Four-year College Transfer from

Virginia Western 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 into Virginia Western Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
a. Total Transfers	573	564	556	566	508	521
b. Men - Total	250	268	224	260	249	238
c. Women - Total	323	296	332	306	259	283
d. Majority Students - Total	485	459	453	469	411	414
e. Majority Students - Men	210	219	188	209	205	195
f. Majority Students - Women	275	240	265	260	206	219
g. Students of Color - Total	88	105	103	97	97	107
h. Students of Color - Men	40	49	36	51	44	43
i. Students of Color - Women	48	56	67	46	53	64

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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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Virginia Western Community College
All Students
Students Transferring from Virginia Western Community College
in Fall and Spring of the Designated Year

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

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Public Institutions
Christopher Newport University (detail)	2	0	1	1	0	1
George Mason University (detail)	0	5	3	11	8	15
James Madison University (detail)	22	28	35	26	21	19
Longwood University (detail)	3	4	3	3	4	3
Norfolk State University (detail)	1	0	1	0	0	0
Old Dominion University (detail)	42	29	35	40	26	35
Radford University (detail)	125	139	132	137	121	162
University of Mary Washington (detail)	1	0	2	1	1	0
University of Virginia (detail)	10	12	4	13	16	16
University of Virginia's College at Wise (detail)	2	1	0	2	0	0
Virginia Commonwealth University (detail)	26	25	23	18	23	17
Virginia Military Institute (detail)	1	2	1	3	2	2
Virginia State University (detail)	1	2	1	0	5	2
Virginia Tech (detail)	73	81	81	64	84	80
William & Mary (detail)	2	1	2	2	2	0
Total Public Four-Year Institutions (detail)	311	329	324	321	313	352
Private Institutions
George Washington University (detail)	0	0	0	0	1	0
Averett University (detail)	1	1	1	1	0	0
Bluefield College (detail)	22	8	8	6	4	3
Bridgewater College (detail)	0	1	0	2	2	1
Christendom College (detail)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Mennonite University (detail)	0	0	0	1	0	0
Emory & Henry College (detail)	2	1	2	1	1	0
Ferrum College (detail)	7	11	9	14	8	7
Hampden-Sydney College (detail)	2	1	0	0	0	1
Hampton University (detail)	0	2	0	1	0	0
Hollins University (detail)	21	13	13	7	10	9
Jefferson College of Health Sciences (detail)	54	43	59	44	45	0
Liberty University (detail)	92	81	68	86	66	85
Mary Baldwin University (detail)	9	21	24	25	11	5
Marymount University (detail)	0	0	1	0	0	0
Randolph College (detail)	0	1	0	1	2	0
Randolph-Macon College (detail)	0	0	0	0	0	1
Regent University (detail)	1	4	5	4	7	4
Roanoke College (detail)	45	34	31	41	28	45
Shenandoah University (detail)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Southern Virginia University (detail)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweet Briar College (detail)	0	0	1	1	0	0
University of Lynchburg (detail)	5	2	2	3	3	5
University of Richmond (detail)	0	1	2	0	1	0
Virginia Intermont College (CLOSED) (detail)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Union University (detail)	0	1	0	0	1	0
Virginia Wesleyan University (detail)	0	0	0	0	1	0
Averett University Non-Traditional (detail)	0	9	6	7	4	3
Total Private, Nonprofit, Four-Year Institutions (detail)	262	235	232	245	195	169

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 Virginia Western Community College in the Fall and Spring of the Designated Year

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

Degree Completion	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)	573	564	556	566	508	521
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs	67	63	55	58	60	51
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older	187	144	148	154	131	136
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs	319	357	353	354	317	334
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer with Pell	257	258	234	247	230	45
Student/Family Income at Entry
New Transfer, Family Income $0 - $49,999	260	220	220	230	204	40
New Transfer, Family Income $50,000 - $99,999	116	143	143	125	132	17
New Transfer, Family Income $100,000 - $149,999	84	74	64	62	66	16
New Transfer, Family Income $150,000 and Greater	28	38	42	29	30	2
New Transfer, Family Income Not Reported	85	89	87	120	76	446
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year	31	24	15	23	13	16
Transfer-specific Characteristics
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer	141	116	216	122	101	102
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits	113	124	34	86	87	81
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)	18	12	0	10	11	7
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer	213	242	251	279	233	250
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer	188	224	235	248	207	230
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer	19	12	10	27	20	12
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer	6	6	6	4	6	8
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)	93	66	53	57	65	73

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 Virginia Western 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.

Subcohort	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All)(detail)	85%	85%	84%	79%	78%	74%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)	92%	94%	84%	85%	78%	82%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older(detail)	79%	82%	80%	69%	66%	56%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs(detail)	88%	85%	85%	82%	84%	80%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant)(detail)	92%	90%	85%	90%	90%	88%
New Transfer with Pell(detail)	77%	79%	78%	78%	81%	75%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year(detail)	33%	16%	21%	27%	17%	31%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward)(detail)	92%	90%	85%	90%	90%	89%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer(detail)	78%	80%	74%	77%	66%	57%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits(detail)	86%	92%	84%	71%	80%	77%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA)(detail)	76%	72%	83%		80%	100%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer(detail)	90%	85%	89%	84%	84%	83%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer(detail)	90%	85%	91%	84%	86%	86%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer(detail)	92%	89%	58%	80%	70%	55%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer(detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical)(detail)	90%	89%	85%	74%	77%	69%

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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 Virginia Western 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).

Four-year Completion Rates
Degree Completion	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Summary Totals
New Transfer (All) (detail)	55%	70%	71%	71%	68%
Student Demographics
New Transfers, Age 17 to 19 yrs (detail)	56%	71%	72%	71%	76%
New Transfers, Age 25 yrs and Older (detail)	38%	61%	64%	58%	57%
New Transfers, Age 20 to 24 yrs (detail)	66%	75%	74%	77%	72%
Financial Aid Programs at Entry
New Transfer, Full-time with CTG or CTG Plus (Transfer Grant) (detail)	72%	104%	83%	96%	88%
New Transfer with Pell (detail)	50%	63%	66%	61%	66%
Student Effort and Progress
Students earning 06 credits or fewer in First Year (detail)	35%	6%	6%	12%	13%
Transfer-specific Characteristics
New Transfer with CTG or CTG PLUS (2010-11 forward) (detail)	72%	104%	83%	96%	88%
CC Transfer Students with 15 CC credits or Fewer (detail)	34%	52%	47%	46%	60%
CC Transfer Students with between 16 and 30 CC credits (detail)	52%	66%	75%	69%	62%
CC Transfer Students with 31 CC credits or Greater (No AA) (detail)	75%	65%	67%	92%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer (detail)	76%	84%	82%	83%	76%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2 or fewer years prior to Transfer (detail)	77%	86%	81%	85%	78%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 2.01 to 5 years prior to Transfer (detail)	64%	46%	89%	75%	50%
AA/AS Awarded Prior to Transfer, 5 or more years prior to Transfer (detail)
AAS Awarded Prior to Transfer (Occ/Technical) (detail)	52%	74%	76%	76%	72%

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