Tuesday, November 6, is Election Day. NACAC encourages you to vote!
Here’s an easy way to see who will be on your ballot before you go vote.
Also, check out this infographic by Education Commission of the States for a quick visual of states with elections that will impact state education leadership.
Nine percent of all international students in the US, or 95,000, were enrolled at community colleges in 2015-16, according to the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors report.
National data on the proportion of international students that start at community colleges upon initial entry to the US, versus those who start at a four-year college and then transfer to a community college, is currently unavailable. However, it’s clear from preliminary research that similar to domestic transfer students, international students reverse transfer from four-year colleges to community colleges, concurrently enroll in both, and swirl back and forth between the two.
Continue reading A Closer Look at Reverse Transfer and International Students
Consensus is growing within higher education: Successful transfer pathways incorporate strong advising components.
The strategy is one of three essential practices highlighted in the recently released Transfer Playbook, and was discussed at length last week during a conference hosted by the Transfer Admissions & Advising Committee (TAAC).
For the second year, NACAC sponsored the annual conference of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS). At the sold-out event in February, attendees gathered to learn new ideas and share best practices designed to help students navigate the transfer process.
Continue reading Taking a Deeper Dive to Improve Transfer Student Experiences on Your Campus
Earlier this month, NACAC staff traveled to Atlanta to participate in the annual conference of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students — an entity which strives to improve the lives of transfer students by supporting those who directly serve these students, as well as those who create transfer policy and conduct transfer-related research.
Continue reading Improving the Transfer Process for Students
