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2. 28,000 job openings in Alabama 1
1Alabama Job Link. (n.d.). Alabama Works! as cited in ReadyNation, Council for a Strong America, state report for Alabama.

3. Over 5,000 require some college or a vocational certificate
Over 5,000 require a credential
Close to 7,000 require a bachelor’s
Over 7,000 require a master’s
Thousands more require further education (e.g. PhD or MD).1
1Job Link. (n.d.). Alabama Works! Job Search. as cited in ReadyNation, Council for a Strong America, state report for Alabama. 2

4. Our Goals Reduce loss of credit in transfer to increase attainment
Promote learning among the workforce to encourage workers to complete unfinished degrees
Feature Reverse Transfer to increase credential levels
Create a more streamlined and efficient transfer process for students and institutions 9

5. Transfer Credit Loss is a Problem
Average Course Credits Lost in Transfer - By Transfer Pathway1
P-N-P = Private, Non-Profit
P-F-P = Private, For-Profit
2-Yr Public To
4-Yr Public
4-Yr Public To
2-Yr Public To
4-Yr P-N-P
4-Yr P-N-P To
4-Yr Public
4-Yr Public To
4-Yr P-N-P
Other To
4-Yr P-F-P
4-Yr P-N-P To
2-Yr Public To
4-Yr Public To
2-Yr Public
Other
Combination
4-Yr P-N-P To
2-Yr Public
Other To
P-F-P

6. 40% Losing Credits Has Consequences
receive no credit, losing an average of 27 credit hours 2
1Monaghan, D. B., Attewell, P. (2014). The Community College Route to the Bachelor's Degree. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 9

7. Losing Credits Has Consequences
> $6 Billion
in tuition and fees is wasted annually on completed courses for which credit is not awarded2
1Monaghan, D. B., Attewell, P. (2014). The Community College Route to the Bachelor's Degree. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 9

8. ~ 140,000 Losing Credits Has Consequences
Students Each Year Fail to Graduate Because of Transfer Credit Loss1
1Monaghan, D. B., Attewell, P. (2014). The Community College Route to the Bachelor's Degree. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 9

9. Since 1994, STARS has Successfully Guided Community College Students Transferring to 4-Year AL Public Institutions

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The Challenge: 2-4, Public-Public, In-State Students Account for Less than 25% of Annual Transfer Enrollments
% of Transfers Transfer Pathway
3.0%
4-year Private Nonprofit to 4-year Private Nonprofit
Other institution to 4-year Private For-profit
Other institution to 2-year Private For-profit
4-year Private Nonprofit to 2-year Public
4-year Private Nonprofit to 4-year Public
4-year Public to 4-year Private Nonprofit
Other institution combination
4-year Public to 2-year Public
2-year Public to 4-year Private Nonprofit
4-year Public to 4-year Public
2-year Public to 2-year Public
2-year Public to 4-year Public
3.1%
3.4%
3.6%
3.9 %
4.0%
8.7%
8.9%
9.0%
9.4%
15.0%
27.9 % (<23% In-State2)
1 Simone, Sean Anthony. (2014). Transferability of Postsecondary Credit Following Student Transfer or Coenrollment. National Center for Education Statistics. U.S.
Department of Education. Washington, DC.

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The Government Accounting Office Analyzed College Transfer and Reached a Clear Conclusion

12. The National College Transfer Center Hopes to Fill This Information Void

13. NCTC Technology Can Closely Predict and Compare Workers’ Likely Transfer Credit Awards

14. Showing in Detail How Prior Credits are Likely to Match Degree Requirements

15. The Key: We Can Do This Before Transfer Students Have to Submit Applications
Students and Institutions are Now Able to Make Informed Transfer Decisions, Like This…
Student Searches for/ Considers Options
Student Applies Where Most Credits Will Transfer
College
Admits
Student
Accepts
Student Enrolls
College A
Students are
Informed of Official Credit Awards, Earning the Most Possible Credits Toward Their Degrees
College B
College C
Preliminary Transfer Audits
Inform Students of Their
Likely Credit Awards to Avoid Unnecessary Credit Loss
Institutions Review PTAs,
Helping to Select Students
Most Likely to Succeed

16. Another Challenge: Because of Demographics, Fewer High School Seniors Will Graduate 15 Years From Now Than Will This Year
2000
We Are Here
2032
1Peace Bransberger and Demarée K. Michelau. Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates, 9th Edition. Boulder, CO: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2016.

17. The Next Logical Place to Turn…
The Workforce 5

18. 20 Million Age 25-39 Have Earned Some Credits, But No Degree

19. Overall, One in Every 5 Adults In the National Workforce Has Earned Some College Credit

20. To Reach Them, We Hope Every Business Will Participate in “60FOR60“

21. For Any Employee Who Uses the Transfer Center
Donate or Pay $60
For Any Employee Who Uses the Transfer Center
2 Using IPEDS data for average tuition costs by level and control of institution

22. 60FOR60
The Goal:
Help 60%
Of the Workforce Possess a College Degree or Quality, Post-Secondary Certificate By 2025
2 Using IPEDS data for average tuition costs by level and control of institution

23. The Transfer Center Will Be Cost-Free to Employees of Participating Businesses

24. Our Goal: Reach Out to Every Part of Our Community to Encourage Workers to Re-Enroll
Local Chambers of Commerce
Workforce Development Councils
Churches
Urban
Leagues
Non-Profit Organizations
Parent-Teachers Associations 27

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And Increase Re-Enrollments Through a Coordinated Public Relations, Broadcast/Cable and Online Campaign

26. NCTC Wants to Connect Alabama Colleges and Universities to the Transfer Center…And Each Other…Through the “NASDEX”

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Instead of a Transcript Exchange Process That Typically Takes Weeks, Requires Data Entry and Produces Official Audits That Are Often Performed Too Late to Avoid Unnecessary Credit Loss
Student Requests Transcripts
Student Information Retrieved From Database, Put Into PDF
Or, Institutions Send PDFs by Snail Mail to Receiving Institution
Institutions Data Enter Transcripts Back Into Data Format/SIS Database
3rd Party Sends PDF to Receiving Institution Electronically or by Snail Mail
Request May Be Sent to 3rd Party Processor
Institution May Send PDF to 3rd Party Processor
Official Transfer Audits Performed By Hand or via Audit Technology

28. The NASDEX Enables Transcripts to Be Exchanged and NCTC’s Preliminary Transfer Audits Created in a Matter of Minutes
Institution Transmits Data Instantaneously to NCTC
Using the NCTC Platform,
Student Authorizes Prior Sources of Credit to Transfer Data to NCTC
NCTC Sends Electronic Request to Institution
Student Data is Received By NCTC and Fed Through Our Algorithms
Institution Automatically Retrieves Student Data From Its Database
In Seconds, a Preliminary Transfer Audit is Generated and Transfer Students Can Review Their Likely Transfer Credit Awards

29. The Innovative “Alabama Model”
Enable Good Decisions Through “In-Time” Preliminary Audits
Employ Unprecedented Outreach, Public Relations & Marketing to Increase Workforce Participation in Learning
Implement the “NASDEX” - National Automated Student Data Exchange – to Streamline the Transfer Process 2

30. Then, Replicate the Alabama Model Throughout the Nation