Postbaccalaureate Reverse Transfer Students in Iowa: An Expanded Look at Community College Students with Previous Degrees Earned

This ethnographic case study examined how 16 Latinx community college students experienced the transition to a selective 4-year public research-intensive university. Participants encountered challenges with social isolation, adapting to a fast-paced quarter system and to large course sizes, limited access to information on resources, restricted access to majors, and maintaining healthy lifestyles while attending to academic achievement. Participants benefited from involvement with student organizations, family, and professors, and accessing selected university resources for transfer students.

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE REVERSE TRANSFER STUDENTS: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS

Community College Journal of Research and Practice ◽

10.1080/106689201750122389 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 271-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul A. Winter, Michael R. Harris,

Keyword(s):

Community College ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Transfer Students ◽

Reverse Transfer ◽

Reverse Transfer Students

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The Community College Penalty? Examining the Bachelor’s Completion Rates of Community College Transfer Students as a Function of Time

Community College Review ◽

10.1177/0091552116674550 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 3-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eric Lichtenberger ◽

Cecile Dietrich

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Community College ◽

Community College Students ◽

Transfer Students ◽

Degree Completion ◽

Bachelor's Degree ◽

Community College Transfer ◽

College Transfer ◽

Community College Transfer Students ◽

College Transfer Students

Objective: Recent studies have shown that community college transfer students are just as likely to graduate with a bachelor’s degree as students who directly enroll in a 4-year institution. However, these studies do not typically examine whether there is a penalty for community college students in terms of the length of time it takes to complete a bachelor’s degree. In this study, we seek to determine whether there are differences between community college transfer students and direct 4-year college entrants regarding the likelihood of bachelor’s degree completion as a function of time. Method: Propensity score matching with a posttreatment adjustment was used to create observationally equivalent groups of community college transfer students and rising 4-year college juniors. Propensity scores were calculated using a multilevel model with students nested within high schools to account for pretreatment contextual differences. Descriptive survival analysis was applied to ascertain whether differences existed in the cumulative rate of bachelor’s degree completion throughout a 7-year tracking period. Results: Several significant prematch differences between the two groups—community college transfers and 4-year college juniors—were established. It was then demonstrated how the matching process created adequate balance between the two groups on all observed covariates. Although community college students experienced an initial penalty with respect to degree completion until 125% of normal time, the penalty was no longer evident 6 years after initial enrollment in college. Contributions: Given this finding, we discuss the need for policies that help community college transfer students achieve timely bachelor’s degree completion.

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Predicting transfer students' selection of a STEM major and academic adjustment: A study of community college students at a midwestern university

10.31274/etd-180810-2841 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Terry Burdell Gaalswyk

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Community College ◽

Community College Students ◽

Transfer Students ◽

Academic Adjustment ◽

Stem Major ◽

Midwestern University ◽

Selection Of

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Pit Stops and Pitfalls of the Yellow Brick Road: Demographics and Characteristics of Community College Students along the Path of Degree Completion

10.31219/osf.io/d9a3f ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Stacy T. Shaw ◽

Paul Skomsvold

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Community College ◽

Community College Students ◽

Transfer Students ◽

Degree Completion ◽

Race And Gender ◽

Disability Status ◽

Veteran Status ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

And Gender

While much research is being conducted on transfer students and their routes to success, relatively little is known about who exactly these transfer students are, and if the population shifts for students at each progress point (i.e. those who enroll in community college, those who transfer, those who transfer and earn their degrees). At one time, a snapshot of transfer student status, race, and gender provided enough demographic information on these students to be considered an adequate measure of population makeup and demographics. However, to better understand community college students as a unique subpopulation, information about disability status, veteran status, and remedial experience is needed. This report looks at numerous demographics of community college students through a nationally representative sample, and provides demographic snapshots at different stages of the academic journey. All statistics provided were based on students whose first institution was community college, and all outcomes presented are based on outcomes 6 years from first enrollment.

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