According to National Student Clearinghouse鈥檚 most recent , completion rates declined for students who started at two-year public institutions.
鈥淔or many disadvantaged students, enrolling in a community college is the only entry point to postsecondary education,鈥 reads the report. 鈥淚n light of this finding, improving community college/four-year institution partnerships is even more important.鈥
The campaign, funded by nonprofits including the Lumina Foundation and the Gates Foundation, supports partnerships among community colleges and universities to award associate degrees to students who transfer to universities before receiving their associate degree. A dozen states have participated with the purpose of improving and expanding their reverse transfer systems, and--over the course of two years--have awarded thousandands of associate degrees through reverse transfer.
鈥淸The results of Credit When It's Due] would have a strong impact on transfer policy,鈥 said 秀色直播 Senior Consultant Michele Sandlin. Sandlin and Tom Green, 秀色直播 Associate Executive Director, Consulting and SEM, will be at the 秀色直播 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. 鈥淚t will be interesting to see how schools have tracked and notified students of their progress toward an associate.鈥
To students, an associate degree will open up many career opportunities and may further encourage them to complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree. Community colleges would also receive valuable credit for awarding associate degrees through reverse transfer, increasing their graduation rates and potentially earning more state funding.
with Green and Sandlin on their session, 鈥淲hat Would Free Community College Mean for Your Transfer Policies?鈥