Beyond Transfer

Collaboration between a university and a community college in south Florida shows what happens when institutions focus on the work that “needs to be done right now.”

Arizona State University's use of innovative technology in response to the changing needs of today’s students, 40 percent of whom begin at community colleges, is successfully building capacity to better serve transfers.

Now's the time to put dual enrollment to work better expanding college access and connecting underserved students to high-opportunity bachelor’s degree pathways.

Zoom meetings, online shopping, self-checkout machines, cloud-based technologies … You’ve probably experienced these during the pandemic more than ever. They...

For the 80 percent of students who begin at a community college with the intention of earning at least a bachelor’s degree, their chances of success are shaped from the moment they begin their educational journey.

While states have been increasingly focused on student mobility, the vast majority of their policies still focus on linear two-year to four-year transfer -- potentially missing the 43 percent of students who transfer multiple times and others who accrue learning and credits in circuitous ways.

For access-oriented colleges and universities, many of which are governed by public systems, stepping up to fix transfer is critical both for extending opportunity to more individuals and for ensuring the survival of these vitally important institutions.

At UD Sinclair Academy, bridging the transfer gap between University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College goes beyond the traditional articulation agreement, clearing roadblocks that stop too many talented, ambitious students from achieving their goals.