transfer university - Maricopa€¦ · University of Maryland University College 164 57 Part II: Maricopa Students Transferring to Private, Out-of-State, and Online Universities In

1

Undergraduates

30,808 former MCCCD students were enrolled in Arizona public universities as undergraduates in academic year 2011-12. Each university’s percentage of this group, as well as total MCCCD transfer enrollment to the Arizona public universities remained consistent with 2010-11 data (based on the most current data for each available at the time of publication). Three-fourths of these students transferred to ASU.

Undergraduate Transfer Student Profile

The percentage of students that earned an associate’s degree prior to transferring increased from 25% in 2010-11 to 28% in 2011-12. Other demographic information about the 30,808 MCCCD transfer students who attended an Arizona public university in 2011-12 is consistent with data from 2010-11:

• 54% of the transfer students were female.

• 62% had transferred at least 32 credits.

• 32% identified themselves as members of minority racial/ethnic groups. A breakdown of race/ethnicity is shown below:

transferuniversity

Transfer Trends and Outcomes

Fall 2013 Briefing Paper #6Division of Academic and Student Affairs

Background

Preparing students for university transfer is one of the ongoing priorities of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). This is evident in the goals and practices over the course of nearly a century serving students and is a key component in the District’s mission statement and Governing Board Outcomes. Preparation for transfer to a four-year college or university is a primary reason many students enroll at the ten colleges. In Fall 2013 (45th Day), 40% of students district-wide indicated they intend to transfer to a baccalaureate-granting college or university; this includes over 62,000 students.

Part I of this paper provides an analysis of students from MCCCD who transferred to the Arizona public universities: Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University (NAU), and the University of Arizona (UA). Data for this section, covering the 2011-12 academic year, were obtained from the MCCCD Office of Institutional Effectiveness and the Arizona State System for Information on Student Transfer (ASSIST), as of August 5, 2013. Data reported as interim in last year’s Transfer Trends and Outcomes have been updated for year-to-year comparisons.

Part II focuses on student transfer from MCCCD to private, out-of-state, and online universities that have formal articulation agreements with MCCCD. Data on the 2011-12 academic year were self-reported by these institutions.

ASU


Undergraduates at Arizona Public Universitieswith 12+ MCCCD Credits on 2010-2011

Col

ors

Palle

tte

NAU

UA

23,139 (75%)

4,669 (15%)

3,000 (10%)

6%

5%

18%66%

2%1%

<1%

3%

UA

Percentage of New Transfers fromMCCCD by Arizona Public University

*Total greater than 100% due to rounding

NAU

ASU

2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011*

Hispanic, 18%

White, Non-Hispanic, 66%

Unknown / Other, 2%

Native Hawiian/Pacific Islander, < 1%

Nonresident Alien, 1%

American Indian/Alaska Native, 3%

Asian, 6%

Black, Non-Hispanic, 5%

14% 14%

5% 4% 4% 5%

17% 20%

81% 82% 79% 76%

2011 - 2012*

5%

21%

75%

24%

44%

32%

32-63 credits, 32%

64 or more credits, 24%

12-31 credits, 44%

Part I: Maricopa Students Transferring to Arizona Public Universities

Students who transfer from one of the Maricopa Community Colleges to one of the three state public universities are tracked using the Arizona State System for Information on Student Transfer (ASSIST). Consistent with the university definition of a transfer student, individuals are counted if they transferred 12-or-more credit hours from the Maricopa Community Colleges to one of the state universities. Data are collected separately for total undergraduates (former MCCCD students enrolled at an Arizona public university) and new transfers (former MCCCD students who transferred to a Arizona public university in a given academic year).

ASU



Col

ors

Palle

tte

NAU

UA

23,139 (75%)

4,669 (15%)

3,000 (10%)

6%

5%

18%66%

2%1%

<1%

3%

UA



NAU

ASU

2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011*

Hispanic, 18%


Unknown / Other, 2%




Asian, 6%


14% 14%

5% 4% 4% 5%

17% 20%

81% 82% 79% 76%

2011 - 2012*

5%

21%

75%

24%

44%

32%

32-63 credits, 32%


12-31 credits, 44%


Total greater than 100% due to rounding

2

Maricopa Transfer Rate

The transfer rate of Maricopa students to Arizona public universities is based on new-to-higher-education students who demonstrated three “transfer intent behaviors” while enrolled in the Maricopa Community Colleges: declared intent to transfer or obtain a transfer degree, earned 12-or-more credit hours, and completed at least one core Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) course. The student cohorts shown on the following page indicate an increasing percentage of students transferring within six years of initial college enrollment:

New Transfers: Number of Credits Transferred/Associate’s Degree Completion

The table below illustrates the distribution of the number of credits transferred by former Maricopa students to the Arizona Public Universities. It indicates an increase in the number of new transfers overall, and a trend of these students transferring to the universities with more credits than in previous years.

2011-12 New Transfer Students by Number of Credits Transferred

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

Number of Students

6,046 6,241 6,743 6,935

12-31 credits transferred

20% 18% 18% 15%

32-63 credits transferred

49% 48% 44% 44%

64+ credits transferred

31% 34% 38% 41%

While 28% of all former MCCCD undergraduate students enrolled at the Arizona Public Universities in 2011-12 transferred with an associate’s degree, degree completion was notably higher—41%—among new transfers. ASSIST data show consistent growth in both the number of new transfers from MCCCD and the percentage of these students that will enter the universities with an associate’s degree.

Undergraduate Areas of Interest

Major Category / Area of Interest:*Arizona Public University Undergraduates

With 12+ MCCCD Credits (n = 30,808)

Business, Management, Marketing, etc. 14%

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9%

Education 8%

Health Professions/Clinical Sciences 7%

Psychology 6%

Social Sciences 6%

Engineering 6%

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 6%

Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs 5%

Visual and Performing Arts 5%

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness Studies 3%

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

3%

No Major 1%

All Other Areas 21%

TOTAL 100%

* Areas of Interest categorized by Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Codes

New Transfer Students

In the 2011-12 academic year, 6,935 students with 12-or-more credits from the Maricopa colleges enrolled as new transfers at an Arizona public university, which reflects a 3% increase over 2010-11.

The large majority of new transfer students from MCCCD in 2011-12 transferred to Arizona State University. Northern Arizona University was the only one of the three Arizona public universities with an increase in new transfers from MCCCD in 2011-12.

Percentage of New Transfers from MCCCD by Arizona Public University

ASU



Col

ors

Palle

tte

NAU

UA

23,139 (75%)

4,669 (15%)

3,000 (10%)

6%

5%

18%66%

2%1%

<1%

3%

UA



NAU

ASU

2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011*

Hispanic, 18%


Unknown / Other, 2%




Asian, 6%


14% 14%

5% 4% 4% 5%

17% 20%

81% 82% 79% 76%

2011 - 2012*

5%

21%

75%

24%

44%

32%

32-63 credits, 32%


12-31 credits, 44%

* Total greater than 100% due to rounding

3

These data suggest potential for continued growth. Because data on private and out-of-state institutions are not available for the analysis, the overall transfer rate is underestimated.

Transfer Student Academic Performance

Tracking data depicts the level of post-transfer success Maricopa students achieve at Arizona’s public universities. Below are results for MCCCD students who transferred 12 or more MCCCD credits to an Arizona public university in 2011-12. These data are consistent with 2010-11 data:

GPA: On average, students’ first year GPA at the university was 2.94.

Credits Earned: On average, 20.74 credits were earned in the first year at the university.

Persistence: 85% continued on to their second year at the university.

Transfer rate: Maricopa Students Transferring to an Arizona Public University within

6 Years of Initial Enrollment

64 or more credits

32 - 63 credits

12 - 31 credits

Enrollment of New Transfers by Number of MCCCD Credits

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

1,349 (43%)

1,018 (33%)

764 (24%)

South Mountain

GateWay

Estrella

Mountain

Paradise Valley

Chandler-Gilbert

Scottsdale

Phoenix

Rio Salado

GlendaleMesa

2012-11 Private & Out of State Transfer Partners

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

437633 657 714 735 786

1224

18622193

2247

2002-03 student cohort



27.8%

28.4%

29.3%

27.8%

28.4%

29.3%

Transfer Rate: Maricopa Students Transferring to an ArizonaPublic University within 6 years of Initial Enrollment


30.7%30.7%

2011-12 Private, Out-of-State, and Online Partners:Top 5 College/University Transfer Destinations

by Enrollment of Students with 12+ MCCCD Transfer Credits

University All Undergraduates New Transfers

University of Phoenix 3,711 829

Grand Canyon University

3,676 955

Ottawa University 564 173

Ashford University 473 123

University of Maryland University College

164 57

Part II: Maricopa Students Transferring to Private, Out-of-State, and Online Universities

In addition to maintaining transfer partnerships with Arizona’s public universities, the Maricopa Community Colleges partner with baccalaureate-granting institutions from across the United States and England. These transfer partners include local (private), out-of-state (public and private), and online universities. Transfer partnerships are supported through formal articulation agreements.

The data presented in this section were compiled in response to a request from the MCCCD Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation to twenty-nine transfer partner universities. Twenty institutions submitted transfer data for academic year 2011-2012, representing a response rate of 80%. Some institutions provided partial data, thus, the totals for the following charts vary.

The twenty private, out-of-state, and online transfer partner institutions that submitted data reported a total of 9,394 Undergraduates and 2,935 New Transfers from MCCCD in 2011-12. University of Maryland University College ranked as one of the top five transfer destinations (private, out-of-state, & online) for MCCCD students for the first time in 2011-12, replacing Western International University which ranked fifth in 2010-11.

Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

Over the past decade, the number of undergraduate degrees conferred each year at the Arizona public universities to Maricopa transfer students has steadily increased. In the 2011-12 academic year, 8,329 Maricopa transfer students received an undergraduate degree from an Arizona public university. A three-year trend is shown in the table below:

Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred by Arizona Public Universities to Students with 12+ MCCCD Credits

ASU NAU UA Total

2009-10 5,792 809 514 7,115

2010-11 5,967 957 745 7,669

2011-12 6,368 1,157 804 8,329

4

2011-12 Private, Out-of-State, and Online Partners:Undergraduate Enrollment By Major/Area of Interest

Categorized by Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Codes

Major/Area of Interest Students %*

Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services 2,786 30%

Education 1,305 14%

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 455 5%

Psychology 413 4%

Health Professions and related Pro-grams (other than Nursing) 410 4%

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and related protective services (including Criminal Justice) 383 4%

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 318 3%

Nursing 263 3%

Public Administration and Social Ser-vice Professions 261 3%

Communication, Journalism, and related programs 85 1%

All other areas 375 4%

Not indicated 2,340 25%

TOTAL 9,394 100%

* Percentages rounded

2011-12 Private, Out-of-State, and Online Partners: Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred to

MCCCD Transfer StudentsUniversity of Phoenix 962

Grand Canyon University 734

Ottawa University 146

Ashford University 99

Wayland Baptist University (Phoenix) 72

Arizona Christian University 29

University of Maryland University College 22

New Mexico State University 12

Capella University 11

Strayer University 9

Western Governors University 7

Park University 6

Western International University 5

Chamberlain College of Nursing 2

Regis University 2

TOTAL 2,118

These data reflect an increase of approximately 15% in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded by private, out-of-state, and online university partners to MCCCD transfer students since last year, when 1,837 degrees were reported.

Participating private, out-of-state, and online partners reported data consistent with 2010-11 for the number of MCCCD credits transferred by students. Forty-four percent of new transfer students in 2011-12 transferred with 31 or fewer credits, indicating that many students are transferring without an associate’s degree. Thirty-two percent transferred between 32 and 63 credits, and 24% transferred 64 or more credits.

Contact the Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation for additional information: 480-731-8138. A downloadable version of this document is available at the following web site: http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/artic/reportsPubLit.php

2011-12 Private, Out-of-State, and Online Partners: Enrollment of New Transfers By Number of MCCCD Credits

ASU



Col

ors

Palle

tte

NAU

UA

23,139 (75%)

4,669 (15%)

3,000 (10%)

6%

5%

18%66%

2%1%

<1%

3%

UA



NAU

ASU

2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011*

Hispanic, 18%


Unknown / Other, 2%




Asian, 6%


14% 14%

5% 4% 4% 5%

17% 20%

81% 82% 79% 76%

2011 - 2012*

5%

21%

75%

24%

44%

32%

32-63 credits, 32%


12-31 credits, 44%

Documents

transfer university - Maricopa€¦ · University of Maryland University College 164 57 Part II: Maricopa Students Transferring to Private, Out-of-State, and Online Universities In