ERIC Number: ED615432
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 5
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Transfer Leaders Speak: Keeping Students on the Transfer Path during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Through the Gate
RP Group
In a spring 2021 survey of California Community College students exploring the impact of COVID-19 on their transfer journey, the RP Group identified colleges where students felt highly satisfied with the transfer support and communication they were receiving during the pandemic. To better understand what these community colleges were doing to effectively meet transfer students' needs during this period of disruption, the RP Group conducted follow-up interviews at five of these institutions. These conversations revealed: (1) new challenges impacting students' transfer success resulting from COVID-19; (2) adaptations to keep students on their transfer path during remote instruction; and (3) considerations for improving students' transfer outcomes as the pandemic evolves. This brief summarizes these interview insights, offering transfer practitioners and higher education leaders practical ideas for advancing transfer student retention and completion during these turbulent times. [For the main study's detailed methodology and findings, see "The Impacts of the Pandemic on Students' Transfer Journeys: A Technical Report from a Systemwide Study of California Community College Students" (ED615411).]
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Transfer Programs, Transfer Policy, Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Delivery Systems, Student Needs, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Technology Integration, Communication Strategies, Student College Relationship, Barriers, State Universities
RP Group. 369-B Third Street Suite 397, San Rafael, CA 94901. Tel: 510-527-8500; e-mail: info@rpgroup.org; Web site: https://rpgroup.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: Practitioners; Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: ECMC Foundation; College Futures Foundation
Authoring Institution: RP Group
Identifiers - Location: California
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