This data note explores the extent to which the student population earning baccalaureate degrees at community and technical colleges mirrors the demographic characteristics of the student population earning baccalaureate degrees in comparable programs of study offered by four public universities in Washington State. Demographic analysis reveals…

Overall, too few students are completing two-year college. Those who complete are still starting off unequally. About one-third of students earning academic degrees do not transfer, but rather go directly to work and find their degree has little value in the labor market. Research suggests they could have benefitted from having marketable skills…

This report highlights the proportion of students who enroll in the community and technical colleges with intent to transfer, growth in the number of students completing coursework under transfer agreements designed to facilitate transfer to baccalaureate institutions without loss of credit, and continuous improvements in Washington's transfer…