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Closing the Transfer Data Gap: Using National Student Clearinghouse Data in Community College Outcomes Research.
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Bougham, Karl – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Discusses the availability of college transfer data now that the National Student Clearinghouse's (NSC) Enrollment Search service has been inaugurated. Illustrates the use of this data resource through a longitudinal cohort outcomes analysis conducted at Prince George's Community College, Maryland. (Contains 12 references.) (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection
An Investigation of the Highest Degree Held by Community College Students.
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Windham, Patricia; Perkins, George – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2000
Describes a study conducted to gather information about the number of two-year college students who hold baccalaureate degrees. Finds that, for academic year 1997-98: (1) 12,946 students out of 753,255 already had bachelor's degrees, 2,527 had master's degrees, and 142 had doctoral degrees; and (2) criminal justice development was the most popular…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Mobility, Reverse Transfer Students
Understanding Transfers: A Collaborative Community College and University Research Project.
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Bers, Trudy; Filkins, Joseph W.; McLaughlin, Gerald W. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Presents the results of a collaborative research project conducted by a community college and a university, which obtained information and students' perceptions about academic preparation, the transfer process, and experiences from a cohort of students who earned 12 or more units at the college and then transferred to the university. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Mobility
Examining the Effectiveness of Articulation Agreements through Community College Transfer Students: A Pilot Study of Teacher Education Transfers.
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Van Middlesworth, Charles; Carpenter-Davis, Cheryl; McCool, Maura – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Reports on a study that tracked the transfer of community college students in a teacher preparation program to a partner university. Reports that students found the transfer process to be smooth and did not experience a loss of credit hours. However, they completed a larger number of credit hours upon graduation than their native counterparts and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Community College Experiences after Transfer.
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Peterman, Dana S. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Presents an annotated bibliography of literature that shows how community college transfer students adjust to the different cultural and academic environment of four-year institutions. Suggests what community college faculty and administrators can do to prepare their students for the adjustment. Cites nine books and articles. (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students
Tying Transfer to Type of Associate Degree: A Tangled Knot.
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Townsend, Barbara K.; Barnes, Terry – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Argues that because students with vocational associate degrees are not usually expected to transfer to four-year institutions, studies examining academic performances of two-year college transfer students rarely use type of associate degree as a variable. Attempts to determine a relationship between type of associate degree and baccalaureate…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges