Transfer access from community colleges and the distribution of elite higher education

Alicia C. Dowd; John J. Cheslock; Tatjana Melguizo

doi:10.1353/jhe.0.0010

Transfer access from community colleges and the distribution of elite higher education

Alicia C. Dowd, John J. Cheslock, Tatjana Melguizo

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This study investigates the contribution of community college transfers to the socioeconomic diversity of elite colleges and universities. We find that elite institutions enroll few transfers and, among them, few are low-income students from community colleges. Transfer primarily serves middle- and high-income students as a route to elite institutions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	442-472
Number of pages	31
Journal	Journal of Higher Education
Volume	79
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.0.0010
State	Published - Jul 2008

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