Transfer Practices at Porterville College: Case Study #4 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
Author: Mery, Pamela
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Rural Schools,Economically Disadvantaged,Small Colleges,Community Colleges,Transfer Rates (College),College Transfer Students,Transfer Policy,Outcomes of Education,School Effectiveness,Educational Practices,Case Studies,Cohort Analysis,Interviews,Focus Groups,Longitudinal Studies,Academic Support Services,Intercollegiate Cooperation,College School Cooperation,College Environment,School Culture,Transitional Programs,Outreach Programs,Student Characteristics,Educational Indicators,Educational Finance,Student Personnel Services

In Spring 2007, the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges awarded the Transfer Leadership Center (TLC) study to investigate two-to-four year transfer practices and strategies. As part of the study's qualitative component, research teams from the Center for Student Success of the Research &amp; Planning Group of the California Community Colleges conducted site visits to seven community colleges with higher-than-expected transfer rates. The site visits included extensive interviews and focus groups conducted with students, college counselors, faculty, administrators, classified staff, representatives from special programs, and high school counselors. This report presents findings from site visits to Porterville College. Appended are: (1) Porterville College Study Participants; (2) Documents Reviewed for Porterville College Case Study Analysis; (3) Porterville College Descriptors; (4) Porterville College Transfer Indicators; and (5) Porterville College's Agreements with Four-Year Colleges and Representative Visits. (Contains 1 footnote.) [For related reports, see the following: (1) &quot;Transfer Issues and Effective Practices: A Review of the Literature&quot; (ED521887); (2) &quot;A Qualitative Study of Two-To-Four-Year Transfer Practices in California Community Colleges: An Analysis of Seven Case Studies Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher-than-Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008&quot; (ED521877); (3) &quot;Transfer Velocity Project: Key Findings on Student Transfer in California Community Colleges&quot; (ED521885); (4) &quot;Transfer Practices at De Anza College: Case Study #1 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008&quot; (ED521886); (5) &quot;Transfer Practices at Irvine Valley College: Case Study #2 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008&quot; (ED521884); (6) &quot;Transfer Practices at Los Angeles Southwest College: Case Study #3 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008&quot; (ED521889); (7) &quot;Transfer Practices at Reedley College: Case Study #5 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008&quot; (ED521878); (8) &quot;Transfer Practices at San Diego City College: Case Study #6 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008&quot; (ED521876); and (9) &quot;Transfer Practices at Skyline College: Case Study #7 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008&quot; (ED521879).]