Four-year College Transfer from
Southwest Virginia 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 Southwest Virginia 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 Transfers105918310111582
b. Men - Total394228393435
c. Women - Total664955628147
d. Majority Students - Total10388809610670
e. Majority Students - Men384128373231
f. Majority Students - Women654752597439
g. Students of Color - Total2335912
h. Students of Color - Men110224
i. Students of Color - Women123378

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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All Students
Students Transferring from Southwest Virginia 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
George Mason University (details)120202
James Madison University (details)211471
Longwood University (details)000010
Norfolk State University (details)010001
Old Dominion University (details)11121010207
Radford University (details)20146202618
University of Mary Washington (details)000000
University of Virginia (details)101025
University of Virginia's College at Wise (details)117181377
Virginia Commonwealth University (details)314531
Virginia Tech (details)17914151614
William & Mary (details)011000
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (details)664855698256
Private Institutions
George Washington University (details)101000
Averett University (details)000010
Bluefield University (details)2417118106
Emory & Henry College (details)241712
Ferrum College (details)020002
Jefferson College of Health Sciences (Merged w/Radford U) (details)100000
Liberty University (details)112014172113
Regent University (details)000003
Roanoke College (details)001000
Sweet Briar College (details)000000
University of Richmond (details)000000
Total Private, Four-Year Institutions (details)394328323326

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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Students Transferring to Southwest Virginia 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)105918310111582
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs 181113141810
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older212816192819
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs665254686953
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell55534543610
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999 48464237410
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,99927202029410
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,9991510516140
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater326660
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported121310131382
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year1871115162
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer151313132824
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits14522354727
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)237332721
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer5446341153
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer50393126236
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer443621
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer130332
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)18195665

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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Students Transferring to Southwest Virginia 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)76%68%75%75%67%63%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)71%82%94%91%69%71%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)47%44%57%75%62%32%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)82%71%76%71%69%71%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)89%80%100%90%100%73%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)67%68%78%74%69%60%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)26%44%36%33%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)89%80%100%90%100%73%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)65%63%73%77%62%54%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)75%86%64%64%69%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)82%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)82%77%83%78%76%27%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)83%84%86%85%81%
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)78%43%56%68%

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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Four-year Completion Rates of Students Transferring to Southwest Virginia 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)74%68%81%78%77%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)86%88%72%118%54%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)53%56%86%86%81%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)75%67%82%65%81%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)72%96%118%60%100%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)57%65%91%77%80%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)21%17%9%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)72%96%118%60%100%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)53%63%73%54%92%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)67%71%71%73%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)87%75%85%87%85%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)85%75%90%85%90%
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)72%71%89%89%


Notes:

Full Legal Name -

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