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Transfer Students: Examining Attitudes and Motivations to Help Sustain Their Success
Students in Transition Conference 10‐20‐13
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Transfer Students: Examining Attitudes and Motivations to Help Sustain Their Success
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Focus of our time together
Why focus on transfer students?
An overview of the college experience as revealed in the research report
Implications for campus action and best practice
Questions and discussion
One-third of all students change institutions
Of those who transfer:
• 37 percent transfer in their second year
• 22 percent transfer as late as their fourth or fifth years
• 25 percent transfer more than once
• 27 percent transfer across state lines
• 43 percent transfer into a public two-year college
Transfer and Mobility: A National View of Pre-DegreeStudent Movement in Postsecondary InstitutionsFebruary 2012
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Choices on the path to completion
Our primary goals
• To create a strong(er) connection with students early(ier)
• To engage students in reflective discussions about how to develop their talents and overcome areas of challenge
• To match students to the services they need (referrals to service offices)
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Transfer shock!
Early identification of risk factors
Early Intervention
Early Identification
Success
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Campus programs: Four-year private
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Campus programs: Four-year public
Campus programs: Two-year public
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2An overview of the transfer student experience as revealed in the research report
Noel-Levitz research papers
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What types of information would be most beneficial to help transfer students “get started right” on the path to college?
Student background information
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Condensing the semester into 20 minutes
Between 2010 and 20121,708 second-year students completed the motivational assessment
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• I transferred here from a community college.
• I transferred here from afour-year college or university.
Cohort definition
The statement that describes my currentcollege enrollment is:
• Work
• GPA
• Ethnicity
• Current enrollment
• Credits earned
• Dual enrollment here/other institutions
• Study plans
• Major status
• Degree sought
• College/program completion plans
Student background information
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Over 95 percent of incoming freshmen bring a strong desire to complete a degree
Transfer students’ commitment to college 93%
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85.2%
86.8%
91.1%
82.0%83.0%84.0%85.0%86.0%87.0%88.0%89.0%90.0%91.0%92.0%
Four-year privateinstitutions
Four-year publicinstitutions
Two-year publicinstitutions
I am able to grasp complicated ideas
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79.0% 79.3%
85.6%
74.0%
76.0%
78.0%
80.0%
82.0%
84.0%
86.0%
88.0%
Four-year privateinstitutions
Four-year publicinstitutions
Two-year publicinstitutions
I feel energized by the ideas I’m learning in most of my classes
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66.3%
59.6%
68.7%
54.0%
56.0%
58.0%
60.0%
62.0%
64.0%
66.0%
68.0%
70.0%
Four-year privateinstitutions
Four-year publicinstitutions
Two-year publicinstitutions
I have many friends andfeel at home here
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74.9%64.1%
58.0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
I think I will need to study more than I did lastyear.
Four-year private institutions
Four-year public institutions
Two-year institutions public
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of t
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Most transfer students think theywill need to study more
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48.5%
46.7%
48.0%
45.5%
46.0%
46.5%
47.0%
47.5%
48.0%
48.5%
49.0%
Four-year privateinstitutions
Four-year publicinstitutions
Two-year publicinstitutions
I have the financial resources thatI need to finish college
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Four areas of challenge for transfer students
Academics Advising
Careers Finances
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Data informs campus action plan
Attitudes/motivations
Satisfaction
Receptivity
Level of agreement with each scale and item: Student Student(A scale score of 100% = complete agreement. For each item, 1=low agreement; 7= high agreement) Scale Item
Score Scores
Academic Motivation
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Receptivity to Assistance
Institutional impressions
… satisfaction accounts for 17 percent of the variation in retention
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Satisfaction with academic itemsAll survey items OVERALL
nationalmean
My overall experience as a student at this institution 5.64
Degree of academic challenge in my classes here 5.75
Frequency of interaction with my instructors 5.57Variety of majors available 5.52
Level of interaction with other students 5.13
Variety of courses available in my (desired) major 5.41
Sense of belonging to the college community 5.08
Social life (both on and off campus) 5.10
Leadership opportunities in student government and other organizations
4.92
Opportunities to get involved in activities and events associated with my (desired) major
5.02
Frequency of communication with my academic advisor 4.83
Availability of service learning, internships, or work experiencesassociated with my career interests
4.86
Adequacy of financial assistance available to me 4.65
Satisfaction with your
experiences here thus far
(high = 7, low =1)
Transfer students’ satisfaction highlights
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58.7%
27.4%31.3%
62.3%
26.4%
35.9%
49.7%
24.5% 25.2%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Would like helpgoing forward
Received helppreviously
Gap
Four-year privateFour-year publicTwo-year public
I would like help preparing a written academic plan for graduation
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Advising
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75.7%
22.9%
52.9%
77.6%
23.2%
54.4%59.6%
23.2%
36.5%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
Would like helpgoing forward
Received helppreviously
Gap
Four-year privateFour-year publicTwo-year public
I would like to identify work experiences or internships
related to my major
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62.3%
27.0%
35.3%
65.8%
29.5%
36.3%
47.0%
29.8%
17.2%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Would like helpgoing forward
Received helppreviously
Gap
Four-year privateFour-year publicTwo-year public
I would like to explore advantages and disadvantages of my career choice
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48.5%
46.7%
48.0%
45.5%
46.0%
46.5%
47.0%
47.5%
48.0%
48.5%
49.0%
I have the financial resources that I need to finish college
Four-year privateFour-year publicTwo-year public
Finances
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Availability of financial assistance
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60.2%
37.1%
23.1%
62.9%
34.6%31.3%
54.5%
35.6%
18.9%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Would like helpgoing forward
Received helppreviously
Gap
Four-year privateFour-year publicTwo-year public
I would like to discuss options for financing my education
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Transfer students’ plans for college and degree completion
93.8%
4.8% 1.0%
93.7%
4.5% 1.4%
54.6%
42.3%
2.9%0.0%
10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%
100.0%
I plan to complete mydegree or program at
this college oruniversity
I plan to transfer toanother college or
university to completemy degree
I have not made adecision about myplans to re-enroll incollege next term
Four-year private
Four-year public
Two-year public
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Plans to work
35.5%
14.1%18.0%
12.8%
10.2%
9.5% 0 (I do not work) 35.5%
1 to 10 hours 14.1%
11 to 20 hours 18.0%
21 to 30 hours 12.8%
31 to 40 hours 10.2%
Over 40 hours 9.5%
3Implications forcampus action and best practice
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Sample Summary and Planning Report
Sample Summary and Planning Report
• Be “appropriately persistent”
• Develop a record-keeping trail
• Develop a sound understanding with other referral agencies
• Mark calendars and set reminders
Following up with transfer students
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Transfer Thursdays
Ideas from the audience
• Establish scholarships for transfer students
• Host transfer day(s)
• Offer workshops to demystify the process
• Develop a peer mentorship program for transfer students
• Identify a dedicated space for transferstudents
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1. Do you have a dedicated admissions staff trained to respond to transfer student issues?
2. Are your current processes transfer-friendly?3. Do you have dedicated resources on your Web site for transfer students?4. Do you have special visit days just for transfer students?5. Do you have effective orientations and intakes for transfer students?6. Have you adequately communicated your willingness and eagerness to
accept transfer students on your campus?7. Have you built relationships with organizations like Phi Theta Kappa to identify
excellent students from the community colleges in your region?8. Have you reached out directly to community colleges to establish more
sustainable relationships and partnerships?9. Do you have up-to-date articulation agreements you can readily communicate
to prospective transfer students?10.Do you make visits to community colleges to provide personal attention to
prospective transfer students.
Ten-point checklist for recruitingtransfer students
Does your institution offer:1. Orientation programs tailored specifically for transfer students, including
segments that address concerns such as transfer of credit, finances, major-related internships, and meaningful work experiences?
2. Programs beyond the usual classroom and advising services that connect transfer students to faculty, staff, and native students within academic or co-curricular interest areas?
3. Peer mentors for transfer students?4. Assignment of students to an advisor within the student’s major/area of
interest with an early focus on confirming or further refining a written academic plan?
5. An advising center devoted to transfer students?6. Career fairs for students who are undecided about a major?7. Academic support services based on areas of student need and receptivity?
Seven-point checklist for retainingtransfer students
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