Investigates the relationship between transfer rates and conditions that are beyond an institution's control. Finds that the percentage of students under age 25 and the percent of adults with a high school degree are positively associated with transfer, while expenditures per FTE, the percentage of males enrolled, and population density are…

In recent years, an emphasis has been placed on making the transfer process more effective and ensuring that all students are able to complete a Bachelor's degree. The Transfer Education Commission of the National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer (NCAAT), for example, has issued an agenda that identifies academic practices and policy…

Although the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), in Arizona, maintains an exemplary relationship and numerous transfer agreements with the state's public universities, systematic and operational problems still exist. Systematic problems include the accumulation of excessive college credit hours; changes in applicable transfer…

Community colleges have been criticized with respect to both the low numbers of students who transfer to four-year institutions and the inadequate preparation of the students who do transfer. However, there is no uniform method for calculating transfer students and the data that do exist on their performance indicate that they do as well as native…

This essay provides a historical review of articulation and transfer in the United States, and suggests trends for the future. First, the terms articulation and transfer are defined as the totality of services for students transferring throughout higher education and the formulas developed to exchange credits, courses, and curricula, respectively.…

The Joint Committee on Transfer Students (JCTS), comprised of faculty and administrators from two- and four-year institutions, was established by Virginia's State Council of Higher Education (SCHE) and State Board for Community Colleges (SBCC) in October 1990. In order to develop policy recommendations designed to facilitate student transfer, in…

In September of 1986, a joint articulation conference was held between the Open Campus of Valencia Community College (VCC) and the University of Central Florida (UCF). The conference brought together administrators, faculty, and staff from the two colleges to review current areas of cooperation, examine common concerns, and explore new…

In April 1990, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and the National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer conducted a national survey of 1,366 regionally accredited, degree-granting, two-year public and private colleges to identify practices used to foster and encourage student transfer to senior institutions.…

In response to legislative mandate, this report assesses progress in the implementation of 12 recommendations made in February 1985 by an intersegmental task force established to evaluate existing programs and financial services for community college Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) students who transfer to public colleges and…

This paper suggests ways that coordination between two-year colleges and baccaluareate institutions can be improved and the opportunities for successful student transfer can be enhanced, with particular reference to the mathematics curriculum and the role of mathematics instructors at two- and four-year institutions. After discussing the…

Background, methodology, and findings are summarized from a survey of California community colleges, which was designed to ascertain current and proposed policies and practices with respect to identifying and assisting potential transfer students, and maintaining effective articulation or liaison with high schools and baccalaureate-granting…

This is an interim report of the second full year of the "Fifteen Point Plan." Although majority of comparisons between groups shows no significant statistical differences, differentials in achievement may become more noticeable as the program effects are reinforced with time, and through cumulative experience. From data analyzed after…

Californias public and legislative demands over transfer performance as exemplified by the Partnerships for Excellence (PFE) Transfer model reflect a growing national trend. According to the Education Commission of the States, there has been a shift in the national mood from concern about fiscal accountability in education to one of educational…

This guide is designed to provide students, faculty, and guidance personnel at Rhode Island's three public institutions of higher education (the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and the Community College of Rhode Island) with information needed to expedite transfer among institutions. It includes specific institutional transfer…

The Illinois Articulation Initiative is a comprehensive statewide effort among colleges and universities to enhance the transfer process for students among all sectors of higher education in Illinois. One of the main features of the initiative is the general education core curriculum and a list of statewide articulated general education courses…