Transfer Report: 2-Year Institutions Former SAC students that transferred to a 2-year college: 2015-2016* 2015-2016 transfers: 3,337 *Data Source: National Student Clearinghouse Criminal Justice & Fire Technology students comprise 50% of the transfers. Percent to community college: 59% of SAC direct transfers were to other two-year institutions in 2015-2016. Completers: 5% had earned a SAC degree or certificate before transfer. Non-Credit History: 3% of the transfers have a SAC non-credit history of at least 40 completed hours. (mean non-credit hours completed = 154) Academic status as of last term at SAC SAC GPA 3.0 to 4.0 20% 677 2.0 to 2.99 16% 524 less than 2.0 64% 2,136 Total 100% 3,337 Units accumulated at SAC 30 units or more 18% 617 12 to 29.99 units 15% 485 less than 12 units 67% 2,235 Total 100% 3,337 Prepared 12/5/16 1
Former SAC Students enrolled at other 2-year colleges in 2015-16: Count Total transfers to other community colleges: 3,337 former SAC students were identified as transferring to another community college in 2015-2016: Lateral transfers: 3,225 of these transfers were lateral (transferring from SAC to another community college) Reverse transfers: 112 of these transfers were reverse transfers. A reverse transfer is a transfer from a 4-year institution to a 2-year institution. These students left SAC for a 4-year institution between 2009-2010 and 2014-2015 but returned to a community college, other than SAC, in 2015-2016. 2
Former SAC Students newly enrolled at other 2-year colleges in 2015-16: Where did they go? 40% transferred to a community college within Orange County. Orange Coast College Orange County 313 San Diego Miramar College San Diego County 219 Golden West College Orange County 214 American River College Los Rios Sacramento County 211 Fullerton College Orange County 192 Saddleback College Orange County 181 Cypress College Orange County 153 East Los Angeles College Los Angeles County 151 Irvine Valley College Orange County 143 Coastline Community College Orange County 134 Ohlone College Alameda County 108 Allan Hancock College Santa Barbara County 97 Palomar College San Diego County 92 Gavilan College Santa Clara County 81 Fresno City College Fresno County 80 Moreno Valley College Riverside County 79 Rio Hondo College Los Angeles County 78 Victor Valley College San Bernardino County 76 Hartnell College Monterey County 54 Long Beach City College Los Angeles County 49 Mount San Antonio College Riverside County 48 Santa Rosa Junior College Sonoma County 41 Palo Verde College Imperial County 33 Chaffey Community College San Bernardino County 33 El Camino College Los Angeles County 31 Other California Community Colleges California 376 Community Colleges outside of California 70 Total 3337 Students enrolled in community colleges covering 27 states and Puerto Rico. 3
Former SAC Students newly enrolled at other 2-year colleges in 2015-16: Who are they? Average Age in 2015-2016: 30 years 2015-16 2-yr Transfers Transfer Demographics Transfer Demographic % with Fire/Criminal Justice excluded Fall 2015 SAC credit student body % % % American Indian, Native 1% 1% 0% Asian 8% 14% 11% Black/African-American 3% 4% 2% Filipino 1% 2% 2% Hispanic/Latino 29% 45% 68% Pacific Islander 0% 1% 0% White/Caucasian 23% 20% 11% Other 25% 9% 0% Decline to State/Unknown 10% 5% 5% 100% 101% 99% % % Female 31% 43% 53% Male 68% 55% 47% Other/Unknown 1% 2% 0% 100% 100% 100% Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Students who transferred to a 2-year college were significantly less likely to be Hispanic/Latino or female than SAC s overall student body. The differences are reduced but persist even when Criminal Justice and Fire Academy students are excluded from the calculations. 4
SAC Students who transferred from a 4- year to a 2-year in 2015-16: Which 4-year institution did they leave? College State Count College State Count Allegheny College PA 1 Loyola Marymount University CA 1 American Public University System WV 3 Montana State University - Northern MT 1 Argosy University - Online IL 1 National University CA 2 Arizona State University AZ 1 Northern Arizona University AZ 1 Brandman University CA 3 Pennsylvania State University PA 1 Brigham Young University UT 1 Pepperdine University CA 2 California Baptist University -Undergrads CA 1 San Diego State University CA 3 California State Polytechnic CA 1 San Jose State University CA 1 California State University - Dominguez Hills CA 1 South Dakota State University SD 1 California State University - Fullerton CA 14 Southern Illinois University Carbondale IL 2 California State University - Long Beach CA 15 Thomas Edison State College NJ 1 California State University - Los Angeles CA 2 Union Institute And University OH 9 California State University - Northridge CA 1 University Of California - Irvine CA 4 California State University - Sacramento CA 2 University Of California-Irvine CA 1 California State University - San Bernardino CA 1 University Of California-Los Angeles CA 2 California State University - San Marcos CA 1 University Of California-San Diego CA 1 Chapman University-Orange CA 4 University Of California-Santa Cruz CA 1 Columbia Southern University AL 7 University Of Louisville KY 1 Concordia University - Irvine CA 1 University Of Phoenix AZ 6 Eastern Kentucky University KY 1 University Of Southern California CA 1 John F Kennedy University Undergrad CA 1 University Of Washington - Seattle WA 1 Kaplan University IA 2 Western Governors University UT 1 Liberty University VA 2 Whittier College - Law School CA 1 5