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Transfer and Articulation from Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions: Hope on the Horizon

Interviews with 28 professionals and research into the latest scholarly literature and news and feature articles from respected educational publishers formed this highly informative report on an important issue facing all of higher education.
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Eight Transfer Student Success Stories in Progress

This is a companion report to "Transfer and Articulation from Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions: Hope on the Horizon." The eight students featured in this document have transferred from community colleges to four-year institutions. Their interesting and personal stories are representative of a broad range of challenges and opportunities students encounter on their pathways toward earning a bachelor's degree.
News:

04/24/2012: Ten Colleges Enter Into Articulation Agreements with Ashford University, by Ashford University, The Sacramento Bee, PR Newswire

04/02/2012: 17 Ohio Schools Spend $26M on Switch to Semesters, by Associated Press, Coshocton Tribune

03/13/2012: Area Colleges Trying to Make Transfers Easier, by Bryan Bullock, Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

02/28/2012: Harper Joins with U. of I. for 4-year Engineering Degree Program, by Jim Jaworski, Chicago Tribune

02/03/2012: Are Community Colleges Separate and Unequal? , by Allen McDuffee, The Washington Post, Think Tanked

10/30/2011: Students Opt for Community College, Transfer to DePaul, by Laura Wilson, The DePaulia, Student Newspaper of DePaul University

10/20/2011: WICHE Awarded Grant to Improve Transfer Process, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, WICHE Programs and Services

10/14/2011: Articulation is on Lawmakers' Radar, by Garry Boulard, Community College Times

10/12/2011: EAC-ASU Partner for Bachelor Degrees, Contributed Article, Eastern Arizona Courier

10/09/2011: College Partnerships Key to Higher-Ed Success, by Leah Bornstein and John Haeger, The Arizona Republic, Opinions

10/06/2011: Transfer Students Do Not Factor Into Graduation Rates, by Liz Farmer, The Daily Texan

10/05/2011: Session Looks at Future of 2-Year Education in Montana, by Mary Pickett, billingsgazette.com

09/10/2011: Upper Peninsula Schools Aim for Success in Reverse, by Associated Press, mlive.com

08/30/2011: Think in Reverse, by Paula Krebs, Boston Daily

08/24/2011: Stress Value in State Advocacy Efforts, by Ellie Ashford, Community College Times

08/24/2011: Plan Puts Tennessee Community Colleges on Pathways Toward Degrees: Goal is to Ease Track into Universities, by Richard Morgan, The Commercial Appeal

08/19/2011: Texas University Eases Transition for Nursing Students, by Times Staff, Community College Times

08/10/2011: Florida's "2+2 Pathways to Success Program" Earns National Nod, by Florida Board of Governors Release , WCTV2

07/27/2011: Ivy Tech, IUPUI Unveil New Transfer Agreement, Ivy Tech Community College

07/21/2011: Paths to the Bachelor's Degree, by Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed

07/14/2011: College Board Report Highlights the Perspective of 4-Year Institution Leaders on Enrolling and Educating Transfer Students from Community Colleges, College Board

06/14/2011: Blocked Transfer, by David Moltz, Inside Higher Ed

06/14/2011: Michigan Two- and Four-Year Colleges Team Up To Boost Minority STEM Enrollment, by Eric Freedman, Diverse

04/08/2011: Six Keys to Saving by Starting at Community College, by Ron Lieber, New York Times

09/29/2010: New Law Makes It Easier to Transfer to Cal State, by Terrance Chea, Sign On San Diego

Reports & Articles:

04/28/2012: Virginia’s Two Year College Transfer Grant, VaHigherEd.com

04/15/2012: Opening Up a Path to Four-Year Degrees, by Michael Winerip, The New York Times

03/18/2012: University of Akron to Steer Some Prospective Freshmen to Community Colleges, by Karen Farkas, Cleveland.com

03/17/2012: Two-year Colleges Coveting Four-year Degrees, by Matthew Miller, Lansing State Journal

03/14/2012: Conference: Experts Describe Challenges in Opening Paths Between Two-Year, Four-Year Schools, by Angelica Martin, Diverse

03/13/2012: Anti-Transfer Bias, by Mitch Smith, Inside Higher Ed

02/29/2012: Credit Transfer Heats Up in Ontario, by Rosanna Tamburri, University Affairs

02/28/2012: A Third of Students Transfer before Graduating, and Many Head Toward Community Colleges, by Jennifer Gonzalez, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Students

02/23/2012: Policy Blog Series: Transferring Focus?, by Matthew Smith, Boosting College Completion for a New Economy

02/20/2012: A Sure Thing, by Mitch Smith, Inside Higher Ed

02/14/2012: Building Pathways to Transfer: Community Colleges that Break the Chain of Failure for Students of Color, by Patricia Gándara, Elizabeth Alvarado, Anne Driscoll and Gary Orfield, The Civil Rights Project

02/14/2012: Minority Students Lag in Transferring From California's Community Colleges, by Joanna Chau, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Students

02/2012: Reverse Transfer Students and Postsecondary Outcomes: A Potential Opportunity, by Eric J. Lichtenberger, Illinois Education Research Council

02/2012: Transfer & Mobility: A National View of Pre-Degree Student Movement in Postsecondary Institutions, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

02/2012: Building Pathways to Transfer: Community Colleges that Break the Chain of Failure for Students of Color, by Patricia Gándara, Elizabeth Alvarado, Anne Driscoll & Gary Orfield, Civil Rights Project

01/23/2012: POV: Alternative Options Can Smooth Transfer Path, by Julie Bilz, Community College Week

01/19/2012: Financially Helping High-achieving Transfer Students, by Tabitha Whissemore, Community College Times

01/03/2012: California's Higher-Education Disaster, by Kevin Carey, The Chronicle of Higher Education

12/21/2011: Missouri Looks to Ease College Transfers, Increase 2-year Degrees for 4-year Students, by Alan Scher Zagier, The Republic

12/18/2011: What Do You Mean, I'm Not Graduating?, by Dean Dad, Inside Higher Ed

12/16/2011: Community Colleges' Growing Stake in STEM, by Tabitha Whissemore, Community College Times

12/02/2011: Community Colleges: The Road Less Travelled to the Hilltop, by Laura Engshuber, The Hoya

September-October 2011: The Transformation of Higher Education Through Prior Learning Assessment, by Anya Kamenetz, Change, The Magazine of Higher Learning

10/28/2011: Building More Sophisticated 2+2 Partnerships, by Lisa Romano-Arnold, Community College Times

10/13/2011: Hispanics Must Look Beyond Two-Year Colleges, by Joanne Jacobs, Community College Spotlight

10/2011: The Context of Their Coursework: Understanding Course-Taking Patterns at Community Colleges by Clustering Student Transcripts (CCRC Working Paper No. 35), by Matthew Zeidenberg & Marc Scott , Community College Research Center

09/12/2011: Guest Commentary: Keeping Higher Education Within Reach For All, by Bruce D. Benson, denverpost.com

09/2011: Charting Pathways to Completion for Low-Income Community College Students, by Davis Jenkins and Madeline Joy Weiss, CCRC

09/2011: Partnering for Student Success: A 2 + 2 Teacher Education Program, by Erin Landers and Denise Derrick, League for Innovation in the Community College, Learning Abstracts

09/2011: A New Solution? Community Colleges Begin Offering BSN Degrees, by Debra Wood, NurseZone.com

08/2011: Sense of Direction: The Importance of Helping Community College Students Select and Enter a Program of Study, by Colleen Moore and Nancy Shulock, Institute for Higher Education Leasdership & Policy

07/29/2011: College Students: Know Your Major or You May Pay Double, by Denise-Marie Balona, Orlando Sentinel

07/28/2011: 80% Of Community College Students Want A 4 Year Degree, Stanford University, The College Puzzle

07/22/2011: A Welcome Mat for Community-College Transfer Students, by Richard Kahlenberg, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Innovations

07/17/2011: Illinois Tests a Financial Incentive for Transfer Students, by Beckie Supiano, The Chronicle of Higher Education


07/14/2011: 4 Out of 5 in Community College Want to Transfer, Report Says, by Lily Altavena, The New York Times, Education, The Choice

07/2011: Improving Student Transfer from Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions - The Perspective of Leaders from Baccalaureate-Granting Institutions, by Stephen J. Handel, College Board

06/23/2011: "Reverse Transfers" Can Improve Statistics, by Scott Nelson, Texas Community College Teachers Association (tccta)

06/19/2011: Reverse-Transfer Programs Reward Students and Colleges Alike, by Donna Ekal and Paula M. Krebs, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Commentary

06/17/2011: The Trouble With Transfer Reforms, by Joanne Jacobs, Community College Spotlight

06/11/2011: Guest Blog: The Trouble with Transfer Articulation Policies, by Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, The Education Optimists

06/03/2011: Facilitating Community-College Transfers, by Richard Kahlenberg, The Chronicle of Higher Education

06/2011: Articulation Agreements and Prior Learning Assessments - Tools to Help 21st Century Students Achieve Their Postsecondary Education Goals and Keep America Competitive, Center for American Progress

06/2011: Affordability and Transfer: Critical to Increasing Baccalaureate Degree Completion, The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

04/2011: Implementing Statewide Transfer & Articulation Reform: An Analysis of Transfer Associate Degrees in Four States, by Carrie B. Kisker, Richard L. Wagoner and Arthur M. Cohen, Center for the Study of Community Colleges

2011: Time To Completion: Transfer Credits, Lumina Foundation

2011: Transfer to ASU: Student Stories, Arizona State University

09/19/2010: Silent Partners in Transfer Admissions, by Stephen J. Handel, The Chronicle of Higher Education

04/2010: Reforming Transfer and Articulation in California: Four Statewide Solutions for Creating a More Successful and Seamless Transfer Path to the Baccalaureate, by Carrie B. Kisker, Arthur M. Cohen, Richard L. Wagoner, Center for the Study of Community Colleges

01/11/2010: A New Role for Community Colleges? Proposal Would Let Campuses Offer Bachelor Degrees, by Helen Gao, Sign On San Diego News

08/2009: Crafting a Student-Centered Transfer Process in California: Lessons from Other States, by Colleen Moore, Nancy Shulock and Cristy Jensen, Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy

06/2009: Best Practices in Statewide Articulation and Transfer Systems, by Hezel Associates and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

05/2009: Can Transfer and Articulation Policies Propel Community College Students to a Bachelor Degree-and Is This the Only Goal?, Betheny Gross and Dan Goldhaber, Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)

2009: Book Review: Community College Transfer Guide by Don Silver, by Gabriela Borcoman, iJournal

05/2008: Community Colleges and Higher Education: How Do State Transfer and Articulation Policies Impact Student Pathways?, by Dan Goldhaber, Betheny Gross and Scott DeBurgomaster, Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)

01/30/2009: Community College Transfer and Articulation Policies: Looking Beneath the Surface, by Betheny Gross and Dan Goldhaber, Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)

01/09/2009: How to Ensure Your Community College Credits Transfer to a 4 Year University, by Grace Chen, Community College Review

2008: Interview with Mark Davies: The Transfer Process, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation





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