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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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Rappahannock Community College

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


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2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23
a. Total Transfers134108115133118118
b. Men - Total413845544937
c. Women - Total937070796981
d. Majority Students - Total10374901037791
e. Majority Students - Men312439443428
f. Majority Students - Women725051594363
g. Students of Color - Total313425304127
h. Students of Color - Men1014610159
i. Students of Color - Women212019202618

Notes:

Full Legal Name - "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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Rappahannock Community College
All Students
Students Transferring from Rappahannock 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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2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23
Public Institutions
Christopher Newport University (details)624346
George Mason University (details)135244
James Madison University (details)347544
Longwood University (details)624324
Norfolk State University (details)031110
Old Dominion University (details)423028383738
Radford University (details)150254
University of Mary Washington (details)13861036
University of Virginia (details)343221
University of Virginia's College at Wise (details)000300
Virginia Commonwealth University (details)152024282016
Virginia Military Institute (details)000000
Virginia State University (details)111311
Virginia Tech (details)437321
William & Mary (details)222232
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (details)9787921058887
Private Institutions
George Washington University (details)100000
Averett University (details)000010
Bluefield University (details)020000
Eastern Mennonite University (details)100100
Ferrum College (details)000000
Hampden-Sydney College (details)000000
Hampton University (details)200000
Liberty University (details)221617232021
Mary Baldwin University (details)200003
Marymount University (details)000001
Randolph College (details)000000
Randolph-Macon College (details)011030
Regent University (details)703334
Roanoke College (details)000010
Shenandoah University (details)001100
University of Lynchburg (details)100011
University of Richmond (details)100000
Virginia Union University (details)010010
Virginia Wesleyan University (details)001001
Total Private, Four-Year Institutions (details)372123283031

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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Rappahannock Community College
All Students
Students Transferring to Rappahannock Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year

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Degree Completion2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)134108115133118118
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs 231514121616
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older352925373430
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs766475846872
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell625544454750
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999 544939454144
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,999262023232824
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,99910101710139
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater659161011
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported382427392630
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year568593
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer211820212521
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits131598612
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)2033417
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer896564827477
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer835358715871
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer5847104
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer142462
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)692019610

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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Rappahannock Community College
All Students
Students Transferring to Rappahannock 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)88%70%81%75%77%57%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)93%74%93%79%100%62%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)89%51%62%48%59%44%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)86%78%86%83%82%62%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)100%90%60%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)89%79%71%64%78%62%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)92%90%60%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)83%67%72%55%71%48%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)70%54%93%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)91%76%89%84%82%62%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)92%76%94%84%85%66%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer(detail)40%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer(detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)(detail)50%47%

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)






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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Rappahannock Community College
All Students
Four-year Completion Rates of Students Transferring to Rappahannock 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 Completion2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All) (detail)59%67%60%65%62%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)67%93%65%67%64%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)44%64%43%48%52%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)64%64%67%72%65%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)100%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)48%63%56%55%50%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)0%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)92%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)50%52%43%39%30%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)50%60%62%73%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)65%70%65%71%69%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)66%73%66%72%67%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer (detail)
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer (detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical) (detail)50%75%


Notes:

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






Notes:

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