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College Tranfers, In Reverse » Contexts DiscoveriesResearch by Sara Goldrick-Rab and Fabian T. Pfeffer (Sociology of Education, April 2009) using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study indicates that approximately one third of traditional-aged college students transfer from one college to another within eight years of high school graduation. Only 6 percent transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges, while 15 percent will “reverse transfer” from four-year colleges to community colleges. According to the authors, reverse transfers are more likely among students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. I think that ‘upward’ and ‘reverse’ were a poor choice of category names. They imply that there is a necessary path to pursuing education at either of these institutions, and that one choice is progressive versus regressive. CCs offer many programs (certifications, etc) that 4-year schools don’t, and many (at least they do in Michigan) actually offer you the ability to get a bachelors degree there. Would it be upward to move from a four year college to a university?

College Tranfers, In Reverse » Contexts Discoveries
Research by Sara Goldrick-Rab and Fabian T. Pfeffer (Sociology of Education, April 2009) using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study indicates that approximately one third of traditional-aged college students transfer from one college to another within eight years of high school graduation. Only 6 percent transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges, while 15 percent will “reverse transfer” from four-year colleges to community colleges. According to the authors, reverse transfers are more likely among students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

I think that ‘upward’ and ‘reverse’ were a poor choice of category names. They imply that there is a necessary path to pursuing education at either of these institutions, and that one choice is progressive versus regressive. CCs offer many programs (certifications, etc) that 4-year schools don’t, and many (at least they do in Michigan) actually offer you the ability to get a bachelors degree there. Would it be upward to move from a four year college to a university?

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