Transfer101

Higher education officials throughout Texas have unveiled a new name and logo for a fledgling campaign designed to boost the number of students who transfer into four-year universities.

Transfer 101: From Community College to University is the official name of the campaign. The effort is being backed by the University of Texas System, the Texas A&M University and the Texas Association of Community Colleges.

Research already shows that students who complete their first two years of higher education at a community college and then transfer to a four-year institution are more likely to graduate with a bachelor’s than those who begin their college careers at a four-year university.
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Higher education officials are pushing to get more community college graduates into the state’s four-year universities.

Officials with the University of Texas System, Texas A&M University System and Texas Association of Community Colleges unveiled the Transfer 101 campaign this month to better explain the transition and to encourage students to move on to additional education.

Studies show that students who complete community college course work before going to four-year institutions tend to graduate at a higher rate than those who begin their college educations at four-year institutions. However, fewer than 20 percent of qualified community college students elect to transfer to universities, according to Martha Ellis, the UT System’s associate vice chancellor for community college partnerships.

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