Exploring Swirl Patterns of Community College Transfers: Behaviors and Characteristics Associated With Swirl

• In Event: Cultivating Transfer Student Success

Abstract

The current focus on funding free community college and greater accountability in higher education have increased interest in vertical transfer. The aim of our study was to explore how initial matriculation from community college is associated with patterns of swirling, as well as identify predictive behaviors and student characteristics associated with swirl.

Authors

• Sally Hyatt, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

• Diane Cardenas Elliott, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania