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Despite the fact that a bachelor’s degree provides access to quality, higher-wage jobs and benefits and provides increased economic mobility, particularly for those from racially minoritized communities, attainment rates fall short of what the workforce requires across the United States.1 Shortcomings in transfer pathways interrupt thousands of students from earning a bachelor’s degree each year. While 80 percent of community college students intend to earn a bachelor’s degree, only 15 percent do so, with stark attainment gaps for Black and Latinx and/or Hispanic students.2  \nTo address enrollment declines, low trust in higher education, institutional financial instability, and more, state and institution partners must be bold and innovative in their approach to transfer pathways. TransferBOOST (Bachelor’s Opportunity Options that are Straightforward and Transparent) worked with partnerships across Arizona, Illinois, and Virginia on a four-part transfer affordability approach. The IHEP and HCM teams joined forces with rpk GROUP to offer technical assistance to TransferBOOST institutions and state partners and made strategic finance3 and college affordability a signature feature of the initiative. They sought to:  \nWhy focus on strategic finance and affordability?  \nThe TransferBOOST initiative focused on strategic finance and affordability based on two key research findings:  \n• Affordability matters a great deal for transfer students .  \no Multiple studies have found that the cost of higher education and affordability are top concerns for transfer students, a finding that holds regardless of race, gender, or racial/ethnic background.4  \n• Affordability for transfer students has typically not been well understood or prioritized.  \no Enrollment managers and chief  \nfinancial officers at four-year institutions are typically not engaged in conversations about transfer students, those “rendered invisible and underserved.” 5  \no Only three states (California, Maryland, and Virginia) currently have financial aid that explicitly targets transfer students.6  \n● Collaborate on transfer pipelines: Community colleges and four-year institution partners identified transfer student pipelines, estimated enrollments, and reviewed disaggregated student outcomes data together.  \n● Engage new institutional actors in transfer efforts: Partners engaged enrollment managers, chief financial officers, and student financial aid leads in conversations about how institutions are currently serving transfer students.  \n● Understand the institutional benefits of transfer: Partners calculated the financial return on investment (ROI) to their institutions from increased transfer student enrollments and attainment and completion outcomes.  \n● Improve affordability for transfer students: Partners considered how to invest in transfer students in ways designed to deepen affordability and improve student success.  \nBOOSTing Student Success Through Equitable and Affordable Transfer Pathways showcases key policy and practice takeaways from the initiative. This brief outlines the steps partnerships took to implement TransferBOOST and offers guidance on how institutions can use the Transfer Affordability Financial Tool. It also provides clear steps for how states can support institutions in improving transfer affordability.  \nHow Can Institutions Use the TransferBOOST Affordability Financial Tool to Anticipate Their ROI and Invest in Transfer Students?  \nThe TransferBOOST Affordability Financial Tool enables colleges and universities to evaluate the expenditures and resources needed to build more affordable ","cbCaimlTSZXQbHft","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimlTSZXQbHft","pdf",2245386,"English","# Why focus on strategic finance and affordability?\n## Key research findings\n# How can institutions use the TransferBOOST Affordability Financial Tool?\n## Step 1: Engage a team with expertise\n## Step 2: Understand your student pipeline","[{\"question\":\"Why does the initiative emphasize strategic finance and affordability for transfer students?\",\"answer\":\"Because affordability is consistently a top concern for transfer students, and affordability for transfer students is often not well understood or prioritized by four-year institutions.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the TransferBOOST Affordability Financial Tool used for?\",\"answer\":\"It helps colleges and universities evaluate needed expenditures and resources, and estimate potential financial returns from increased enrollment, retention, and completion through transfer.\"},{\"question\":\"Who should institutions involve when using the tool?\",\"answer\":\"Institutions should engage a cross-functional team with decision power, including provosts, chief financial officers, enrollment managers, and student financial aid leads, and coordinate with sending and receiving partners.\"}]","BOOSTing Transfer Pathways Through Strategic Finance and Affordability - Policy brief | PDF",1792052629]