Four-year College Transfer from


J Sargeant Reynolds Community College


Every four-year college and university in the Commonwealth that offers undergraduate programs has some kind of transfer agreement with Virginia's public two-year colleges. Transfer offers an affordable entry point to higher education with a variety of benefits to the student beyond cost. These benefits include additional academic support for those who may not feel "college-ready" or for those who are several years beyond high school graduation. Another benefit is that every Virginian is within an hour drive of a community college - one does not have to "go away" to go to college.

Transfer, though, is not seamless. In order to improve student success, and recognize when and where success is occurring, two-year colleges that produce transfer students and four-year colleges that receive them, need to be in a partnership to provide feedback to one another. This report is designed to provide that feedback, primarily to the two-year colleges, however, four-year colleges will find these data useful as well.

Each section below provides an overview of a specific aspect of transfer. There are links embedded to guide the user to greater detail.


Numbers of Transfers


The number of transfers annually from a two-year college, is an important base from which to begin analysis. We break those annual totals down into broad categories of race/ethnicity (majority students, students of color) and subdivide those by gender. In this way we develop a sense of the scope overall trends of transfer over eight eight years. Please note that there is always a lag in the most recent year of data available since students starting college in the spring semester are included in these cohorts and annual enrollment files are reported well after the fact.
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Students Transferring from J Sargeant Reynolds Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year


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2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
a. Total Transfers829703851719713688
b. Men - Total366294361320330299
c. Women - Total463409489398383389
d. Majority Students - Total529437506417422398
e. Majority Students - Men252201243188200177
f. Majority Students - Women277236262228222221
g. Students of Color - Total300266345302291290
h. Students of Color - Men11493118132130122
i. Students of Color - Women186173227170161168

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Where did they Transfer?


The next question of interest "Where did they Transfer" is answered below, also with annual counts. This provides important information to the two-year college and the public about the predominant transfer routes taken by students.
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Students Transferring from J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
in Fall and Spring of the Designated Year


Color variation represents the low to high variation within each column.

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2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
Public Institutions
Christopher Newport University (details)143420
George Mason University (details)101112111216
James Madison University (details)241714272241
Longwood University (details)93111089
Norfolk State University (details)874666
Old Dominion University (details)615373617172
Radford University (details)1011181258
University of Mary Washington (details)6612874
University of Virginia (details)151120122227
University of Virginia's College at Wise (details)000101
Virginia Commonwealth University (details)491403479388377347
Virginia Military Institute (details)111333
Virginia State University (details)252126181022
Virginia Tech (details)152423223016
William & Mary (details)427124
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (details)680574703584577576
Private Institutions
George Washington University (details)211435
Averett University (details)110000
Bluefield University (details)101043
Bridgewater College (details)110001
Eastern Mennonite University (details)211220
Emory & Henry College (details)001000
Ferrum College (details)212010
Hampden-Sydney College (details)020010
Hampton University (details)101213
Hollins University (details)000000
Liberty University (details)675466556257
Mary Baldwin University (details)28131041
Marymount University (details)001215
Randolph College (details)001010
Randolph-Macon College (details)951111179
Regent University (details)41314944
Roanoke College (details)000001
Shenandoah University (details)110100
Southern Virginia University (details)100010
Sweet Briar College (details)000000
University of Lynchburg (details)200211
University of Richmond (details)292829272519
Virginia Union University (details)1863851
Virginia Wesleyan University (details)021012
Total Private, Nonprofit, Four-Year Institutions (details)149129148135136112

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.
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Status and Accomplishment at Transfer


Not unlike students who are first-time in college, transfer students arrive at four-year institutions with a variety of backgrounds and needs, and a collection of credits that may, or may not, have been well-chosen for ultimate success as transfer student into a bachelors degree. In this next table we observe some of these characteristics.
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Students Transferring to J Sargeant Reynolds Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year

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Degree Completion2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)829703851719713688
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs 454730243628
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older335252351274288263
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs449404470421388397
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell34031034829430332
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999 36431836432232627
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,9991481161481019913
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,99978636962543
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater38373935321
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported201169231199202644
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year363538363345
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer244192356196211175
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits193171631239995
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)31311191831
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer288238359300328322
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer263222333264304287
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer171417181621
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer82918814
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)817585675866

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.
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First Year Retention of Transfer Students


Using the same characteristics provided in the previous table, we now look at how these students fair in terms of retention into the second year of enrollment. Since the cohorts below include students transferring into the four-year institution in both the fall term and the spring term, we count a student being retained as a fall transfer enrolling in the subsequent fall, and a spring transfer enrolling in the subsequent spring. While this may miss some students who demonstrate a more intermittent style of enrollment, those students will ultimately be counted in the completion rates - assuming, of course, they complete a degree.
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Students Transferring to J Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Fall and Spring of the Designated Year, Retention into Second Year

Color variation represents the low to high variation within each column.

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Subcohort2013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-19
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)(detail)83%82%85%75%76%77%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)83%84%81%93%75%86%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)80%75%81%66%69%72%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)85%86%89%80%80%79%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)90%97%98%90%79%84%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)82%80%83%72%73%76%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)22%31%37%26%22%24%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)90%94%98%90%79%85%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)73%79%74%74%67%66%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)89%74%85%81%83%81%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)94%87%84%89%83%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)90%91%99%76%81%84%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)91%91%99%77%83%85%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer(detail)82%88%86%59%72%75%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer(detail)50%
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)(detail)84%72%76%69%63%69%

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.
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How Many Completed a Four-year Degree?


As a starting point, we look at the percentage of students in each cohort/subcohort that complete a four-year degree within four-years of transfer. Four years is chosen to provide a parallel equivalent to the six-year graduation rate used for bachelors degree-seeking students. In the available detail tables, we track student success out to 10 years post-entry.
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Four-year Completion Rates of Students Transferring to J Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Fall and Spring of the Designated Years
All Students

Color variation represents the low to high variation within each column.

Outcomes of cohorts with fewer than 10 students are excluded from display (blank cells).

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Four-year Completion Rates
Degree Completion2013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All) (detail)65%67%65%61%64%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)46%64%68%83%67%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)61%64%61%46%56%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)71%69%68%70%70%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)93%91%84%72%79%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)60%61%64%55%61%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)4%11%14%5%8%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)93%86%84%72%79%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)47%56%44%54%51%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)62%57%64%63%65%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)87%97%77%95%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)83%80%82%69%71%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)84%80%83%71%74%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer (detail)65%71%64%24%72%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer (detail)28%
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical) (detail)63%63%65%55%61%


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