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Transfer Leaders Speak: Keeping Students on the Transfer Path, During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, October 2021 Brief summarizing interview insights from five transfer leaders, offering transfer practitioners and higher education leaders practical ideas for advancing transfer student retention and completion during these turbulent times.
Students Speak: Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on their Transfer Journeys, October, 2021 Research brief summarizing lessons from a statewide survey of nearly 8,000 California Community College students and follow-up focus groups, both with students whose transfer plans changed and who successfully made it to university; additionally highlights how the transfer experience of different student groups was uniquely impacted during this unprecedented time.
The Impacts of the Pandemic on Students’ Transfer Journeys: A Technical Report from a Systemwide Study of California Community College Students, October 2021 Technical Report providing detailed statewide survey data, including disaggregated findings, and related recommendations for continuing to strengthen students’ transfer success during the pandemic and beyond.
Transfer Stories and Strategies: How Six Student Groups Experience the Transfer Journey, September 2020 Brief offering community college practitioners a snapshot of how six different focal groups experience transfer and strategies for supporting these student groups.
Through the Gate Transfer Study: Phase 2 Technical Report, July 2020 Technical report providing additional detail on the Phase 2 research and includes an overview of the methodology, summary of the survey and interview findings, and list of advice from student interviewees.
Students Speak Their Truth about Transfer: What They Need to Get Through the Gate, May 2020 Report offering community colleges a new framework for building students’ transfer capacity that identifies four factors impacting their university readiness, student perspectives on each factor, and ways to take action now.
Transfer Odds: Technical Report Examining Factors Impacting whether Students Achieve Transfer or Get Stuck Near or At the Gate, Through the Gate Transfer Study, Technical Report, March 2019 Full technical report exploring student characteristics and college and regional factors associated with “high-leverage learners” more likely to stop “near” or “at” the transfer gate.
Transfer Odds: Examining Factors That Impact Whether Students Achieve Transfer or Get Stuck Near or At the Gate, Research Brief, March 2019 Summary of factors associated with “high-leverage learners” more likely to stop “near” or “at” the transfer gate; highlights student characteristics and college and regional factors
Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community College Students, Through the Gate Transfer Study, Technical Report, November 2017 Full technical report detailing findings on "high-leverage learners" who are "near" or "at" the transfer gate (having completed most or all of their transfer requirements); provides (1) a synopsis of prior research focused on increasing transfer success in California and beyond; (2) an overview of the “transfer continuum” — a new framework for viewing transfer; (3) methodology for identifying students near and at the gate, and those who achieve transfer; and (4) key findings on these “transfer-bound” students.
Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community Colleges, Through the Gate Transfer Study, Research Brief 1, October 2017 Key findings on “high-leverage learners” who are “near” or “at” the transfer gate (having completed most or all of their transfer requirements); quantifies how many students made it near, at, or through the gate over a recent five-year period; explores who they are, where they reside, and what the data say about leverage points for increasing transfer success.
Be a Transfer Advocate: How Student Support Professionals Can Help Transfer-Bound Students Address University Affordability Concerns, September 2021 Resource developed in partnership with the Chief Student Services Officers Association offering suggestions for ways all student support professionals can help students understand that achieving a bachelor’s degree is something they can financially attain.
Be a Transfer Advocate: How Faculty Can Strengthen Students’ Transfer Success, March 2021 Resource developed in partnership with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges offering suggestions for faculty to boost students’ transfer capacity in the classroom and at the program level, as well as statewide action to support.
Identifying High-Leverage Transfer Students on Your Campus, Through the Gate Transfer Study Methodology, Tool 1, March 2019 Guide for adapting the study’s methodology on your campus; includes data sources and elements, instructions on file preparation, and steps for generating the study population
Determining Students’ Transfer Odds on Your Campus, Through the Gate Transfer Study Methodology, Tool 2, March 2019 Guide for adapting study’s statistical model for identifying students’ transfer odds on your campus, including data sources and instructions for implementing and interpreting the model.
Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community Colleges Quick Facts , October 2017 Printable two-sided 8.5” x 11” infographic displaying quick facts on high-leverage learners who are “near” or “at” the transfer gate and comparing them to transfer achievers who made it “through the gate" to university.
Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community Colleges Quick Facts (Poster), October 2017 Printable 12” x 24” poster displaying quick facts on high-leverage learners who are “near” or “at” the transfer gate and comparing them to transfer achievers who made it “through” the gate to university.
Perspectives, November 2018 Article featuring college applications of the Through the Gate methodology.
Keeping Students on Their Transfer Path during the Pandemic and Beyond, October 2021 (Recording) Webinar featuring a panel of students and transfer practitioners sharing their pandemic-related transfer experiences. Hear about ways students could advocate for themselves and how colleges can take action to support students with transfer, during the pandemic and beyond.
Keeping Students on Their Transfer Path during the Pandemic and Beyond, October 2021 (PPT) Slides from webinar featuring a panel of students and transfer practitioners sharing their pandemic-related transfer experiences. Hear about ways students could advocate for themselves and how colleges can take action to support students with transfer, during the pandemic and beyond.
Students Speak: Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on their Transfer Journeys, October 2021 Webinar highlighting key findings from a statewide student survey to understand their transfer experiences during the pandemic.
Students Speak Their Truth about Transfer: What California Community College Students Say They Need to Get Through the Gate, October 2020 Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC20.
Students Speak Their Truth about Transfer, May 2020 Webinar featuring students, a transfer director, and their respective experiences around transfer as they relate to transfer study findings. Plus, get a useful overview of Starfish and Canvas shell to help students close to the transfer gate.
Students Speak Their Truth Webinar (May 2020) Chat Q&A Summary Summary of questions and answers posed in the chat thread during the Students Speak Their Truth Webinar held in May 2020.
Through the Gate Transfer Stories, October 2020 A series of short videos sharing CCC students' transfer experiences and a short overview of the four factors building students' transfer capacity from the RP Group's Through the Gate transfer study.