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National Clearinghouse Data

September 2012 Division of Academic & Student Affairs

Maricopa Transfer Data from the National Student Clearinghouse

This report provides an analysis of students with 12-or-more college-level credits who left the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) between 2007-2008 and 2009-2010, disaggregated by the exit year. Data were obtained from the National Student Clearinghouse to determine the first enrollment in an institution outside of MCCCD during the year after leaving the district. The National Student Clearinghouse is a FERPA-compliant data warehouse of enrollment and degree records from more than 3,300 colleges and universities that enroll more than 96% of all students in public and private institutions in the United States.

Transfer Patterns

An analysis of students who left MCCCD for the first time in 2007-08, 2008-09, or 2009-10 found that an average of about 12,500 students transferred each year to other institutions of higher education in the year following their departure from MCCCD. The specific numbers of students who transferred were:

Year the student left MCCCD

Number of students who registered in another institution

the following year2007-08 11,985

2008-09 13,439

2009-10 12,108

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Arizona 9,759 81% 10,744 80% 9,735 80%

California 353 3% 441 3% 362 3%

Missouri 150 1% 198 1% 172 1%

Texas 140 1% 175 1% 161 1%

Illinois 108 1% 147 1% 136 1%

Colorado 122 1% 139 1% 124 1%

Utah 180 2% 154 1% 121 1%

All Others 1,173 10% 1,441 11% 1,297 11%

Total 11,985 100% 13,439 100% 12,108 100%

MCCCD students transferred to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands over this three-year time period. Among the students who transferred, 80% stayed in Arizona. Six other states, led by California, had more than 100 transfer students each year. These states, together with Arizona, accounted for almost 90% of all MCCCD transfers. The following table shows the states to which MCCCD students transferred:

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

For the most recent year (students who left MCCCD in 2009-10), Arizona State University was the most common transfer destination for MCCCD students, accounting for 51% of the 12,108 students who left MCCCD in 2009-10 and enrolled in another institution in the next year. The following chart provides a list of the top 5 college/university transfer destinations during that year:

Destination institutions for students who left MCCCD in 2009-10

Institution Transfers PercentArizona State University 6,214 51%Northern Arizona University 1,194 10%University of Phoenix 625 5%University of Arizona 509 4%Grand Canyon University 382 3%

69%

ALL Destinations for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=37,532)

ARIZONA Destination Institutions for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=30,238)

79%

9%

4%

22%

18%

2-Year Public 4-Year Private 4-Year Public

69%

ALL Destinations for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=37,532)

ARIZONA Destination Institutions for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=30,238)

79%

9%

4%

22%

18%

2-Year Public 4-Year Private 4-Year Public

69%

ALL Destinations for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=37,532)

ARIZONA Destination Institutions for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=30,238)

79%

9%

4%

22%

18%

2-Year Public 4-Year Private 4-Year Public

69%

ALL Destinations for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=37,532)

ARIZONA Destination Institutions for MCCCD Transfers(3 years cumulative, n=30,238)

79%

9%

4%

22%

18%

2-Year Public 4-Year Private 4-Year Public

Graduation Trends

The majority of students (approximately 80%) who transferred from MCCCD to another institution did so without an award or degree from MCCCD. Many MCCCD students who transferred to other institutions subsequently earned a degree or certificate. Over the three-year period of this analysis, five institutions accounted for approximately 83% of all subsequent degrees/awards. Arizona State University accounted for the largest proportion of these awards at approximately 59% of the total, and Northern Arizona University awarded approximately 9%. The University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, and the University of Arizona rounded out the top five, accounting for another 15% of all subsequent graduations.

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Data Sources MCCCD Office of Institutional Effectiveness; National Student Clearinghouse

Contact the Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation for additional information: 480-731-8139. A downloadable version of this document is available at the following web site: www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/report

Over the three-year time period, the majority of students (69%) transferred to public four-year institutions, followed by private four-year institutions (22%), and public two-year colleges (9%). Among the students who transferred to Arizona institutions, the majority (79%) transferred to public universities.