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ERIC Number: ED640546
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Dec-5
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More Transparent Admissions Standards Can Help Students Transfer to Highly Selective Colleges
Lena Shi
Brookings Institution
Too many policies and practices aiming to improve college access and admissions overlook an important group of prospective enrollees: current college students. Substantial policy attention is placed on supporting college applications and decisions for those applying straight from high school. Even though one million students switch into a new college each year, these transfer students are often overlooked when it comes to improving college access and outcomes. Eighty percent of community college students aspire to earn a bachelor's degree, but only 14% do so. That is because most never transfer. This post discusses results from a study that show when highly selective colleges clearly communicated a guaranteed admissions pathway for community college students, transfers and subsequent bachelor's degree completion increased.
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Brookings Institution
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