This report contains student data obtained from the 1999-2000 Transfer Program Graduate Follow-Up Survey at Parkland College (Illinois). The alumni were surveyed during the summer following graduation. Results include: (1) about 89% of the students studied attended Parkland with an intent to transfer to a four-year university or college; (2)…

Describes a study of transfer students attending a large university in western Canada, which investigated students' satisfaction with their community college and university experiences, their academic success, and reasons students were glad they had begun at the two-year college or wished they had begun at the university. (DMM)

Prompted by concern over the low transfer rates of Black and Latino two-year college students in California, a study was conducted at the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) to examine the influence that student and institutional characteristics have on the access of CCSF's Black and Latino students to four-year colleges. Questionnaires were…

This study presents findings from the 2001-2002 Transfer Program Follow-Up Survey of Parkland College (Illinois) graduates. A total of 423 students from baccalaureate/transfer programs were contacted approximately 6 weeks after graduation. Of those, 253 returned surveys, for a response rate of 59.8%. More than 58% of respondents were female, 81%…

This study report summarizes the results of six follow-up surveys of Maryland community college students conducted between 1976 and 1982 to assess the success of the state's community colleges in preparing students for transfer to four-year institutions. After an introductory discussion of the transfer function of community colleges and the data…

Much of the institutional research conducted at Harcum Junior College, a private women's college, has focused on measuring the educational outcomes of students in relation to the college's objectives. Past studies have sought to determine how well Harcum prepares transfer curriculum students by analyzing rates of baccalaureate degree attainment,…

Information is provided from a follow-up study of 1980-81 graduates of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, which was conducted to determine their educational and employment status and views of the college and its programs. Introductory material outlines the purpose, procedure, and scope of the study, and provides the survey instrument and…

Surveys were mailed to the 257 students who had enrolled in the first of the core courses in the architecture transfer program (ARC) at Harper College between 1969 and 1978. Of the target population, 18% had stopped at this point; 22% had enrolled in two ARC courses; 20% had enrolled in three ARC courses; 21% had met minimum requirements by taking…

Cuyahoga Community College's (CCC's) Center for Articulation and Transfer Opportunities offers programs and services designed to increase opportunities and to improve the success of urban transfer students as they move from one level of education to another. The Center sponsors an intensive series of services and events designed to increase the…

In fall 1988, Arctic College (AC--Northwest Territories, Canada) in collaboration with Athabasca University (AU--Alberta, Canada) initiated the University Transfer Program (UTP) to provide first-year university education for full- and part-time students at the Yellowknife campus of AC. Program content, standards, and instruction were maintained by…