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Tracking Transfer Student Progress

Tracking Transfer Student Progress. Alice van Ommeren Senior Researcher California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. Martha Ellis Associate Vice Chancellor Community College Partnerships University of Texas System.

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Tracking Transfer Student Progress

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  1. Tracking Transfer Student Progress Alice van OmmerenSenior ResearcherCalifornia Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Martha Ellis Associate Vice Chancellor Community College PartnershipsUniversity of Texas System Christine KellerDirector of Research/VSA Executive DirectorAssociation of Public & Land-grant Universities

  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. Who goes where?

  11. 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%

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

  13. 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

  14. 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

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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. UTS: Core Completers and GPA

  19. UTS: Associate Degree Completers and GPA

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

  21. 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

  22. Policy changes Accountability report includes transfer enrollments and graduationwww.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.orgwww.transfer101.0rg

  23. 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

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

  25. 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

  26. Overview of NSC Database 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

  27. 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 Developed as alternative to IPEDS graduation rate Focuses on student success in higher education system

  28. Time-to-Degree 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

  29. Percent Time at Home Institutionby Admit Status

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

  31. TTD by Admit Status & Pell Grant Freshmen Transfers

  32. 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

  33. Graduation Rates by Race/EthnicityFall 2000-2006 Cohorts 113 four-year institutions 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

  34. Questions? Concurrent Session 1: Follow up: Tracking Student ProgressAdvarado F

  35. Alice van OmmerenCalifornia Community College Chancellor’s Officeavanommeren@cccco.edu Martha Ellis Associate Vice Chancellor Community College Partnershipsmellis@utsystem.edu Christine KellerAPLU Director of ResearchVSA Executive Directorckeller@aplu.org

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