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Most transfers earn 4-year degree
By Joanne Jacobs
Sixty percent of community college transfer students earn a bachelor’s degree within four years and another 12 percent were enrolled but hadn’t graduated, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Graduation rates are significantly higher for transfers with an associate degree: 71 percent earn a bachelor’s within four years and another 9 percent are still trying.
Read more: communitycollegespotlight.org
Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study
Terris Ross and Grace Kena,
National Center for Education Statistics
Amy Rathbun, Angelina KewalRamani,
Jijun Zhang, Paul Kristapovich and
Eileen Manning,
American Institutes for Research
Statistical Analysis Report
The primary focus of the Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study is to examine gaps in educational participation and attainment between male Blacks, Hispanics, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives and their female counterparts and to examine gaps between males in these racial/ethnic groups and White males. The secondary focus of the report is to examine overall sex and racial/ethnic differences. In addition to… Continue reading
Supporting College Completion for Adult Students
Walter Pearson
Dean of the School for Professional and Continuing Education
Lewis University
Life had derailed Margaret’s goal of a bachelor’s degree. She had re-started college in an evening program, only to be sidetracked again by work and family. Her advisor called her up after a year off from studies and encouraged her to resume classes. With his help, a boost from the Prior Learning Assessment program, a flexible accelerated schedule, convenient campuses and services and affordable tuition largely covered by her employer’s tuition remission program, she graduated in 2.5 years. Most importantly, she was proud of… Continue reading
The One Thing For-Profit Colleges Do Right
By Jordan Weissmann
The for-profit college industry has long list of failings. The schools are expensive. They educate about a tenth of all undergraduates, but account for almost half of all student loan defaults. Their alums are more likely to end up unemployed than peers who attend nonprofit schools and, if they find a job, may well earn less.
But for all its warts, the for-profit sector does get a few things right. Chief among them: their graduation rates for two-year programs. About 60 percent of students at for-profit schools earn their associate’s degree or professional certificate within three years… Continue reading
