1. CCA Hawai‘i Summit UH Transfer Data
Donald O. Straney, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy
September 28, 2017

2. Undergraduate enrollment is down at UHM and UHH, and growth is slowing at UHWO
We are all aware of the declining enrollments in the last several years. West Oahu has continued to see increases but at much lower rates of growth.

3. Transfers are a large share of new entrants to UH 4-years
Students Starting at a UH 4-year¹ and Transfers²
Fa16/Sp17
Looking at enrollment of new entrants over both fall and spring, we can see that transfer students are more than half of new enrollments at all 4 year campuses. For West Oahu is it 75%. Native students on this chart are first time students at the 4 year campuses.
Note: Enrollment of transfer students tend to be large in Spring while enrollment for First time students relatively small. So the combined fall and spring looks different from just fall.
¹ Students entering as first time freshmen; excludes unclassified students.
² UHCC transfers are students who were home-based at a UHCC anytime prior to transferring.
Transfers include classified and unclassified students.

4. Only two campuses met performance-based funding goals for transfer
Only WO and LEE met transfer goals

5. 73% of UHCC classified first-time freshmen intended to transfer to a 4-year institution
Average of Fall
¹Indicated Interest
in Transfer
73%
Based on the student record update form that the students are required to fill in every semester, 73% of newly entering students into the CC’s ultimately want to earn a 4 year degree.
Source: Student Record Update form

6. But, among the 2014 group, only 8% transferred to a UH 4-year and 3% transferred to a non-UH 4-year within 3 years
¹Indicated Interest
in Transfer
73%
But after 3 years, on 8% actually transferred to a UH 4 year and another 3% to a non-UH 4 year.
This is a large group of students that we need to improve our efforts to help them achieve their goals.
Source: Student Record Update form

7. UHCC transfers to UH 4-years are flat while transfer to other 4-years increased
In the past fall 2016 and spring 2017, the growth of UHCC transfers to non UH 4 years increased. At the same time, transfer to UH four years remained flat.
¹ Unduplicated counts. UHCC transfers are students who were home-based at a UHCC anytime prior to transferring.
Transfers include unclassified and classified students.

8. UHCC Transfer Out to Non-UH Institutions
Top Non-UH Institutions for UHCC Transfers,
AY to AY
Institution
State
Total
Hawai‘i Pacific University HI
489
Chaminade University of Honolulu
466
University of Phoenix² AZ
387
University of Nevada Las Vegas NV
193
College of Southern Nevada²
152
Arizona State University²
117
American Public University System² WV
107
University Of Maryland - University College² MD 92
Northern Arizona University² 71
Grand Canyon University-Traditional²
Top Majors of UHCC Transfers Attending
Non-UH Institutions,
AY to AY ¹
Major
Total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
426
Business Administration and Management, General
343
General Studies
283
Psychology, General
224
Pre-Nursing Studies
177
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
155
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
140
Business/Commerce, General 88
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 83
Accounting 62
Most of the transfer are to campuses in Hawaii and also to those that specialize in distance education. The majors are Nursing, Business and other majors that are available at our campuses.
¹ Based on available major data from the National Student Clearinghouse
² Primarily online
Source: National Student Clearinghouse

9. UHCC transfers¹ have high first year retention rates compared to students starting at a UH 4-year² First Year Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates
UH Mānoa
Starting at UHM
Transfer UHCC
Transfer Non-UHCC
UH Hilo
Transfer UHCC
Starting at UHH
Transfer Non-UHCC
UH West O‘ahu
There seems to be a prevailing notion that UH CC transfer students do not do well but their first year retention rates are comparable if not higher than those of native students. Non UH CC transfer students have much lower retention rates and may be the reason that transfer students are perceived as not doing well.
Transfer UHCC
Starting at WO
Transfer Non-UHCC
¹ UHCC transfers are students who were home-based at a UHCC anytime prior to transferring. For this slide, transfers exclude unclassified students.
² Students entering as first time freshmen, excludes unclassified students.

10. UHCC transfer students have better graduation rates
Graduation Rates, Fall 2010 Cohort – Full-Time Students¹
2YR
4YR
6YR
UH Mānoa
First-Time Freshmen
24.7%
58.2%
UHCC Transfer
24.4%
63.8%
Non-UHCC Transfer
11.5%
49.7%
UH Hilo
11.0%
34.9%
22.9%
51.4%
13.6%
37.6%
UH West O‘ahu
0.0%
13.8%
27.1%
61.2%
39.4%
66.7%
2 year grad rates for UH CC transfer students are also very comparable to 4 year grad rates for Native students. Similarly 4 year grad rates for UH CC transfer students are comparable if not better than 6 year grad rates for Native Students. Here again, we see that grad rates for non UH CC transfer students are lagging.
¹ Excludes unclassified students.

11. UHCC transfers exceed 60 credits at entry
Average Credits at Transfer into 4-Years1
UH Mānoa
Transfer UHCC
Transfer Non-UHCC
UH Hilo
Transfer UHCC
Transfer Non-UHCC
UH West O‘ahu
UHCC transfer students come into the 4 year campuses with more credits than the non UH CC transfer studetns. 68 credits at Manoa, 66 at Hilo and 78.5 at West Oahu.
Transfer UHCC
Transfer Non-UHCC
¹ Reflects only credits that transferred to 4-year campuses. Transfers include classified and unclassified students.

12. Transfer students¹ graduate with more credits than students starting at a UH 4-year² Average Credit Hours³ at Graduation
UH Mānoa
Transfer UHCC
Transfer Non-UHCC
Starting at UHM
UH Hilo
Transfer Non-UHCC
Transfer UHCC
Starting at UHH
UH West O‘ahu
They graduate on average with a similar number of credits more than native students, approximately 10 more at Manoa and Hilo, and about 20 more at West Oahu.
Transfer Non-UHCC
Transfer UHCC
Starting at WO
¹ Excludes unclassified and second bachelor students.
² UHCC transfers are students who were home-based at a UHCC anytime prior to transferring. Transfers include unclassified and classified students.
³ All Completed SH

13. On average, UHCC transfers take less than 3 years to graduate after transfer Students Starting at a UH 4-year¹ and Transfers² Average Time to Degree
UH Mānoa
Starting at UHM
Transfer Non-UHCC
Transfer UHCC
UH Hilo
Starting at UHH
Transfer Non-UHCC
Transfer UHCC
UH West O‘ahu
Their time to degree on average is about 2 and a half years. Including their time at the UHCC, they take about a semester more than native students to graduate.
Starting at WO
Transfer Non-UHCC
Transfer UHCC
¹ Students entering as first time freshmen, excludes unclassified students.
² For transfers, TTD is starting from the most recent entry to the 4-year campus. Excludes second bachelors, includes classified and unclassified students.

14. Summary Transfers are a critical enrollment component
At our 4-years, transfers comprise a larger population than those who started at the 4-years
UHCC transfers make up a large portion of new entrants – more than a quarter at Mānoa and Hilo and more than half at West O‘ahu
UHCC students plan to transfer, but few actually do (in 3 years)
Of those who transfer, an increasing number go elsewhere

15. Summary (cont’d) Compared to first-time students, UHCC transfers:
Have higher retention and graduation rates, in general
Graduate with more excess credits
Take about one semester longer to graduate

16. Mahalo