Challenges in Calculating Two-Year College Student Transfer Rates to Four-Year Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Sylvia, Christine L.; Song, Chunyan; Waters, Tony
Titel	Challenges in Calculating Two-Year College Student Transfer Rates to Four-Year Colleges
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 34 (2010) 7, S.561-575 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
Schlagwörter	Transfer Programs; Community Colleges; Transfer Rates (College); Inferences; College Transfer Students; College Role; Social Influences; Economic Factors; Government Role; Comparative Analysis; Data Analysis; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Inference; Inferenz; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Sozialer Einfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Auswertung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Two-year colleges play an important role in facilitating transfers to four-year institutions. This has resulted in the demand to assess how well the community college systems train students for successful transfer to four-year bachelor-granting institutions. Existing datasets on two-year college transfer rates provides inconsistent and, sometimes, even contradicting answers. In this paper, we examine exactly why and how there are such varied results on two-year college transfer rates. Our findings indicate that there is no valid or universal measure of successful transfer programs. We find that such a measure is hindered by six factors: structural, technological, economic, governmental, and social. These factors make reliable comparisons of national and even statewide transfer success rates problematic. We suggest that policy makers should review existing datasets on two-year college transfer rates with a knowledgeable eye to avoid drawing inferences or making decisions based upon a review of potentially inaccurate comparisons. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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