DOCUMENT RESUME HE 033 871 ED 451 746 New Community College Transfer Students at California Public TITLE Universities. A California Postsecondary Education Commission Factsheet. California State Postsecondary Education Commission, INSTITUTION Sacramento. REPORT NO CPEC-01-02 PUB DATE 2001-01-00 NOTE 4p. California Postsecondary Education Commission, 1303 J St., AVAILABLE FROM Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95814. Tel: 919-445-7933; Fax: 916-327-4417. Descriptive (141) PUB TYPE Reports EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. *College Students; *College Transfer Students; *Community DESCRIPTORS Colleges; Higher Education; Public Colleges *California IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT This factsheet examines the enrollment trends of community college students who transferred to California's public institutions. The opportunity for California students to begin a postsecondary education at a community college and transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree is a major cornerstone of California's Master Plan for Higher Education. In 1999-2001, 13 of the 22 California State University campuses increased their enrollment of new community college transfer students, and all but 2 of the University of California campuses experienced increases in the number of community college transfer students enrolled. Community college transfers account for about 72% of the entering undergraduate transfer population at the California State University and about 72% of the entering transfer population at the University of California. Data in this factsheet suggest that the decline in the annual number of community college transfers to the public universities may be beginning to reverse. (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Transfer New Community College Universities Students at California Public COMMISSION-FACTSHEET A CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OF EDUCATION U.S. DEPARTMENT Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND Office of Educational INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES BEEN GRANTED-BY CENTER (ERIC) as liXis document has been reproduced or organization received from the person originating it. been made to Minor changes have quality. improve reproduction this opinions stated in TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) necessarily represent document do not policy. 1 official OERI position or BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 New Community College Transfer Students at California Public Universities A CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION FACTSHEET New Community College Transfer Trends in new transfer enrollments DISPLAY 1 Students at the California State University, by The opportunity for California students to begin a post- Campus, 1997-98 to 1999-00 secondary education at a community college and to 1999-00 1998-99 Campus 1997 -98 transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bacca- 958 CSU Bakersfield 821 783 laureate degree is a major cornerstone of California's 2,045 CSU Chico 1,992 2,111 Master Plan for Higher Education. This Factsheet ex- CSU Dominguez 1,335 1,665 1,499 amines the enrollment trends of community college stu- 2203 CSU Fresno 2,184 1,991 dents who transferred to the State's public universities. 4,318 4,126 CSU Fullerton 3,518 CSU Hayward 2,056 1,869 1,901 Recognizing the transfer function as an important facet 983 Humboldt State 923 971 of educational opportunity, the community colleges' CSU Long Beach 3,789 3,264 3,148 Partnership for Excellence Program, in extensive con- 2,024 CSU Los Angeles 2,230 1,939 'sultation with the California State University (CSU) and 46 Maritime Academy 42 31 the University of California (UC) has established aggres- CSU Monterey Bay 434 310 451 sive community college transfer goals: 63,000 commu- 3,915 CSU Northridge 3,388 3,388 nity college transfers annually to CSU by year 2005, and 2,004 Cal Poly Pomona 2,003 1,977 15,000 such transfers to the UC by 2005 (PFE revised CSU Sacramento 3,929 3,664 3,573 goals re-based from 1997-98). CSU San Bernardino 1,900 1,715 1,924 3,666 San Diego State 3,746 4,322 To support these goals, the systems are engaged in sev- San Francisco State 3,499 3,508 3,138 eral initiatives intended to: (1) improve course articula- San Jose State 3,555 3,714 3,681 tion, (2) increase joint participation at transfer centers, (3) Cal Poly San Luis 1,386 1,248 1,342 intensify outreach activities, (4) expand evaluation pro- CSU San Marcos 1,287 1,282 1,074 cedures, and (5) offer more part-time options for UC Sonoma State 1,057 1,033 1,059 transfer students. 1 140 1 007 CSU Stanislaus 1,157 47,706 44,989 Total 45,456 Prior to these initiatives, the number of community col- lege transfers to the CSU and UC had declined by 2,685 New Community College Transfer DISPLAY 2 students, or 4.6 percent from 1994-95 through 1998-99. Students at the University of California, by Campus, These trends ran counter to the growth in the commu- 1997-98 to 1999-00 nity college student population and underscored the need 1999-00 for more effective evaluative practices. Despite only 1998-99 1997-98 Campus Berkeley 1,682 1,652 partial implementation of the new transfer initiatives in 1,721 Davis 1,394 1,371 1,461 1999-00, transfers increased by 3,383 or 6.1 percent Irvine 877 827 820 ' across both systems. Los Angeles 2,434 2,054 2,066 799 Riverside 814 851 Difference among campuses San Diego 1,253 1,108 1,186 Santa Barbara 1203 1,368 1,459 The statewide increase achieved in 1999-00 was not Santa Cruz 1 006 901 891 equally distributed across all campuses within the two Total 10,827. 10,210 10,161 public university systems. Thirteen of the 22 CSU cam- puses increased their enrollment of new community col- lege transfer students between the 1997 and 1999 aca- Transfers to the California State University demic years, as shown in Display 1. Community college transfers account for about 72.0 per- During the same period, as revealed by Display 2, all but cent of the CSU entering undergraduate transfer popu- two UC campuses experienced increases in the number lation. As shown in Display 3, community college trans- of community college transfer students enrolled. fers to the CSU declined from 1995-96 through 1998-99 CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION FACTSHEET/01-02 / January 2001 3 all racial groups decreased. In 1999-00, Native Ameri- by 3,699 students, or 7.6 percent. During that period, the number of transfers from all racial/ethnic groups de- cans continued to decline in numbers and proportional rep- other groups increased. resentation while all creased. In 1999,00, Native Americans and Asians Systemwide, CCC transfers to UC increased by 666, or decreased in number and proportional representation 6.6 percent, in that one-year period. while all other groups increased. Latinos led the field with a one-year increase of 1,085, or 13.2 percent, along Also like the CSU, the overall decline in the enrollment with White transfer students who increased by 673 or of community college transfers to the University appears 3.7 percent from 1998-99. Systemwide, CCC transfers to be associated with a shrinking applicant pool and to CSU increased by 2,717, or 6.0 percent, in that one- stricter enforcement of lower-division transfer require- year period. ments. Between Fall 1995 and Fall 1999, the enrollment of lower-division community college transfers plummeted Previous annual declines appear to be associated, in part, with the State University's stricter enforcement of by 1,145 students, or 55.9 percent. During the same pe- riod, the enrollment of upper-division community college Between Fall lower-division transfer requirements. transfers increased by 8.8 percent, or 2.2 percent per 1995 and Fall 1999, the enrollment of lower-division As a result, the number of lower-division trans- year. transfers declined by 3,694 students, or 9.6 percent per fers, as a proportion of the total community college trans- year. During the same period, the enrollment of upper- fer population, dropped from 21 percent to 9.5 percent. division community college transfers increased by about 1.4 percent each year. Analysis of the community college transfer applicant pool revealed a decline in both application and admission rates. Also during this period, there was a decline in the CSU Between 1996-97 and 1998-99, the overall number of community college transfer admission rates among all community college applicants to UC decreased by 7.3 racial-ethnic categories. Once admitted, approximately percent while the mean admission rate slipped by 2.6 per- 77 percent (ratio of admits to enrollments) of each ra- centage .points to 70.5. The declines were seen across cial group enrolled and began matriculation. By 1999- all racial/ethnic categories. In 1999-00, the UC admission 00, transfer admission rates for each racial group in- rate for Native American transfer students continued to creased by about 2.0 percentage points, and from .73 to decline significantly and for Whites only slightly. Admis- .74 for all groups systemwide. sion rates for all other racial groups increased by an av- Transfer to the University of California erage of 1.2 percentage points systemwide. Community college transfers usually account for about It is encouraging that the overall admission rate of com- 72 percent of the entering transfer population at the munity college transfer students to UC and CSU have University of California. As shown in Display 3, com- improved in the past year. The data in this factsheet sug- munity college transfers to the University declined from gest that the decline in the annual number of community 1995-96 through 1998-99 by 725 students or roughly 7.0 college transfers to the public universities may be begin- percent. Like the CSU, the number of transfers from ning to reverse. New Community College Transfer Students at California Public Universities, 1995-96 to 1999-00 DISPLAY 3 University of California California State University 1998-99 1999-00 1996-97 1997-98 1995-96 Group 1998-99 1999-00 1996-97 1997-98 1995-96 2,800 2,377 Asian 2,806 2,767 2,863 6,230 6,056 No. 6,346 6,562 6,741 25.9 28.6 27.7 29.4 30.1 15.6 16.8 16.7 15.9 16.7 /72 228 293 2,257 386 333 2,442 2,105 2,836 No. 2,799 Black 2.5 2.7 3.9 3.4 5.7 6.4 5.8 3.1 6.9 6.9 314 340 296 318 310 Filipino 1,776 No. 1,626 1,711 1,840 1,867 2.9 3.6 3.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 3.3 4.3 3.1 4.5 1,432 1,430 1,300 1,302 9,286 Latino 1,503 No. 8,464 8,201 8,334 8,661 13.2 15.7 22.8 23.9 13.9 15.0 21.5 20.3 14.7 22.1 92 442 Native 97 475 102 No. 604 124 565 137 641 0.8 American % 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 4,000 4,763 4,487 4,664 White 4,888 No. 19,048 18,375 19,623 20,931 18,341 44.0 483 47.9 48.2 48.9 48.1 49.0 49.5 48.7 50.9 298 Other No. 2.8 10,827 10,210 Total* 10,492 44,989 47,706 10,161 10,886 45,546 48,688 48,349 *Total includes non-resident aliens and students who did not report their ethnicity. 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