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Direct linkHigdon, Angela Loretta – ProQuest LLC, 2018
A growing number of postsecondary students transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution. The joint admissions program between Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) and Western Kentucky University-Owensboro (WKU-O) is a unique example of such a transfer relationship. Research is needed to understand the nature of the joint…
Descriptors: Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Universities, Transfer Programs
Download full textLeSage, Ann; Samis, John; Hinch, Ron; Longo, Fabiola; DiGiuseppe, Maurice; Goodman, William; Percival, Jennifer; De La Rocha, Arlene; Rodrigues, Anna; Raby, Phil; Sanchez, Otto – College Quarterly, 2014
This study evaluates the impact of a College to University Pathway Program in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at The University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The findings support the assertion that Pathway students perform as well as or better than students who enter university directly from secondary school. This finding is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Sciences, Community Colleges, College Transfer Students
Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1984
A study was conducted at Howard Community College (HCC) to determine the performance of HCC students at transfer institutions. Four factors related to transfer success were examined: earning an associate degree at HCC; enrolling in a community college transfer program; length of time spent at HCC; and academic preparation and achievement at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Peer reviewedDavies, Timothy Gray; Dickmann, Ellyn M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1998
Identifies a fall 1994 cohort group of students transferring from Colorado's 15 community colleges to Colorado State University. Within this cohort, two groups were formed based on their earned grade point average. Focus group discussions regarding the transfer experience were transcribed and qualitatively coded. Implications for practice include…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Focus Groups
Townsend, Barbara; Carr, Deborah; Scholes, Robbie – 2003
The purpose of this study was to compare the academic performance of three student groups within the University of Missouri-Columbia's (MU) undergraduate teacher education program for two cohorts of students. The first cohort totaled 132 students who graduated in 2002. One hundred eight of these students were native/first-time freshmen, 5 were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedRice, Steven – Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, 1996
Describes a study of the effectiveness of the Colorado Core Transfer Program (CORE), or general education course requirements at all state community colleges. Indicates that students who completed CORE transferred more credits and completed courses at a higher rate than noncompleters, but that no significant differences in grades were found. (AJL)
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Core Curriculum
Laanan, Frankie Santos – 1995
In fall 1995, a study was conducted of students who transferred from California community colleges to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to determine their academic performance and to explore the nature of their adjustment. Two transfer populations were examined: students enrolled in the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), a program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Laanan, Frankie Santos – 1996
The Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), run by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), allows state community college students to pursue an honors program while completing prerequisites for transfer. A study was conducted to compare the characteristics, experiences, and academic performance of TAP and non-TAP transfers to UCLA, with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Young, Frank – 1985
In 1984, a study was conducted in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) to examine the state of transfer education in the district. During the first phase of the study, available data were gathered and examined with respect to: (1) flow of district transfers to the University of California (UC) and California State University…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Clagett, Craig A.; Huntington, Robin B. – 1990
Information gathered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission's (MHEC's) automated student tracking system is analyzed to assess the transfer rate and academic performance of Prince George's Community College (PGCC) transfers to four-year institutions in Maryland. The first section examines the number of transfers from PGCC, providing a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedKinnick, Mary K.; Ricks, Mary F.; Bach, Susan; Walleri, R. Dan; Stoering, Juliette; Tapang, Belen – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1998
Reports on a partnership formed in 1992 to study the transfer process among and between high schools, community colleges, and universities. Describes results in terms of student flow patterns, efficiency of the transfer process, and academic performance patterns. (14 citations) (VWC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationMuzeroll, Terry; And Others – 1986
In 1986, a study was conducted at Middlesex Community College (MxCC) to examine selected demographics of that year's graduating class and to compare them with similar statistics compiled for 1985 graduates. The graduating classes were compared in terms of students' major, sex, age, full-/part-time status, average number of semesters attended,…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Credits, College Graduates, College Programs
Belcher, Marcia J.; Baldwin, Anne – 1991
Designed to facilitate the dissemination of information, particularly within Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), this report consolidates transfer statistics on Florida's community colleges provided by several state sources. These sources include the annual Articulation Report published by the Division of Community Colleges, the annual State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students
