COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress: First Look Fall 2020 Report. First in the Series

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Title: COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress: First Look Fall 2020 Report. First in the Series
Language: English
Authors: Causey, J., Harnack-Eber, A., Huie, F., Lang, R., Liu, Q., Ryu, M., Shapiro, D., National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
Source: National Student Clearinghouse. 2020.
Availability: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Available from: National Student Clearinghouse. 2300 Dulles Station Boulevard Suite 300, Herndon, VA 20171. e-mail: service@studentclearinghouse.org; Web site: http://www.studentclearinghouse.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2020
Sponsoring Agency: Ascendium Education Group, Inc.
ECMC Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Research
Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Transfer Students, Student Mobility, Barriers, Enrollment, College Freshmen, Reentry Students, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment Trends, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Geographic Location, Undergraduate Students
Abstract: Even before the pandemic turned the higher education landscape on its head, many college students intending to transfer struggled to manage the complexities of available transfer options, a task particularly daunting for underrepresented student groups. Early disruptions in institutional reopening plans due to COVID-19, coupled with the disparate economic and health impacts of COVID-19 across different populations, make navigating transfer options even more difficult. Black, Hispanic, and indigenous populations in the U.S. have seen disproportionately high COVID-19 cases and virus-related deaths compared to Whites. Additionally, though loss of academic credits upon transfer has widened transfer gaps, many colleges are streamlining the transfer process in an effort to fill seats and improve diversity amidst the pandemic, but the scope and impact of this trend remains unclear. This new research series quantifies the impact of the pandemic on the various transfer pathways. The current report is a first look into how these patterns may be changing roughly one month into the fall semester of 2020 (as of September 24).
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: ED609850
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Even before the pandemic turned the higher education landscape on its head, many college students intending to transfer struggled to manage the complexities of available transfer options, a task particularly daunting for underrepresented student groups. Early disruptions in institutional reopening plans due to COVID-19, coupled with the disparate economic and health impacts of COVID-19 across different populations, make navigating transfer options even more difficult. Black, Hispanic, and indigenous populations in the U.S. have seen disproportionately high COVID-19 cases and virus-related deaths compared to Whites. Additionally, though loss of academic credits upon transfer has widened transfer gaps, many colleges are streamlining the transfer process in an effort to fill seats and improve diversity amidst the pandemic, but the scope and impact of this trend remains unclear. This new research series quantifies the impact of the pandemic on the various transfer pathways. The current report is a first look into how these patterns may be changing roughly one month into the fall semester of 2020 (as of September 24).