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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
Bach, Susan K.; Banks, Melissa A.; Blanchard, David K.; Kinnick, Mary K.; Ricks, Mary F.; Stoering, Juliette M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Examines undergraduate reverse transfer students in an urban environment, finding complex patterns of institutional attendance. Results imply that the community college plays multiple roles in the lives of those who transfer from a four-year institution. Investigates why these students leave the university, the role of the community college in…
Descriptors: Attendance, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
McIntyre, Chuck – 1984
In response to requests for information on transfer education in California, this report examines the number and rate of transfers from two- to four-year institutions, the ethnicity of transfer students, the academic performance of transfers, and questions remaining to be answered. After a summary of major study findings and background material,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, 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
