Describes a statewide study on completer (graduates of four-year institutions) and noncompleter reverse transfer students enrolled at the 14 community colleges in Kentucky. Finds that, based on the 885 students' answers (63% response rate): (1) noncompleters desired an associate's degree and basic skills improvement; and (2) completers wanted to…

This article considers national Australian data on reverse transfer--the transfer of students from bachelor programs or higher to sub baccalaureate programs, institutions and sectors. It finds that previous studies have overstated the prevalence and perhaps also the significance of reverse transfer. The data are not good, but the best conclusion…

The transfer of students in Missouri is multi-directional; that is, some level of transfer activity occurs between and within each major sector of higher education. The number of student transfers has risen from 15,500 in fall 1979 to 18,000 in fall 1982, with a peak of 20,000 transfers reported in fall 1981. The majority of student transfers…

Presents suggestions for community colleges to consider in developing admissions policies for transfer students. (RK)

The data indicate that the majority of students who transfer from four year colleges to two year colleges plan to continue their education toward a four year college degree. They benefit from the transfer by more realistic vocational goals and greater satisfaction and academic success in the new college environment. (Author/BY)

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducts surveys of postsecondary students to inform policymakers and the general public on a variety of issues facing higher education in the United States. An American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) researcher prepared this brief using data from NCES's Baccalaureate and Beyond…

This cumulative report presents the synopses of the major articles, research notes, and publications from the Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students (TRUCCS) project. After a Letter from the Director and sections on the people and origins of TRUCCS, and a synopses, the report contains the following sections: (1) Transfer…

Suggests that community college administrators know too little about the students already possessing baccalaureate degrees who are now entering community colleges in increasing numbers to seek a degree or certificate specifically to change their employment pattern and/or life-style. Recommends that community colleges carefully study this group and…

Considers a new facet in the articulation problem between two- and four-year colleges. (Author/RK)

Reviews and provides examples of the phenomenon of the reverse transfer student, the four-year college graduate who enrolls in the community college to learn a technical skill. (JG)

Reviews data on student transfers between colleges, especially transfers from community colleges to baccalaureate-granting institutions. Considers the overall transfer picture, community college transfer rates, and complicating factors such as varying times students spend at community colleges before transferring and the increasing incidence of…

Transfer (i.e., the movement of students and of their academic credits from one school to another) and articulation (i.e., services for transfer students) can no longer be thought of solely in terms of the linear progression of community college students to four-year institutions. While definitions and counting procedures vary considerably among…

Discusses a national study on postsecondary transfer and articulation. Finds that the majority of state higher education agencies collect transfer-related data and are prepared to use information to pursue improvements in the transfer environment, but that there appears to be a disconnection between the collection of transfer student information…

This paper describes a study conducted on a group of reverse transfer students (students that enroll at two-year colleges after attending a four-year baccalaureate institution) to increase knowledge about this growing population and address the shortcomings of previous research. Almost 1,400 reverse transfer students were sent surveys. According…

Data from a survey directed at reverse transfer students in the University of Kentucky Community College System was analyzed based upon the responses from two groups: 734 completers (those who had completed a baccalaureate) and 148 noncompleters. Profiles of reverse transfer students are compiled. Contains 28 references. (TGO)