Geographical Barriers to Transfer

This project explores the role of UEDs as a barrier for transfer-motivated community college students, notably for Latinx students and students from low-income backgrounds. The core questions driving the research are: 1. What is the demographic makeup of transfer-motivated community college students living in UEDs (having no public university within 25 miles of home that has an 80%+ acceptance rate?)? How does this differ from the demographic makeup of transfer-motivated community college students in regions of similar population size that do have accessible university options? 2. What relationship, if any, is there between living in a UED (having no public university within 25 miles of home that has an 80%+ acceptance rate) and the likelihood of transfer to a baccalaureate-granting institution among transfer-motivated students? Does this relationship vary as a function of student ethnicity and/or income status? Do other factors (e.g., community college level factors) mediate this relationship?

 

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Project Team Information

Lead: Darla Cooper, Daisy Segovia

Team Member(s): Katie Brohawn, Alyssa Nguyen

Advisory Members (Name, Position, Organization at the time of membership)

Dr. Dustin Acres Associate Professor, Mathematics Division Porterville College

Marty Alvarado Vice President of Postsecondary Education and Training Jobs for the Future

Dr. Angélica Garcia Superintendent/President, Founder/Board Member of COLEGAS Santa Rosa Junior College, COLEGAS

Dr. Fabio González EOPS Director/Counselor San Jose City College, CCEOPSA

Dr. Sabrina Klein Research Associate MDRC

Dr. Laura Lara-Brady Senior Project Manager West Ed Center for Economic Mobility

Mariana Macamay Transfer Center Coordinator Crafton Hills College

Dr. Kate Mahar Associate Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives Shasta College

Marco Martinez Vice President Student Senate for California Community College

Dr. Siria Martinez Assistance Vice Chancellor of Student Equity and Success California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

Dr. Daniel Miramontez Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, RP Group Board Member San Diego Miramar College, The RP Group Board

Tim Morehouse Guided Pathways Lead Regional Coordinator, North/Far North Foundation for California Community College

Dr. Olga Rodriguez Director PPIC Higher Education Center

Jessie Ryan Executive Vice President Campaign for College Opportunity

Saúl Valdez Senior Program Officer ECMC Foundation

Jessa Lewis Valentine Senior Learning & Impact Officer Ascendium Education Group

Julia Vergara Executive Director The Puente Project

Dr. Kevin Walthers Superintendent/President Allan Hancock College

 

Funders(s):
Ascendium Education Group