Four-year College Transfer from


Brightpoint 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 Brightpoint Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year


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2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
a. Total Transfers687627702686723671
b. Men - Total275292288279291269
c. Women - Total412335414407432402
d. Majority Students - Total446382447437468433
e. Majority Students - Men184183199189192183
f. Majority Students - Women262199248248276250
g. Students of Color - Total241245255249255238
h. Students of Color - Men9110989909986
i. Students of Color - Women150136166159156152

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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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Brightpoint Community College
All Students
Students Transferring from Brightpoint 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)576137
George Mason University (details)11107101711
James Madison University (details)171918273234
Longwood University (details)251945312824
Norfolk State University (details)488445
Old Dominion University (details)734759848274
Radford University (details)1015155158
University of Mary Washington (details)954420
University of Virginia (details)161612172019
University of Virginia's College at Wise (details)001020
Virginia Commonwealth University (details)316329346299319283
Virginia Military Institute (details)231211
Virginia State University (details)553947514952
Virginia Tech (details)17920373225
William & Mary (details)563163
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (details)565532592573612546
Private Institutions
George Washington University (details)110031
Averett University (details)201101
Bluefield University (details)915520
Bridgewater College (details)310211
Eastern Mennonite University (details)001021
Emory & Henry College (details)020000
Ferrum College (details)140000
Hampden-Sydney College (details)020000
Hampton University (details)001205
Hollins University (details)000000
Liberty University (details)615555657576
Mary Baldwin University (details)741210
Marymount University (details)011100
Randolph College (details)101001
Randolph-Macon College (details)2141310
Regent University (details)65145710
Roanoke College (details)111100
Shenandoah University (details)211101
Southern Virginia University (details)100120
Sweet Briar College (details)001101
University of Lynchburg (details)011000
University of Richmond (details)14111221813
Virginia Intermont College (CLOSED) (details)000000
Virginia Union University (details)435114
Virginia Wesleyan University (details)101030
Total Private, Nonprofit, Four-Year Institutions (details)12295110113111125

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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All Students
Students Transferring to Brightpoint 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)687627702686723671
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs 615751487452
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older228178232206229182
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs397392419432420437
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell29025727229727130
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999 29324227627329032
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,99913213410813411910
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,99972598474804
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater50514737462
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported140141187168188623
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year343222243333
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer199156237157153131
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits129117531059298
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)2319191214
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer263259337350398345
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer240240309324357322
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer181825213320
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer513583
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)827788717388

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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All Students
Students Transferring to Brightpoint Community College in Fall and Spring of the Designated Year, Retention into Second Year

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Subcohort2013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-19
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)(detail)80%81%80%76%77%77%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)78%92%77%84%73%81%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)80%73%71%71%72%73%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)80%84%84%78%80%78%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)96%71%84%88%85%85%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)74%75%74%76%75%73%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)16%9%28%18%12%24%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)96%71%84%88%85%85%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)75%72%73%74%69%68%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)81%85%85%83%70%74%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)93%96%89%100%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)82%86%83%77%83%80%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)86%87%86%78%82%80%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer(detail)57%67%50%60%95%79%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer(detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)(detail)75%76%71%77%75%74%

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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All Students
Four-year Completion Rates of Students Transferring to Brightpoint 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)62%64%62%60%64%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)56%59%53%71%56%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)59%54%56%57%55%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)64%70%67%61%70%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)92%75%86%79%82%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)56%54%56%55%61%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)8%3%9%0%21%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)92%75%86%79%82%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)49%48%55%52%53%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)60%61%62%58%56%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)87%87%68%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)72%77%67%63%71%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)74%80%68%65%71%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer (detail)64%50%56%48%86%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer (detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical) (detail)60%61%61%73%62%


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