Lost credits hurt transfer students
Lost credits make it difficult for community college transfers to earn a bachelor’s degree, concludes a new study. Fifty-eight percent of students transfer with at least 90 percent of their credits; 14...
View ArticleMaking the transfer dream a reality
Eighty percent of community college students say they plan to transfer and earn a four-year degree, but only 15 percent will earn a bachelor’s degree in six years. Now colleges and universities are...
View ArticleUC plans to streamline transfers
Making it easier for community college students to transfer will expand opportunity and improve diversity at the University of California, argues a task force report.
View ArticleEarly transfers risk debt but no degree
Most community college students who transfer to a four-year college or university haven’t completed a two-year degree. That lowers their chances of completing a bachelor’s degree, a new study finds....
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Illinois sets lower standards for blacks, Latinos
Under a No Child Left Behind waiver, Illinois schools will set lower standards for blacks, Latinos, low-income students and other groups, reports the Chicago Tribune. For example, while 85 percent of...
View ArticleCalifornia builds transfer bridges
The University of California hopes to restrain college costs and expand diversity by streamlining community college transfers.
View Article40% of transfers lose all credits
More than a third of college students transfer, losing an average of 13 college credits, according to a new federal study. Nearly 40 percent of transfer students get no credit at all, losing nearly a...
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Open access, but not open exit
Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida has won this year’s Aspen Prize for community college excellence for a 62 percent graduation and transfer rate, far higher than the 40 percent national average....
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Where college dreams come true
College dreams are coming true for minority students in Orlando, reports Saundra Amrhein on Politico. Orlando’s University of Central Florida is working with four nearby state (formerly community)...
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‘Transfer maze’ costs time, money
Starting at a low-cost community college, then transferring to a four-year university is supposed to be the cheapest route to a bachelor’s degree. But many California students waste time and money...
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