|
SPOTLIGHT: Transfer Student Pathways to Success
Community colleges are a pathway to continued higher education for millions of students. Unfortunately, students who transfer to four-year colleges from community colleges often face challenges getting their bachelor’s degree. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, between 2015 and 2022, only 16 percent of students who transferred from community colleges completed their bachelor’s degree within six years. The completion rate was only 11 percent for lower income students.
Institutions of higher education have developed innovative partnerships and programs to help community college students successfully transition into and graduate from four-year colleges. Examples include: 2+2 programs, dual admission, guided pathways, minority student transfer support, transfer peer mentorship, post transfer support, and learning communities.
RESOURCES FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS
Community Colleges
U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Designing and Delivering Career Pathways at Community Colleges: A Practice Guide for Educators
ED's Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
Federal Student Aid Resources for Transfer Students
ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid
OTHER RESOURCES
The Emerging Role of Public Higher Education Systems in Advancing Transfer Student Success: Results of a National Study
National Association of System Heads
Reimagining Transfer for Student Success
American Council on Education
Tackling Transfer: Research & Tools
Tackling Transfer
Listen to Me: Community College Students Tell Us What Helps Them Persist
Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE)
Community College Survey of Student Engagement
CCSSE
Fast Facts 2022: Community College Enrollment
American Association of Community Colleges
Community College Research Center
Community College Research Center (CCRC)
| 
