Presents a meta-analysis of transfer shock, the grade point average (GPA) drop experienced by many community college transfer students. Reviews findings from 62 studies of the magnitude of GPA change. Reports 79 percent of the transfer students experiencing transfer shock and 67 percent recovering from it. (DMM)

Describes reverse transfers (i.e., students who transfer from four-year to two-year colleges) in terms of demographics, educational goals, and academic performance, using survey and academic data from 13 two-year colleges. Finds significant differences between reverse transfers and two-year natives in terms of race and other demographic…

Investigates the pre- and post-transfer academic performance of 40 male college basketball, football, and baseball players with two-year college transfer credit. Compares transfer and native student athletes in terms of grades and enrollment in physical education and other courses. (DMM)

Reports on a study of the differences in the learning styles of 400 community college students in career and transfer programs as measured by the Canfield Learning Styles Inventory. Presents findings by program area and sex. (DMM)

Describes a study comparing the academic achievement of two-year college transfer students (N=60) with that of their native counterparts (N=60) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Results revealed no significant differences between the two groups in terms of grade point average or achievement test scores. (DMM)

Compares curriculum enrollments of 9,907 North Carolina community college Black and White students. Presents results revealing status hierarchies in the broader college transfer, technical, and vocational programs. Indicates that Black female students may have a greater status disadvantage in program enrollments than Black males. (DMM)

Investigates students' reasons for migrating from an urban to a suburban community college district as reported in the college choice literature and a three-campus survey. Migrating students rated academic factors highest, safety of moderate importance, and proximity of less importance. Transfer patterns and attitudes were similar across ethnic…

Describes a study of the effects of a summer bridge program on the academic, personal, and social development of underrepresented and low-income transfer students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Tracks 1988 entering Transfer Summer Program students for their first two quarters at UCLA. (DMM)

Discusses a study of 10,196 Los Rios Community College District students, their characteristics, and reasons for attending and leaving college. Compares first-time students (54.7 percent) with noncompleter and completer lateral transfers (19.2 percent and 7.5 percent) and noncompleter and completer reverse transfers (12 percent and 7.6 percent).…

Describes a longitudinal study of 92 new students at South Mountain Community College (Phoenix, Arizona), focusing on educational goals and goal strength, grade point average, and postenrollment employment or educational patterns. Recommends that colleges establish matriculation plans and individual programs of study for students. (DMM)

Describes a study which contrasted the persistence rates of community college transfer students with those of native university students over a six-year period. Indicates that transfer students had lower persistence rates than native students during their second and third terms, though rates for the fourth term showed no differences. (DMM)

Describes a study of the college-related experiences of 1980 high school graduates who enrolled full time at one of six San Francisco area community colleges in fall 1980 and were still enrolled at the same college in fall 1984. Reports that 28 percent were concurrently enrolled in a four-year college. (PAA)

Describes a study investigating how adult students attending the two-year University of Wisconsin Centers compared to younger students in terms of their characteristics, goals, academic performance, where they went to college or the barriers to going on, educational plans, and evaluation of the Centers. (AYC)