Four-year College Transfer from


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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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Students Transferring from Richard Bland College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year


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2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
a. Total Transfers184183189240172185
b. Men - Total7260631047071
c. Women - Total112123126136102114
d. Majority Students - Total107103981228797
e. Majority Students - Men423131553235
f. Majority Students - Women657267675562
g. Students of Color - Total7780911188588
h. Students of Color - Men302932493836
i. Students of Color - Women475159694752

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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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All Students
Students Transferring from Richard Bland 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)724334
George Mason University (details)265916
James Madison University (details)364458
Longwood University (details)201911121410
Norfolk State University (details)244473
Old Dominion University (details)171920311424
Radford University (details)354681
University of Mary Washington (details)131217
University of Virginia (details)312313
University of Virginia's College at Wise (details)200100
Virginia Commonwealth University (details)676474795340
Virginia Military Institute (details)000021
Virginia State University (details)251323302728
Virginia Tech (details)562525
William & Mary (details)867101219
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (details)165154161199150159
Private Institutions
George Washington University (details)000000
Averett University (details)002100
Bluefield University (details)010010
Bridgewater College (details)000001
Eastern Mennonite University (details)200000
Ferrum College (details)020001
Hampden-Sydney College (details)010002
Hampton University (details)001001
Liberty University (details)13131121128
Mary Baldwin University (details)020320
Marymount University (details)100100
Randolph-Macon College (details)101323
Regent University (details)211202
Roanoke College (details)020000
Shenandoah University (details)001102
Southern Virginia University (details)000000
Sweet Briar College (details)001000
University of Lynchburg (details)001221
University of Richmond (details)113403
Virginia Union University (details)030011
Virginia Wesleyan University (details)025211
Washington and Lee University (details)000100
Total Private, Nonprofit, Four-Year Institutions (details)192928412226

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 Richard Bland 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)184183189240172185
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs 272526242631
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older181616191212
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs139142147197134142
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell6770811066812
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999 64616998628
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,99941463951377
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,99926303531197
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater1281123141
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported4138353740162
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year751116118
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer222021261924
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits223632502117
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)316537
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer135125127157129137
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer122118115146119130
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer11511896
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer221311
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)111000

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 Richard Bland 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)82%80%86%80%75%75%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)86%81%88%100%79%88%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)63%72%75%75%63%83%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)84%81%87%78%76%72%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)90%86%92%92%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)79%78%80%74%71%75%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)0%19%18%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)90%86%92%70%92%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)74%68%75%67%54%58%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)86%68%81%81%80%81%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)83%85%89%83%78%78%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)85%89%88%83%77%79%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer(detail)45%82%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer(detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)(detail)

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 Richard Bland 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)61%65%75%56%59%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)62%74%72%69%58%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)47%44%69%37%37%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)62%65%77%56%61%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)80%79%75%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)57%58%60%51%51%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)9%6%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)80%79%75%80%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)32%45%55%24%38%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)61%50%61%31%44%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)69%71%84%67%66%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)71%75%84%69%68%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer (detail)36%55%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer (detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical) (detail)


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