transfer students: who are they?

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Transfer Students: Who Are They?

General Characteristics:• Math Skills: 40% did not reach Algebra II in high school

• Demographics: Typically non-traditional age

• Enrollment Level: No significant difference between full-time (32.6%) and part-time (33.9%) students

• Credits Earned in First Year: 32% earn 20+ credits their first year of enrollment

• Commitment: 87% of transfer students at four-year institutions and 79% at two-year institutions plan to stay with their declared major

Source: Noel-Levitz 2011 Pilot Study/Research Report: The Attitude of Second-Year College Students (and Transfer Student Addendum)



General Characteristics, continuedAcademic Assistance: Want more academic planning assistance; mixed regarding tutoring assistance

4-Year Private 4-Year Public 2-Year Public

Txfr Second Year

Txfr SecondYear

Txfr SecondYear

Academic Planning

58.8% 52.8% 62.3% 55.1% 48.0% 52.0%

Tutoring 45.3% 36.6% 47.4% 49.2% 37.0% 42.7%




General Characteristics, continuedEngagement: Less engaged; difficulty in making friends; less sense of belonging.


Txfr Second Txfr Second Year

Txfr Second Year

Feel at home 66.8% 78.5% 59.8% 70.2% 71.5% 72.3%

Easy to make friends

62.6% 77.1% 58.0% 68.2% 68.5% 7.10%




General Characteristics, continuedFinances: An average of 53% indicate that financial problems will interfere with their ability to finish


Txfr Second Txfr Second Year

Txfr Second Year

Do not have the Financial Resources

52.5% 49.2% 54.7% 46.3% 52.1% 52.2%



Transfer Students & Nationwide Data Trends


Transfer Students: National Data

National Student Clearinghouse Survey• Includes 95% of four-year institutions, 90% of two-year

institutions and 87% of four-year private institutions

• Fall 2006 Cohort

• Data on 2,792,961 students• 923,196 as transfers (33.1%)• 1,869,765 non-transfers (67.0%)

• Excludes post-degree transfers

• Review enrollment patterns only; does not include credits earned

• Nationwide review; regional numbers to follow



National Student Clearinghouse Survey

45.1%

34.0%

15.3%

3.3% 2.0% 0.3%

% of Students Studied by Institutional Type

Two-Year PublicFour-Year PublicFour-Year Private NonprofitFour-Year Private For-ProfitTwo-Year Private NonprofitTwo-Year Private For-Profit



Frequency of Transfer

Once

688,946

74.6%

Twice

156,638

17.0%

Three or more

77,613

8.4%

Total

923,196

100%

Frequency of Transfer

Source: National Student Clearinghouse



Timing of First Transfer

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Year 3 (2008-09)

Year 4 (2009-10)

Year 5 (2010-11)

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Timing of Transfer for Students Who Began at Community College


Community College 4-Year Public 4-Year Private 4-Year For Profit0%

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14.4%5.4% 6.0% 8.9%

32.7%36.6% 38.1%

20.9%

24.2% 31.8% 31.7%

26.3%

16.7% 16.0% 14.5%

26.2%

12.0% 10.1% 9.7%17.7%

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Destination Institution



Timing of Transfer for Students Who Began at Four-Year Public University

Community College 4-Year Public 4-Year Private 4-Year For Profit0%

10%

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27.5%15.6% 11.2% 10.3%

36.3%

42.2%43.7%

23.5%

19.2%25.3% 26.7%

25.7%

10.3% 10.4% 11.0%

23.9%

6.7% 6.5% 7.3%16.6%

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5




Five-Year Transfer Rates by Institution Origin

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Transfer Students & Oregon Data Trends


Transfer Students: Oregon Data

Graduation Rate of Community Colleges Transfers Who Entered OUS with an Associate’s Degree

See OUS Facts & Figures 2011, page 36 for OUS institution by institution community college transfer student graduation rates

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35.4%

66.1%

77.8%80.8% 82.2%


Transfer Students: Oregon Data

Six-Year Graduation Rate of OUS Entering Freshman

See OUS Facts & Figures 2011, page 34 for OUS institution by institution graduation rates

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Transfer Student Services:Magic Wands and

Best Practices


Transfer Student Services: Best Practices

Why change?

• Increase “new” students to your institution

• Increase persistence and graduation rates

• Reduce barriers

• Provide appropriate, “person-specific” entry and support services

• Not a new phenomena . . . this “trend” has been here for decades

And if that isn’t enough . . . providing services for transfer students may help avoid legislative intervention.



Know Your Transfer Students• Why do students transfer to your institution?

• At what institutions are your students concurrently enrolled?

• Why do students transfer out of your institution?

• Where are your students transferring to?

• How long are your students persisting post-transfer?

• From which institutions are your students receiving degrees?



University of California – Irvine• www.transfercenter.uci.edu

• Mission statement

• Weekly workshops: Managing the Transition, Summer Registration Planning, Financial Aid, Landing an Internship, Generational Identities, Test Taking, Stress Management

• Mentoring program

• Faculty coffee hours

• Student clubs

• FAQ videos

• Transfer student study and lounge spaces

• Online calendar



New York University• http://www.nyu.edu/students/undergraduates/student-communities/

transfertransitioning.html

• Transfer & Transition Ambassador program

• Student kitchen and lounge space

• Computer lab and printers

• Weekly newsletter

• “Getting started” webinar

• Prospective student information



University of Texas - Dallas• Transfer student orientation• Transfer student scholarships• Transfer credit equivalencies

University of North Carolina – Charlotte• Transfer student guide• Transfer student portal• Transfer student orientation

University of Central Florida• Transfer student guide• Transfer student orientation• Transfer student advising services



From Noel-Levitz• Immediately assign to an advisor• Provide easy access to and support for internship opportunities• Provide transfer credit information prior to enrollment

Post-Transfer Degree Awarding• Lumina’s Win-Win Initiative• UT-EP & EPCC Reverse Transfer Program



Institutional Partnerships

Course Articulation

Program Articulation

Block Transfer Agreements or Degrees

Co-Admission: meeting requirements at two-year

Co-Admission and Shared Services

Co-Admission with Co-Enrollment

Degree Partnership

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DPP Students

Non-DPP Students

Initial goal of earning bachelor’s degree 44% 29%

Enrolling in a community college same year as high school graduation

43% 22%

Full-time attendance each term 52% 28%

High family income for dependent students 50% 35%

Parent with bachelor’s degree or higher 53% 28%

Students who began in public two-year institutions who had co-enrolled had higher rates of bachelor’s degree attainment and persistence at four-year institutions than their counterparts who did not co-enroll (source: Peter and Carroll, 2005).


Transfer Student Checklist


Transfer Student Services: Ask Yourself

Entry Services

• Do you have admissions materials – both print and online – specific to transfer students?

• What “advice” do you provide to transfer students in those materials?• Do you have financial aid available specifically geared towards transfer

students?• Do you have someone who is a specialist with your articulation

agreements and are they accessible to students?• At what point are students told which credits may transfer to your

institution?• Is academic advising required for transfer students? • Do you offer advising specific to transfer students?• Do you have an interactive, online degree audit system?



Student Support Services• Transfer student orientation program• Mentoring programs• Student clubs• Specialized workshop• Dedicated spaces

Academic Contributions• Articulation agreements• Can students easily start a new certificate or degree program mid-year?• “Transfer Success” course• University classes offered for potential community college transfer

students, on the community college campus• How many lower-division transfer credits are accepted? How many

career and technical education credits?



Data• Do you have it?!• How many students transfer in?• Where do they transfer from?• At what point in the academic year are they transferring in?• How many credits do your students transfer in?• What is their incoming GPA?• What is their retention and persistence rates?• What is their graduation rate (both at your institution and elsewhere)?• How many of your students transfer out?• Which institutions do your students transfer to?• Why do your students transfer out?

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