Most Texas community college students who transfer to a four-year university don’t graduate, according to a report on college transfers released Wednesday.found that only 45% of students who go on to a four-year college get a bachelor’s degree in Texas. Black and adult students struggle even more after they transfer out of a community college, with just 33% and 37% completing their bachelor’s degree, respectively.
The report also found low-income and adult learners are less likely to transfer to a four-year university from a community college, compared to their classmates.last year to incentivize transfers. Community colleges now get more money when their students earn at least 15 semester credit hours before enrolling in a four-year university.
But many of the degree plans that universities have shared are not clear enough, said Lauren Schudde, a professor in higher education policy at the University of Texas-Austin.
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