1. Tracking Transfer Student Progress Alice van Ommeren Senior Researcher California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Christine Keller Director of Research/VSA Executive Director Association of Public & Land-grant Universities Martha Ellis Associate Vice Chancellor Community College Partnerships University of Texas System

2. Focus of Presentation Tracking the progress and success of students who transfer to a 4-year institution to earn a bachelor’s degree.

3. “Tracking Facts” Over 60% of 4-year college graduates attend more than one institution Community colleges seen as access point and pathway to a bachelor’s degree – but transfer rates are low No standard, agreed upon way to track the progress and success of transfer students

4. Larger Context and Relevance Obama administration goal of “highest degree attainment in the world” within a decade  870,000 to 1.06 million more degrees 70% of high school students enroll in college, half leave with a degree Transfer rates from community colleges to universities very low To increase degree attainment must know more about progress of transfer students

5. California Community Colleges Alice van Ommeren Research & Planning California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

6. CCC Transfer Tracking System 110 colleges, 72 districts, 2.5 million students Student, course and faculty/staff data Colleges submit end of term, since 1993-94 Student identifiers allow for matching  CCC  CSU/UC  National Student Clearinghouse

7. Transfer Matching California Community Colleges Vertical transfers First-time freshmen CSU/UC match Public system transfer NSC match Private system transfers (non- and for-profits) Out-of-State transfers (public and private

8. Transfer System Metrics Metric #1 - Volume of Transfers  “How many students with at least 12 units transferred in year X from CCC’s to four-year institutions?” Metric # 2 -Transfer Rates  “Of students with behavioral intent to transfer who started in Year X, what % of them eventually transferred in X number of years?”

9. Volume of Transfers SegmentsApproximate California State University ~ 48,000 (51%) University of California ~ 13,000 (14%) Non-Profit Private 4-year~ 14,000 (15%) For-Profit Private 4-Year~ 12,000 (13%) Out-of-State (Public)~ 7,000 (8%)

10. Top For-Profit Transfer SchoolsFrequencyPercent University of Phoenix8,86873.5% DeVry University California8557.1% ITT Technical Institute7866.5% Academy of Art University 5444.5% Ashford University 3973.3% Argosy University 1551.3% Capella University 1161.0% Grand Canyon University 1161.0% Walden University 760.6% Strayer University 740.6%

11. Who goes where? CSUUC Non Profit For Profit White47.9%43.0%55.8%41.0% Black/Afr Am5.7%3.3%9.5%16.3% Hispanic26.9%16.2%21.3%30.1% Asian19.5%37.5%13.4%12.6%

12. Transfer Rate Transfer Rate Definition Behavioral intent - 12 units & attempted transfer Math or English Time to transfer - 6 years (10 is better) Transfer Rate Results Average Statewide - 42% Highest College - 58% Lowest College - 13%

13. Transfer Rates Demographics Ethnicity Asian - 56% White - 44% Hispanic - 31% Black - 36% Other Age - lower rates for 25 plus Gender – same rates

14. Comparing Transfer Rates Predictors of Transfer Bachelor attainment of the service area Percent of students over age 25 Transfer Rate Adjustments Expected and actual transfer rates Peer Grouping of Transfer Rates Clusters colleges that are alike for comparison

15. Policy and Program Implications Volume of Transfer Enrollment management Market share of private sector Flow of underrepresented students Transfer Rates Program evaluation purposes Transfer initiatives

16. Martha Ellis, Ph.D. Associate Vice Chancellor Community College Partnerships University of Texas System

17. State of Texas UT System  9 general academic institutions  6 health science centers  195,107 students  33% of all students enrolled in academic institutions  67% of all students enrolled in health- related institutions 7 other university systems in Texas 50 Community College Districts—Independent 610,500 students  75% of the state’s freshmen and sophomores  78% of all Texas minority students in higher education

18. Definitions Transfer student is one who has successfully completed 30 SCH at another institution  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board does track by community college to university but student unit tracking not available to institutions Core completer—completion of general education hours at community college Associate Degree completer

24. UTAUTAUSUTBUTDUTEPUTPAUTPBUTSAUTTTotals Core Curriculum Completer604924033622624661903182058 GPA First Year: < 2.011113546252003552307 GPA First Year: 2.0 - 2.49939150303613553308 GPA First Year: 2.5 -2.912814569355003064395 GPA First Year: 3.0 - 3.49122261597616814087517 GPA First Year: 3.5 >14230146567 44750486 GPA First Year UNK800985031245 UTS: Core Completers and GPA

25. UTAUTAUSUTBUTDUTEPUTPAUTPBUTSAUTTTotals Academic and Technical Degree Transfers6639281332275262803232612369 GPA First Year: < 2.011481338331945839326 GPA First Year: 2.0 - 2.4910010751373994844345 GPA First Year: 2.5 -2.91311511684156145559450 GPA First Year: 3.0 - 3.4914227191017573297463603 GPA First Year: 3.5 >1653130678070218444592 GPA First Year UNK1111795341253 UTS: Associate Degree Completers and GPA

27. UTS: Qualitative Research Focus Groups with successful community college transfer students Credit hours upon transfer Hours lost upon transfer Demographics: 50 %male/female 46% 1 st Generation 47%Hispanic, 38% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian 59% 18-24 yrs of age 41% 25 yrs and older

28. Transfer Students Speak Students say:  Advising is lacking at both cc and university  Academically well prepared by cc for university  Customer service needs to be improved in student services  Must be highly self motivated to navigate the system Recommendations:  Use transfer students as ambassadors,  Provide better information and utilize technology  Eliminate competitive attitudes between institutions

29. Policy changes Accountability report includes transfer enrollments and graduation www.utsystem.edu/OSM/accountability/2008/homepage.htm www.utsystem.edu/OSM/accountability/2008/homepage.htm Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships Statewide initiative with UTS, Texas A&M University, and Texas Association of Community Colleges Joint legislative platform Public awareness campaign Transfer101.org www.transfer101.0rg www.transfer101.0rg

30. Challenges Student unit tracking data Comprehensive transfer action plans that include sharing of student data Consistent information about state policies for core curriculum Competition for students based on current funding model and therefore reluctance to share information Definitions and tracking beyond 1 year for GPA

31. Christine Keller Director of Research and Policy Analysis Executive Director, Voluntary System of Accountability Association of Public and Land-grant Universities National Examples

32. Other Measures of Student Progress Success & Progress Rate  Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA)  National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data Time-to-Degree  APLU/Sloan Foundation Grant  National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data Community College Transfer Survey  The Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) - University of Oklahoma

33. 3,300 postsecondary institutions 92% of U.S. enrollment - 16.4 million students 86 million current and historical records 70% of degrees awarded in the U.S. StudentTracker provides mechanism to combine institution data with NSC data for variety of analyses and tracking Overview of NSC Database

34. Developed as alternative to IPEDS graduation rate Focuses on student success in higher education system VSA Success & Progress Rate Tracks student progress across 2-year and 4- year institutions using NSC data New cohort query available to all Student Tracker users

37. Pilot project by APLU and NSC, funded by Sloan Foundation Test common method for calculating undergraduate time-to-degree using days enrolled Combines NSC and institution data Benefits: comprehensive, comparable Time-to-Degree

38. Percent Time at Home Institution by Admit Status Admit StatusNTime Period Home Institution (mean) All Institutions (mean) % Time at Home Institution Full-time First-time Students 4148Years Terms Days 4.5 9.4 1042.8 4.9 10.2 1134.0 92% Transfer Students 1918Years Terms Days 3.5 7.0 792.7 5.7 12.0 1345.5 59%

39. Transfer Students: Days at Home Institution and Other Institutions

40. TTD by Admit Status & Pell Grant Freshmen Transfers

41. Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) - University of Oklahoma Voluntary data exchange among 500+ two-year and four-year institutions Comparative benchmarking data on retention and graduation by cohort  2-year cohorts: first-time full-time; first-time part- time  4 year cohorts: first-time full-time; first-time full- time STEM, community college transfers Community College Transfer Survey tracks full- and part-time cohorts with over 30 credit hours

42. Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity Fall 2000-2006 Cohorts Hayes, R. (ED). (2009) CSRDE Community College Transfer Report: The Retention and Graduation Rates of 2000-07 Community College Transfer Cohorts in 113 College and Universities Two-YearThree-YearFour-Year (2000-06)(2000-05)(2000-04) Black16.3%38.0%49.2% Hispanic21.0%48.2%60.2% Asian20.3%48.8%61.2% White22.4%50.5%62.2% 113 four-year institutions

43. Questions? Concurrent Session 1: Follow up: Tracking Student Progress Advarado F

44. Alice van Ommeren California Community College Chancellor’s Office avanommeren@cccco.edu Christine Keller APLU Director of Research VSA Executive Director ckeller@aplu.org Martha Ellis Associate Vice Chancellor Community College Partnerships mellis@utsystem.edu