Most Texas community college students who transfer to a four-year university don\u2019t graduate, according to a report on college transfers released Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The study from the Community College Research Center and Aspen Institute<\/a> found that only 45% of students who go on to a four-year college get a bachelor’s degree in Texas. Black and adult students struggle even more after they transfer out of a community college, with just 33% and 37% completing their bachelor\u2019s degree, respectively.<\/p>\n Community colleges have long pitched themselves as the most affordable place to start studying for a bachelor\u2019s degree. But Wednesday\u2019s report, the first to break down state transfer outcomes by race, socioeconomic status and age, suggests transfer students need more support to complete their degrees.<\/p>\n Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. <\/em>Sign up for The 74 Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p> \u201cNo wonder there is this distrust in higher education when transfer students who enter these kinds of institutions can’t realize their goals,\u201d said Tania LaViolet with the Aspen Institute.<\/p>\n The report also found low-income and adult learners are less likely to transfer to a four-year university from a community college, compared to their classmates.<\/p>\n
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