The Community College Research Center and the Aspen Institute released the second edition of the Transfer Playbook, aimed at improving upward transfer from community colleges to four-year universities. The report highlights evidence-based strategies that have effectively increased transfer rates, emphasizing that only 16% of community college attendees earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. The authors stress that transfer success remains stagnant, particularly among low-income and minority students, and call for institutions to adopt comprehensive reforms based on successful practices.
Transfer and bachelor's attainment rates for students who start in community colleges have remained virtually unchanged since we started tracking transfer in 2015.
Previous surveys have shown that a majority (80 percent) of community college students aspire to a bachelor's degree, but only 16 percent earn a bachelor's degree within six years of starting college.
The report details how colleges and universities can implement three evidence-based strategies that improve transfer and includes examples of institutions that are successful in this work.
The playbook identifies colleges and universities that have achieved better outcomes for various groups using some of the recommended practices.
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