While student transfer is a major component of the U.S. postsecondary education system, the loss of credits during transfer remains a significant issue. The following data note explores the drivers of credit loss in two states that were part of the Credit When it’s Due initiative.
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A major goal of reverse transfer policies is to increase associate’s degree attainment. In 2017, CWID researchers provided an update on the number of associate’s degrees conferred in CWID states, and found that the results varied by state.
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Using data from seven CWID states, the Data Note 8 examines the types of associate’s degrees awarded via reverse credit transfer. As universities and community colleges collaborate to award associate’s degrees via reverse credit transfer, it is important to know what type of associate’s degrees students are receiving.
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In October 2015, the Credit When It’s Due (CWID) research team summarized associate’s degree attainment outcomes during the first two years of the grant. Data Note 4 reports the aggregate number of degrees conferred via reverse transfer and estimates the potential of reverse transfer to increase state degree attainment.
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Future research on community college transfer needs to explore access and success among underserved populations, partnerships between two- and four-year institutions and the impact of policy. These recommendations emerged from a meeting of 18 transfer research scholars at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2016 meeting.
While CWID Data Note 5 explored the impact of state eligibility requirements on whether students qualify for reverse transfer, Data Note 6 dives into why many eligible students still do not receive an associate’s.
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A fundamental question associated with reverse transfer policies relates to the value of the associate’s degree. In 2015 when the Credit When It’s Due initiative was underway, research on the impact of receiving an associate’s degree after transfer was limited. In Data Note 3, CWID researchers helped close that gap by exploring the influence of the associate’s degree prior to transfer on bachelor’s degree outcomes.
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The state-level criteria for reverse transfer eligibility impacts the number of students who will qualify for the opportunity to earn an associate’s while on a baccalaureate degree path. As part of the Credit When it’s Due Initiative (CWID), researchers closely examined the impact that eligibility requirements had on students in Colorado.
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The second data note in the Credit When It’s Due (CWID) initiative examined the prevalence and nature of state legislation and institutional reverse transfer programs in 2015.
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This first in a data note series that draws upon student-level data collected to answer key questions of interest in the CWID community related to reverse transfer and transfer more broadly. Originally published in 2015, the series reported emerging results from the CWID initiative and still informs ongoing development and implementation of reverse transfer policies.
Continue reading “CWID Data Note 1: Cumulative and Reverse Transfer Credit Policies”