Becoming Transfer Agents and Transfer Champions Massachusetts Student Transfer Symposium May 9, 2008 Alicia C. Dowd Center for Urban Education University.

Becoming Transfer Agentsand Transfer Champions

Massachusetts Student Transfer SymposiumMay 9, 2008

Alicia C. DowdCenter for Urban Education

University of Southern California

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Transfer is mostly something affluent students do.


When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community colleges to selective institutions…

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest

SES Quintile

51%28%

15%5% 2%


When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community colleges to selective institutions…

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest

SES Quintile

79% are from the highest SES quintiles


When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community

colleges to less selective institutions…

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest

SES Quintile

27%

29%22%

16%6%


When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community

colleges to less selective institutions…

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest

SES Quintile

56% are from the two highest quintiles.Center for Urban Education Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

The share of affluent students among transfers from four-year

colleges to selective institutions…

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest71%

17%7% 3% 2%

SES Quintile


The share of affluent students among transfers from four-year

colleges to selective institutions…

Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest

Is even higher- 88%.

SES Quintile


Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest

44%

15%

27%

10% 4%

SES Quintile

And is still a very large share among four-year transfers to less selective

institutions…


Highest

2nd

3rd

4th

Lowest

SES Quintile

71%

And is still a very large share among four-year transfers to less selective

institutions…


The more well off an institution is,

the less likely it is to want transfer students.


Transfer Enrollment Rate for Private Institutions, 1984-2002


Transfer Enrollment Rate for Public Institutions, 1984-2002


Transfer “agents” and “champions” matter.


Wednesday, June 20, 2007. .

A Graduate of Stanford by Way of a Transfer


State and institutional policies matter.


Relatively high levels of college debt decrease Latino STEM

graduate school enrollment.


50% of recent Latino STEM bachelor’s degree holders in Florida have associate’s degrees.


While only 16% of recent Latino STEM bachelor’s degree holders in California have associate’s degrees.


“Cluelessness”: A puzzle we can solve.


Dr. Alicia C. DowdAssistant Professor of Higher EducationRossier School of EducationUniversity of Southern California

Senior ScholarCenter for Urban [email protected]


Graphics created by:

Debbie Peterson

Research Assistant

Rossier School of Education

University of Southern California

[email protected]


Becoming Transfer Agents and Transfer Champions Massachusetts Student Transfer Symposium May 9, 2008 Alicia C. Dowd Center for Urban Education University.

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