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Direct linkTownsend, Barbara K.; Dever, John T. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Looks at students who move from a four-year to a two-year college in a process called reverse transfer. Categorizes these reverse transfer students, reviews what is known about their numbers, summarizes studies that describe the students and their experiences in the two-year colleges, and discusses institutional rationales for admitting them.…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
Barnes, Terry L.; Robinson, Laura M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Examines postbaccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) in Missouri to determine the nature and extent of mobility among recent public four-year college graduates who subsequently enrolled in community-college courses and programs. Presents state enrollment data and surveys chief academic officers of Missouri community colleges about their…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Townsend, Barbara K.; Lambert, Rivkah Y. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Describes (1) why both nondegree and degree-seeking postbaccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) attend two-year colleges and what they think of it, (2) what institutional changes or modifications these students would prefer, (3) what institutional problems their presence may create, and (4) how their presence can benefit two-year schools.…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Castro, Consuelo Rey – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Details California's experiences and paradoxes related to reverse transfer by giving some general background and state history of postsecondary policies. Provides results of recent interviews with some reverse transfer students. Contains 17 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Trends
Catanzaro, James L. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Discusses variables affecting the enrollment of reverse transfer students at Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Categorizes and profiles these reverse transfers into five groups: (1) special purpose, (2) technical degree, (3) enrichment postbaccalaureate, (4) specific-skills postbaccalaureate, and (5) transient students. Suggests…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
