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ERIC Number: ED640490
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: ERIC
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Helping Community College Students Climb the Transfer Ladder
CCCSE
Community colleges offer students points of entry to a better way of life, and one of the most significant ways they do so is through low-cost accrual of college credit that can be applied to a bachelor's degree upon transfer to a four-year college or university. Most students who attend community college intend to transfer; in fact, in a 2022 data collection through the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE ), 83% of respondents reported that they had plans to transfer to a four-year college or university (N = 7,572). But according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, only 32% of community college students transfer--and of those who do, only about half earn a bachelor's degree within six years. In the SENSE data collection, Pell recipients reported intending to transfer at the same rates as non-Pell recipients, but a closer look into the Clearinghouse data reveals that lower-income students are much less likely to actually transfer than their higher-income peers--25% vs. 41%. Therefore, the students who stand to gain the most from transferring and completing a bachelor's degree are the least likely to do so. This report highlights factors that help students have clearer plans regarding transfer, as well as areas in which they may need more guidance. This report contains data from 8,836 entering students across 40 community colleges who responded to a SENSE 2022 special-focus module on transfer supports.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE)
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