University of Wisconsin Transfers to the

Technical College System

1997-02 TRANSFERS TO THE WTC SYSTEM

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1,234 9971,3321,477 1,551

1,4001,2391,4871,6361,640

2,7882,7352,9793,1633,091

Total Transfers1997-98 6,005

1998-99 5,396

1999-00 6,444

2000-01 6,886

2001-02 6,871

•There was essentially no change in total transfers between 2000-01 and 2001-02

2001-02 TRANSFERS INTO THE WTC SYSTEM

WTCS24%

WAICU7%

OtherWisconsin

2%Out-of-

State23%

UW45%

Annual 2001-02 Transfers = 6,871

• The largest share of transfers comes from the UW System, 45%.

• UW transfers over the past five years have consistently been just under half of the total transfer students.

UW TRANSFERS TO THE WTC SYSTEM

2,788

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•Milwaukee accepted the highest number of UW transfer students (739).

•Eleven WTCS districts reported 100 or more transfers from the UWS.

2001-02 UW TRANSFER STUDENTS BY

RECEIVING INSTITUTION 2001-02 Total = 3,091

2000-01 UW TRANSFER STUDENTS BY SENDING INSTITUTION

•Transfers from the UW-Milwaukee (519) equal 77% of the 672 transfers from the two-year UW-Colleges combined.

2000-01 Total = 3,091

2001-02 Highlights

The total number of transfers remained essentially the same (-15) from 2000-01 to 2001-02 while UW transfers declined slightly (by 72 students).

At 45 percent, UW transfer students are just under half of the total.

The UW-Milwaukee is coming to rival the two-year UW Colleges combined as a source of transfer students, 519 to 672.

The Milwaukee Area Technical College accepted the largest number of UW transfer students (739).

Twenty-seven percent of UW transfer students reported they had completed four or more years of college.

WTCS Transfers to the University of Wisconsin

System

WTCS to UWS Transfer Trends

2,089 2,177 2,1232,290

2,540

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New Transfer Re-entry Transfer

UWS New Transfer Students:WTCS Enrollment Type

No Match8%Dual Enrolled

8%

Associate Degree Occupational Programs

56%

Liberal Arts Transfer

28%

UWS New Transfer Students:Graduation Rates

Combined (5th yr graduation plus 6th yr retention) rate for freshman transfers is 36% for WTCS transfers

The combined rate for WTCS sophomore transfers is 56%.

The combined rate for WTCS upper-class transfers is 66%.

UWS New Transfer Students:Campus-Specific Behavior

The largest source of in-state new transfer activity is from Milwaukee Area Technical College to UW-Milwaukee (359).

The second largest source of in-state new transfer activity is from Madison Area Technical College to UW-Madison (256).

Overall, WTCS students transfer most frequently to UW-Milwaukee (493) and to the UW Colleges (470).

Highlights of 2001-02

Compared to other transfer students, transfer students from WTCS enter with fewer credits, are older and are more likely to enroll on a part-time basis.

WTCS Liberal Arts Transfer students transfer in more credits, are younger, are more likely to enroll on a full-time basis, and are slightly more racially diverse.

Average 1st year GPAs for WTCS transfer students (2.9) are comparable to those of other transfers (3.0).

“Transfers” are only part of the story……

JACAPJoint WTCS/UWS

Program Assessment StudyWisconsin Technical

College System

University of Wisconsin System

WTCS to UWS Enrollment Over 27,000 students attended a WTCS district

in fiscal years 1994-95 through 2000-01 and subsequently enrolled at a UW campus.

Of these 27,000 students: Almost half (47%) enrolled in the UWS the

following year after leaving WTCS. 15% waited 1 year before enrolling at a UW 9% waited 2 years before enrolling at a UW 7% waited 3 years before enrolling at a UW 5% waited 4 years before enrolling at a UW

Program Type at WTCS

Undeclared45%

Technical Diploma

10%

Liberal ArtsTransfer

17%

Associate Degree

28%

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Initial Classification at UWS

Program Specific Enrollments & Assessment

Nursing Early Childhood Education Computer Information Systems (CIS) Marketing Criminal Justice

Nursing Between 1994 and 2000, over 640 students

started out in a WTCS nursing associate degree program and later enrolled at a UW.

A growing number of nursing students came to the UWS in the year immediately following their WTCS enrollment.

Despite this trend, a significant number of WTCS nursing students wait several years before enrolling at a UW.

WTCS Nursing Students:Programs Entered at UWS

UWS Program GroupAg & Natural Resources (01) 1Biological/Physical Sciences (02) 9Business (03) 10Communications/Arts (04) 4Education (05) 20Engineering & Architecture (06) 0Health-Related Professions (07) 171Home Economics/Personal Serv (08) 4Humanities/Liberal Arts (09) 8Math,Computer & Info Sciences (10) 2Public Admin/Legal Services (11) 6Social Sciences (12) 15Trades/Technical (13) 0Undeclared (14) 392Total 642

# of Students

WTCS Nursing Students:2nd Yr Retention in UWS

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WTCS Nursing AD Students in UWS Health-Related Majors All WTCS Nursing AD Students

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UWS Nursing Students:WTCS Source Program

WTCS Program # %

Nursing Associate Degree 166 43%

Nursing Assistant 115 30%

Liberal Arts Transfer 66 17%

Other 36 9%

Total 383 100%

Early Childhood Education Between 1994 and 2000, 222 students started

out in a WTCS early childhood education program and later enrolled at a UW.

Almost 60% of these students came to the UWS in the year immediately following their WTCS enrollment.

Of those with a declared UWS major, the majority entered the education field at the UW.

Computer Information Systems (CIS)

Between 1994 and 2000, over 700 students started out in a WTCS CIS program and later enrolled at a UW.

The majority of students (56%) enrolled in the UWS in the year immediately following their WTCS enrollment.

Of those with a declared UWS major, over half (54%) went into either Business, Math, or Computer & Information Sciences.

Marketing

Between 1994 and 2000, almost 700 students started out in a WTCS marketing program and later enrolled at a UW.

Over half (54%) of these students came to the UWS in the year immediately following their WTCS enrollment.

Of those with a declared UWS major, almost half (45%) went into a UWS business program. Another 22% went into a UWS education program.

Criminal Justice

Between the years 1994 and 2000, over 500 students started out in a WTCS criminal justice program and later enrolled at a UW.

This is an emerging area for articulation agreements.

Summary Studies of “Transfer” students capture about half

of the student movement from WTCS to the UW. Of the students who come to the UWS after

attending a WTCS, almost half enroll in the year immediately following their last WTCS year. One quarter wait 1-2 years before enrolling at a UW. And another quarter wait 3 or more years before enrolling at a UW.

While the largest number of students come to the UW from a WTCS associate degree occupational program, one-tenth come from WTCS technical diploma programs.

Summary (cont.)

A growing proportion of students from WTCS enter the UWS as freshmen.

Students who entered the UWS as sophomores or upperclassmen had slightly higher retention rates than those who entered as freshmen.

Program specific information is used to assist in the development and evaluation of articulation agreements.