A study was conducted by the Washington State Board for Community College Education to determine how effectively the state's community colleges perform the transfer function. In spring 1988, students who were about to complete their first bachelor's degree were surveyed to identify those who had not transferred (native students), four-year college transfers, out-of-state transfers, and community college transfers. The telephone interviews were completed with 424 of a sample of 688 students, who provided information on patterns of and reasons for enrollment, personal and academic characteristics, the quality of their preparation for transfer, and effectiveness of the transfer process. Study findings included the following: (1) among bachelor's degree recipients at public regional institutions, about 48% had transferred credits from a Washington community college; (2) community college transfers completed their bachelor's degrees with the same majors, final year grades, and plans for the future as native students; (3) location and cost were the major reasons given for beginning studies at the community college; (4) 70% of the community college transfers said their college encouraged them to transfer; and (5) about 27% reported that the four-year institution did not accept at least one course the students had assumed would transfer. (AJL)