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Are Community College Transfer Students "a Good Bet" for 4-Year Admissions? Comparing Academic and Labor-Market Outcomes between Transfer and Native 4-Year College Students
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Xu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Fletcher, Jeffrey; Fink, John E. – Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Using detailed administrative data from Virginia, this paper examines whether community college "vertical transfer" students who resemble "native four-year" students in their accumulated college-level credits and performance at their point of entry into the four-year sector perform equally well in terms of both academic and…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Outcomes of Education, Employment Opportunities, Comparative Analysis
Collaboratively Clearing the Path to a Baccalaureate Degree: Identifying Effective 2- to 4-Year College Transfer Partnerships
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Xu, Di; Ran, Florence Xiaotao; Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis; Dundar, Afet – Community College Review, 2018
Objective: This study develops an analytical framework for identifying effective partnerships between 2- and 4-year institutions that enable community college entrants to transfer to a 4-year institution and earn a bachelor's degree in a timely fashion. Method: Using the individual term-by-term college enrollment and degree records from the…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Regression (Statistics)