Purpose: This article examines the literature on the transfer function in American higher
education, and it reviews three primary dimensions of transfer:(a) the transfer function and …

Many of the democratizing opportunities provided by community colleges are diminished in
the eyes of policy makers by inadequate rates of success. In particular, large proportions of …

2 redesigning america's community colleges tion efforts such as the US Department of
Education's College Navigator website, which allows students and parents to compare …

It is well established that students who begin post-secondary education at a community
college are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree than otherwise similar undergraduates …

In this study, a theoretical model is tested to examine factors shaping the decision to pursue
STEM fields of study among students entering community colleges and four-year institutions …

Using critical policy analysis focused on racial-ethnic equity, this study analyses state policy
documents and accountability instruments governing transfer from 2-year colleges to 4-year …

The successful transfer of community college students to four-year institutions has been and
remains a subject of intense scholarly, policy, and public interest. For a variety of reasons …

This research uses the nationally representative Beginning Postsecondary Study: 2003–
2009 to investigate the relative significance in upward transfer of individual and institutional …

Objective: Problems with credit mobility, or the transfer of credits from a sending to a
receiving institution, may be one reason why community college transfer students have low …

Despite the long-standing centrality and growing prevalence of transfer in the American
postsecondary system, students, college professionals, and policymakers decry the lack of …