college transfer mission of community colleges in the us
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College Transfer Mission of
Community Collegesin the United States
Presented by:Dr. Sharon Morrissey
Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Research
Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and ResearchVirginia Community College System
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GREETINGS!
from Governor Terry McAuliffe
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COMMUNITY COLLEGESIN THE U.S.
1,200 community colleges in the U.S. In 2014,
42% of all US undergraduate students enrolled in community colleges (about 10 million students)
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HISTORY OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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Who Are Community College Students?Curricular Function ofCommunity
Colleges
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Non-creditcontinuingeducation
RemedialEducation
Englishas a SecondLanguage
High School Equivalency for adults who did not complete high school
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Academic Transfer (Associate in Arts & Associate in Science)
Vocational -Technical(certificates & associate in applied science)
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Who Are Community College Students?Who are community
college students?
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More likely to be
1st generationCollege student
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTCHARACTERISTICS
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More likely to be from under-represented minority & economically disadvantaged populations
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTCHARACTERISTICS
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More likely to be older than traditional age college students
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTCHARACTERISTICS
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More likely to attend
part-time
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTCHARACTERISTICS
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Why Do Students Choose Community Colleges????
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Benefits of starting at a Community College
Access
AffordabilityRemediation
Smaller class sizes
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Open access: Most programs do not have selective admissions criteria
Remediation: For students with academic deficiencies (not college-ready)
Cost: Community college tuition is affordable — in Virginia, 1/3 of university tuition
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Community College
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Fall 2015 –350,000 undergraduate students in public community colleges and universities
177,000 were enrolled in community collegesalone
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIESPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
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Associate of Arts and Associate of Science
are the two typical transfer degree
pathways
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A Typical baccalaureate degreeLower Division• 1st two years• General education courses
designed to provide student with breadth and depth of general knowledge
• Lower-division prerequisites, if required, for student’s intended program major
• 100 and 200 level course numbers
Upper Division (Major)• 2nd two years• Higher-level majors courses and
internships that prepare students for the career field or further study
• 300 and 400 level course numbers
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Typical College Transfer Program MajorsAssociate of Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Liberal Arts
Associate of Science• Business Administration
• Engineering
• Science
• Social Science
• Computer Science
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Transfer Outcomes in VirginiaIn Virginia, 14,208 students transferred from community colleges to public universities in 2009-2010
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71% of transfer students complete
baccalaureate degrees within 3 to
5 years post-transfer
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Nearly 1/2
of Virginia’s bachelor’s degree completers
in 2015 earned credit from a community
college
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More diverse student
population
Fill vacant seats
in upper division classes
Financial
Gain
Benefits for Universities
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What Makes Transfer Work?What MakesTransfers Work?
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Policy Supports for College Transfer• US Department of Education
Definition of a Credit Hour• Transfer Based on Course Equivalency
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
• Quality Assurance
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Virginia-Specific Policy Supports• Virginia Guaranteed Admission
Legislation
• Virginia College Transfer Grant
• State Council for Higher Education in VA• Policy, Research and Evaluation
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Faculty Engagement• Curricular alignment
• Curriculum pathways
• Advising Support
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CHALLENGES
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Course Alignment
Credit Transfer
MultipleGuaranteed AdmissionsAgreementPrerequisit
es for the major
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Increase number of
baccalaureate completers
Save money
for the state (community
college education costs the state
less)
VALUE of college transfer
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