ Attention to momentum metrics
▪ Building the “Scientific Résumé”
▪ Reducing transfer shock
Four key components
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▪ “Does this class transfer?”
▪ Instead: “Do I need it?”
▪ How B2B addresses this
Transfer Efficiency
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Momentum Metrics
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▪ Course development as an example of Program Momentum
▪ PSY 200 (Research Methods) and PSY 258 (Neuroscience)
▪ BIO 211 (cell biology)
▪ BIO 224 (genetics)
Momentum Metrics
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▪ Course sequencing as a Momentum Metric
▪ 6-7 semesters of Chemistry for a bachelor’s degree
▪ Chemistry should be taken as early as possible.
Momentum Metrics
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The “Scientific Résumé”
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▪ Learning community
▪ Custom transfer orientation session
▪ Peer mentors
▪ Coaching support
▪ Workshops and community building
▪ The promise of a B2B graduation cord
Reducing transfer shock
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Assessment
Tool for Assessing Progress Toward Adoption ofEssential Transfer Practices for Community Colleges
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1. Prioritize transfer.
2. Create clear, rigorous program pathways.
3. Provide tailored transfer advising.
4. Implement strategies for building effective transfer partnerships.
By “The Playbook”
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“…from point of entry through to attainment of high-quality postsecondary credentials and careers with value in the labor market.”
Pathways to Transfer
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Observations on
Transfer
KENT A. PHILLIPPE
AVP, RESEARCH & STUDENT SUCCESS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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Barriers (non-financial)
Structural barriers
Competition for students
misaligned incentives
resource constraints
Poor or inconsistent articulation agreements
Credit loss
Program variation
Lack of Information on transfer process
Location
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Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Completing College report
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Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Completing College report
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Prior Credentials:
another way of looking at transfer
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Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Undergraduate Degree Earners report
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Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Undergraduate Degree Earners report
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Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Undergraduate Degree Earners report
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Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Undergraduate Degree Earners report
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Questions?