Community college transfers are an essential route for underrepresented groups to achieve a bachelor’s degree. This study shows that students who reach key early milestones are much more likely to succeed. Recent reforms have the potential to lead to large increases in student transfer and success.
This research was supported with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the College Futures Foundation, and the Sutton Family Fund.
