1. REVERSE TRANSFER STUDENTS: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES UTILIZED AT COLLIN COLLEGE Collin County Community College Hannah Chang, Academic Advisor Stephanie Hanson, Coordinator of Transfer Programs January 24, 2008

2. Agenda Introduction to Collin College Definition of Reverse Transfer Students Collin College’s Transfer Tools and Strategies Discussion

3. Collin College Enrollment

4. Collin College Demographics

7. Collin College Outcomes

8. Definition of Reverse Transfer Students Reverse Diploma Summer Sessioner Concurrently Enrolled Transfer Graduate Recreational/ Avocational Student General Reverse Transfer Foreign Diploma Sidewise Transfer (Hagedorn & Castro, 1999)

9. Collin’s Transfer Tools and Strategies Academic Advising Transfer Programs Website Course Equivalency Tools University Partnerships University Visits

10. Academic Advising Unofficial Transcript Evaluation Transfer Guides Admission Criteria Transfer Information Brochures and Handouts Exploration of Majors and Careers Resources at the University Referrals to University Representatives

11. Transfer Programs Website

12. http://transferu.ccccd.edu/ Transfer Resources Transfer checklist Transfer tips Contact list for education majors Glossary of terms Application fee and deadlines Texas common application link Frequently asked questions

13. Course Equivalency Tools Collin maintains course equivalency guides for 24 universities in Texas and Oklahoma. Select Basic Transfer Courses Government Course Combination

14. University Partnerships Pre-admission Programs (9) Transfer Guides Articulation agreements Transfer Opportunities for Workforce/ Technical Students Scholarships and Financial Aid

15. University Visits Transfer Fairs College Representative Visits University Individual Advising (6) Departmental Visits at the Universities Invite university representatives to Academic Advising staff meetings

16. Discussion Strategies utilized at other colleges to assist reverse transfer students Questions THANK YOU!

17. References Hegedorn, L.S., & Castro, C.R. (1999) Paradoxes: California’s experience with reverse transfer students. In B. Townsend (Ed.). The transfer swirl: Trends and issues New Directions for Community College. Number 106. Winter, P. A., Harris, M. R., & Ziegler, C. H. (2001) Community college reverse transfer students: A discriminant analysis of completers and noncompleters. Louisville, KY: Louisville University. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED452895)