In the last two years, the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) has conducted research on the number of potential and eligible transfer students in colleges, university colleges, and institutes in the fall of each year and the number that enrolled in a BC public university in the subsequent year with transfer as the basis of admission.…

This report provides a follow-up to the 1999 "Plan for Course and Credit Transfer Between Oregon Community Colleges and Oregon University System Institutions" by specifically responding to its call for ongoing data-collection and research efforts. The purposes of this report are as follows: (1) to summarize the results of four years of…

This 8-page document outlines the key findings of research conducted to assess the number and proportion of potential transfer students from Fall 2004 who subsequently registered at BC universities in 2005, as well as the mobility patterns of these students among all public post-secondary institutions in BC. The research was initiated to assist BC…

This statement, prepared by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Committee on Transfer and the Public Interest (Washington, D.C.), is addressed to institutions, accreditors and national higher education associations seeking to maintain and enhance conditions of transfer for students. It seeks to energize the ongoing national…

Summarizes findings from the 2001 survey of Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) graduates regarding their transfer experiences. Prior to data analysis, the respondents were divided into two curricular clusters (career and transfer) based on their program of study at the College. Of the 1,143 associate degrees awarded in 2001, 42.2% were…

This report presents the results of an analysis of admissions and transfer data from the 2000 British Columbia (BC) College and Institute Student Outcomes Survey. It addresses a number of issues related to the admissions and transfer experiences of former students from BC's college and institute system, from the students' perspective. Twenty-one…

This paper examines the role of state policy in influencing community college-baccalaureate transfer. It discusses the importance of two-year to four-year (2/4) transfer performance as a state policy issue, reviews national research about transfer patterns, and presents findings about state policy and transfer performance in six states. It…

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)

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…

Compares the methods of calculating the transfer rates of students transferring from community colleges to senior institutions developed by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges and the National Effectiveness Transfer Consortium. Indicates that neither of the models considers program of study and only one considers student intent. (12…

States that disagreements over whom should be counted as a transfer student or potential transfer student render it almost impossible to determine a national rate of students transferring from community colleges to the four-year sector. Urges administrators to improve on tracking the various types of community college transfers in order to yield a…

This report analyzes "vertical transfer," (or student transfer from two-year to four-year institutions, patterns in the United States. The paper explains the importance of this transition and highlights the strategies that are being employed to facilitate the transition, in addition to describing how both two- and four-year institutions can…

The Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum (IMPAC) is a faculty-designed, faculty-run project designed to assist the student transfer process from the California Community Colleges (CCC) to the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) systems. In June, 2000, the Chancellor of the California Community…

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…

This study will examine the feasibility of developing a student mobility tracking system that encompasses the entire post-secondary system in BC. Currently, the vast majority of the private post-secondary sector has no formal link with institutions in the public sector. As a consequence, little is known beyond anecdotal evidence about the…