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Community colleges offer students points of entry to a better way of life, and one of the most significant ways they do so is through low-cost accrual of college credit that can be applied to a bachelor’s degree upon transfer to a four-year college or university.  \nObtaining an associate degree will no doubt provide most students with an economic boost—but completing a bachelor’s degree can be life changing. While an associate degree offers students median annual earnings that are 13% higher than those of a high school graduate, a bachelor’s degree affords students earnings that are 37% higher than those of students who end their academic journeys with an associate degree.1  \nMost students who attend community college intend to transfer; in fact, in a 2022 data collection through the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE ), 83% of respondents reported that they had plans to transfer to a four-year college or university (N = 7,572). But according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, only 32% of community college students transfer—and of those who do, only about half earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.2  \nIn the SENSE data collection, Pell recipients reported intending to transfer at the same rates as non-Pell recipients, but a closer look into the Clearinghouse data reveals that lower-income students are much less likely to actually transfer than their higher-income peers—25% vs. 41% .2 Therefore, the students who stand to gain the most from transferring and completing a bachelor’s degree are the least likely to do so.  \n Why Aren’t More Students Transferring?  \nAlmost half (47%) of SENSE 2022 Cohort respondents said they did not know about transfer credit assistance at their college (N = 31,149). Further, among students who reported knowing about transfer credit assistance services (N = 15,983), only 24% reported having used the service.3 Even when looking at data from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement ( CCSSE ), which is administered mostly to returning students, we find that 64% of respondents reported never using transfer planning services (N = 197,931) .4  \n“I told my navigator what I want to study, and Itold her what school I wanted to transfer to, and I asked her what classes I should take at this college to transfer into the program I want to study at the college I’m transferring to. We sat there and signed up for the classes together. Then, a week later, I went to the actual college I’m going to transfer to, and I showed the navigator there the list. They told me that the list was not accurate, and so I had to change my classes.”  \n–Student  \nMany community colleges have worked diligently to incorporate and increase transfer advising services and to form transfer partnerships with four-year colleges and universities. Yet the process can still be a challenging one to navigate alone—and the SENSE and CCSSE data illustrate that most students are not seeking help from those who would be best able to assist them. As such, they are often met with complex articulation agreementsand confusing website information to make sense of without guidance.5 For example, student","cbCaishUFuhJWnEJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaishUFuhJWnEJ","pdf",1536061,18,"English","# Contents\n## When Aspirations Don’t Match Actions\n## Why Aren’t More Students Transferring?\n## Early Advising Is Key\n## Who Plans to Transfer\n## What Students Say About Their Plans Around Transfer\n## What Helps Students Know More About Transfer Plans\n## Having a Program, Major, or Pathway of Study\n## Finding Useful Information on the College Website\n## Talking With Someone About Transfer Plans\n## Why More Guidance Is Needed About Transfer\n## Questions for Consideration","[{\"question\":\"Why don’t more community college students transfer despite intending to?\",\"answer\":\"Many students report they do not know about transfer credit assistance and only a small share use available services. Data also show that even among those who plan to transfer, fewer ultimately do, especially for lower-income students.\"},{\"question\":\"How does early advising help students transfer successfully?\",\"answer\":\"Early conversations help students create concrete academic plans linked to their transfer goals. The document also argues that access to advising earlier is a key factor, given how complex articulation agreements and prerequisites can be.\"},{\"question\":\"What information or support helps students understand transfer credit and requirements?\",\"answer\":\"The document points to guidance on transfer prerequisites (which can vary by institution), accurate understanding of articulation agreements, and practical tools or conversations with navigators or advisors. Without support, students may find earned credits do not transfer or do not apply to the intended major.\"}]","Helping Community College Students - Climb the Transfer Ladder | PDF",1792045060,45]