Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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Two Year College Division

interviewed.Obtaining Knowledge about the Transfer Process through OrientationMost students recognized that the transfer process involved several discrete decisions andrequired access to information often not readily accessible through their own personal efforts. Inparticular, orientation programs and academic advising were an important source of informationabout the transfer process and about succeeding at the receiving institution. Students describedparticipating in several types of orientation: at the university level, college level and departmental Page 23.524.5level. Others participated in orientation activities both at the sending institution and the

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shealy, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Two Year College Division

Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Descriptive Study of Engineering Transfer Students at Four Institutions: Comparing Lateral and Vertical Transfer PathwaysStudents who attend two or more institutions during their post-secondary educational careers, ortransfer students, make up just over one-third of all American students.1 Additionally, 25% ofstudents who transfer will do so more than once.1 Reasons for transfer vary widely, but usuallyinclude academic, financial, or institutional factors.2 Moreover, reasons for transferring may bedifferent from reasons for discontinuing coursework until a later date (stopping-out), as thosewho stop-out normally identify more personal reasons for leaving an institution compared to theacademic

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Two Year College Division

graduation rate is lowest for Latinos at 78%and African Americans at 83% compared to 96% for Asians and 94% for Whites.5 Located inSilicon Valley, Cañada College is a member of the California Community College System, and isone of three colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. It is one of only twofederally-designated Hispanic Serving Institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Collegeopened in 1968, and is located in Redwood City, California. During the 2011-2012 academic year,the College enrolled 10,965 students. The student body is multi-cultural with Hispanic students asthe largest single group at 35.5%; white students comprise 32.6%, Asians 8.1%,African-Americans 3.9%, Filipinos 3.6%, Pacific Islanders 1.7%, American