Four-year College Transfer from
New River 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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New River Community College

Students Transferring from New River Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year


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Student Group2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24
a. Total Transfers339291295270264253
b. Men - Total184138148132125118
c. Women - Total155153147138139134
d. Majority Students - Total277234256211217205
e. Majority Students - Men14710612698107100
f. Majority Students - Women130128130113110104
g. Students of Color - Total625739594748
h. Students of Color - Men373222341818
i. Students of Color - Women252517252930

Notes:

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"Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)







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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All Students
Students Transferring from New River 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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Institution2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24
Public Institutions
Christopher Newport University (details)100001
George Mason University (details)843622
James Madison University (details)2673107
Longwood University (details)001000
Norfolk State University (details)010011
Old Dominion University (details)22142081516
Radford University (details)133117127132130104
University of Mary Washington (details)111200
University of Virginia (details)120321
University of Virginia's College at Wise (details)101003
Virginia Commonwealth University (details)586265
Virginia Military Institute (details)011011
Virginia State University (details)000100
Virginia Tech (details)1079086746672
William & Mary (details)021101
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (details)281246254232232214
Private Institutions
George Washington University (details)222101
Averett University (details)100100
Bluefield University (details)1085320
Bridgewater College (details)000010
Eastern Mennonite University (details)010020
Emory & Henry College (details)111311
Ferrum College (details)102212
Hampton University (details)000010
Hollins University (details)122010
Jefferson College of Health Sciences (Merged w/Radford U) (details)700000
Liberty University (details)273023241928
Mary Baldwin University (details)000121
Marymount University (details)000001
Randolph-Macon College (details)000001
Regent University (details)201003
Roanoke College (details)303210
Shenandoah University (details)100000
University of Lynchburg (details)011111
University of Richmond (details)101000
Total Private, Four-Year Institutions (details)584541383239

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.

Notes:

Full Legal Name -

"Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)







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 New River Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year

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

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Degree Completion2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)339291295270264253
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs 454740445239
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older857166504968
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs209173189176163146
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell155126117113980
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999 140108103102840
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,99967626757590
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,99939333433430
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater12151927310
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported8173725147253
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year34373834287
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer645665899690
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits624669122116121
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)14318332630
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer13914211621125
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer1291281024126132
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer610121192
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer442633
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)4631197511

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.

Notes:

Full Legal Name -

"Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)







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 New River 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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Subcohort2016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)(detail)82%82%80%80%79%66%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)84%88%93%94%80%70%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)74%79%76%66%79%64%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)86%83%78%83%78%65%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)87%93%88%88%86%81%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)84%77%82%75%76%64%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)40%44%41%34%12%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)87%89%88%88%87%81%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)80%72%81%64%71%66%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)90%85%87%87%87%66%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)76%100%78%73%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)86%89%83%88%83%57%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)88%92%84%90%83%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer(detail)70%80%75%82%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer(detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)(detail)71%67%67%65%53%

Starting cohorts of fewer than 10 are excluded from reporting.

Notes:

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"Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)







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 New River 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 Completion2016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All) (detail)76%81%77%83%74%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)78%80%91%98%82%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)74%72%71%65%77%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)76%86%77%86%70%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)100%100%88%96%77%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)80%74%81%71%70%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)23%26%22%26%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)100%100%88%96%78%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)59%64%62%62%71%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)60%74%85%83%83%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)65%93%67%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)90%96%84%89%75%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)91%100%85%91%72%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer (detail)80%80%92%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer (detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical) (detail)71%77%67%68%63%


Notes:

Full Legal Name -

"Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)