A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that only 60,000 students out of more than one million who started their educations at two-year institutions transferred to another college after receiving a certificate or associate's degree.
The report also found that more than 350,000 community college students transferred to another institution without getting a degree.
"Community colleges play an incredibly important role in our higher education ecosystem, but this new research shows only a small number of community college students transfer to a four-year institution with a credential," Jason Taylor, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Utah, said in a news release. "The research also suggests that hundreds of thousands of community college transfer students could benefit from reverse transfer programs that help them complete associate's degrees they've earned."
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/08/08/report-most-transfer-students-leave-college-without-2-year-degree