1. By Ron Harlan, Ph.D. FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD BUILDING THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO TRANSFER SUCCESS: CREATING SUCCESSFUL PATHWAYS TO PREDICTABLE TRANSFER

2. A.Four-year degree = entry into professional job market B. Four-year degree granting institutions need more juniors C. Why Community Colleges (CCs) are “in the catbird seat” D. Many CCs could dramatically increase their transfer success DEFINING THE TRANSFER PROCESS

3. “If I only had a brain” “If I only had a brain” “If I only had courage ” “If I only had courage ” “If I only had a heart” “If I only had a heart” The Tin Woodman The Cowardly Lion The Scarecrow Our students “If I only had a clue ……h ow to get to transf er” THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD METAPHOR FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ

4. BUILD THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO TRANSFER AND BECOME WHOLE DURING THE JOURNEY THE SOLUTION

5. BUILDING THE ROAD TO TRANSFER – GETTING STARTED A.Do a SWOT analysis B.What four-year colleges are in the area C.Where do students want to go to and why? ( proximity, prestige, programs, cost) D.Commuter versus move out options E.What historical relationships exist?

6. A. Biology is a great place to start B. Programs that lead to professional schools C. Programs that lead to B.S. degrees with strong employment (nursing, engineering, teaching credential, architecture, etc.) IDENTIFY PROGRAM WITH “TRANSFER POTENTIAL”

7. IDENTIFY FOUR – YEAR PARTNERS A Find four year schools that “reach out” and adapt B Make contact with those charged with CC articulation Connect your discipline faculty to their discipline faculty C

8. A. Create the “transfer core curriculum” B. Utilize mandatory prerequisites C. Utilize mandatory sequential courses D. Get a “buy in” with counseling – sell them on your rationale E. Find your program lead professor BUILD A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER PROGRAM

9. WHAT MAKES THE PROGRAM WORK A. Strong Transfer Agreements B. Program Effect C. Transfer Momentum D. Faculty Sponsorship E. Selling Past Success – student ambassadors F. Exit and follow-up questionnaires G. Publicize your success

10. SPRING 2005 Bolded X = Chosen University “A” = Applied “X” = Accepted

11. SPRING 2000 Bolded X = Chosen University “A” = Applied “X” = Accepted

12. SPRING 1998 Bolded X = Chosen University “A” = Applied “X” = Accepted

13. A. Mixing G.E. and majors students B. Open access (no prerequisites) and non-sequential classes C. Lacking a single faculty program leader D. Dictating terms to the four-year schools E. Having very few articulated classes F. Trying to please all four-year schools WHAT TENDS NOT TO WORK