This study examined the transfer trends for, and significant differences between, transfer students who graduated from community college career-oriented programs and students who graduated from liberal arts programs and looked at possible factors which affect these trends and differences. The results indicated students who made better grades in…

At Prince George's Community College (PGCC), in Maryland, a comprehensive freshman academic monitoring database has been developed to follow the progress of peer groups of first-time students entering each fall through their sixth year of potential enrollment. Using the new database, as well as information from the Maryland Higher Education…

In order to study transfer trends in Maryland, a method was developed for matching student records at two-year sending institutions and four-year receiving institutions in the state. Transfer matrices, which utilized the computerized fall enrollment records of all public two- and four-year institutions in Maryland, allowed for a campus-to-campus…