1. Becoming Transfer Agents and Transfer Champions Massachusetts Student Transfer Symposium May 9, 2008 Alicia C. Dowd Center for Urban Education University of Southern California Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

2. The Equity Scorecard was developed by Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon at the University of Southern California Center for Urban Education (CUE). Only campuses that have a formal agreement with CUE may claim to have conducted the Equity Scorecard and use the framework and other materials. For more information about the Equity Scorecard, please visit our website at http://www.usc.edu/CUE.http://www.usc.edu/CUE © 2008. All rights reserved.

3. Transfer is mostly something affluent students do. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

4. When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community colleges to selective institutions… Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest SES Quintile 51% 28% 15% 5%2% Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

5. When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community colleges to selective institutions… Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest SES Quintile 79% are from the highest SES quintiles Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

6. When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community colleges to less selective institutions… Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest SES Quintile 27% 29% 22% 16% 6% Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

7. When we look at the socioeconomic status of transfers from community colleges to less selective institutions… Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest SES Quintile 56% are from the two highest quintiles. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

8. The share of affluent students among transfers from four-year colleges to selective institutions… Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest 71% 17% 7% 3%2% SES Quintile Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

9. The share of affluent students among transfers from four-year colleges to selective institutions… Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest Is even higher- 88%. SES Quintile Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

10. Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest 44% 15% 27% 10% 4% SES Quintile And is still a very large share among four-year transfers to less selective institutions… Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

11. Highest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Lowest SES Quintile 71% And is still a very large share among four-year transfers to less selective institutions… Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

12. The more well off an institution is, the less likely it is to want transfer students. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

13. Transfer Enrollment Rate for Private Institutions, 1984-2002 Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

14. Transfer Enrollment Rate for Public Institutions, 1984-2002 Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

15. Transfer “agents” and “champions” matter. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

16. Wednesday, June 20, 2007.. A Graduate of Stanford by Way of a Transfer Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

17. State and institutional policies matter. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

18. Relatively high levels of college debt decrease Latino STEM graduate school enrollment. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

19. 50% of recent Latino STEM bachelor’s degree holders in Florida have associate’s degrees. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

20. While only 16% of recent Latino STEM bachelor’s degree holders in California have associate’s degrees. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

21. “Cluelessness”: A puzzle we can solve. Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

22. Dr. Alicia C. Dowd Assistant Professor of Higher Education Rossier School of Education University of Southern California Senior Scholar Center for Urban Education alicia.dowd@usc.edu Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California

23. Graphics created by: Debbie Peterson Research Assistant Rossier School of Education University of Southern California debbiepe@usc.edu Center for Urban Education  Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. University of Southern California