Since their inception, community colleges have included the transfer function as a central mission. However, arguments have been made contending that community colleges have systematically diverted students toward occupational education. In the 21st century, community colleges continue to contend with multiple missions and identities, especially…

In Texas, as in other states, fewer than a quarter of the students earning associate degrees end up applying to universities. The eventual result is widespread underemployment and a stagnating work force that doesn't keep up with population growth. However, Texas educators are trying to change that with two ambitious programs--one aimed at college…

As student mobility continues to rise, the United States is challenged to increase transferability between institutions of higher education. Creating courses that are recognizable across institutions can increase the number of degrees and aid the knowledge-based economy. Europe addressed this issue a decade ago when they initiated the Bologna…

The transfer student phenomenon in higher education is as increasingly complex as the transfer students causing the phenomenon. The collection of narratives in this study reflected transfer experiences of theatre students who were navigating the educational pipeline from community colleges to four-year institutions to major in the theatre…

The present study shows data on all students (regardless of class status upon entry) who entered Hofstra as transfers from 4-year schools and 2-year schools in 1966 and 1967. For these students, probabilities of persistence are shown as a function of their advanced standing and previous school grade-point average. Success (persistence) is defined…

The 2-year Associate of Science (A.S.) degree is normally awarded for nontransferrable degree completion. The author discusses methods to offer A.S. students opportunities to obtain a bachelor's degree. (PG)

THESE PROCEEDINGS REFLECT THE UNIVERSITY'S GROWING CONCERN FOR THE TRANSFER STUDENT AND AN AWARENESS OF CERTAIN PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE COOPERATIVELY SOLVED. THE TRANSFER STUDENT'S STATUS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS STATE AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS WORK TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF JUNIOR COLLEGES. WHILE EFFECTS OF CURRICULUM CHANGES ON THE…

Discusses a study that explored the extent to which transfer students from one community college were prepared for five university courses. Found that transfer students were able to perform as well as native students in introductory biology, English, and psychology courses, but not in math or chemistry courses. Contains 13 references. (VWC)

In November of 2007, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology contracted Insightrix Research, Inc. to conduct a survey of individuals who graduated from post-secondary institutions in Alberta in the fall of 2005 or the spring of 2006 (excluding apprenticeship graduates, who are surveyed through a separate initiative). The purpose of the survey is…

Since it is anticipated that the college transfer population will double over the next 2 years, Frostburg State College developed the Transfer Student Advisement Program consisting of: (1) individual on-campus registration; (2) mail-in registration; and (3) large group on-campus registration. (Author/PG)

The issues and problems associated with transferring from one educational institution to another have existed for some time. This article reports on developments that may increase the flexibility and improve the efficiency of college-university transfer. Following a discussion of the numbers, types, and problems of transfer students, emphasis is…

GROWING ATTENTION TO ARTICULATION AMONG JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGES HAS RESULTED FROM THE INCREASED NUMBER OF COLLEGES, RECOGNITION OF PROBLEMS OF TRANSFER STUDENTS, AND ENROLLMENT PRESSURES AT ALL LEVELS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. EFFECTIVE ARTICULATION REQUIRES WIDESPREAD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TRANSFER STUDENTS, BASED UPON RESEARCH DATA. ALTHOUGH "TRANSFER…

A program of communication between faculty and administrations of two-year and four-year colleges provides for continuity in the mathematics programs of students transferring to the senior institutions. (SD)