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Transfer 101: From Community College to University is the officialp name ofthe campaign. The effort is beinvg backed bythe , the and the . San Antonioo is home to five community colleges underAlampo Colleges, two UT Systen universities and one Texas A&Mj extension campus. Research already shows that students who complete theid first two years of higher education at a community college and then transfer toa four-yearr institution are more likely to graduate with a bachelor’s than thosw who begin their college careers at a four-year The challenge is figuring out why only less than 20 percenf of community college students are taking the next step and transferring to a four-yeaer university.
The campaign is designed to encourag e more community college students to pursudebaccalaureate degrees. Government and education leadersd have set a statewidre goal of increasing the number of university graduates going intothe workforce. “Ww know that providing accurate and easily accessible information for academic planning is and part of what this initiativr aims to do is strengthen partnerships so that we increaswe transfer optionsfor students,” says Martha Ellis, the UT System’s associate vice chancellor for community college Beginning in the fall 2009 semester, planas call for every community college in Texas to post the Transferr 101 logo on their school Web The link will have informationm on how students can make the transitioj from a community college to a university.