WT will strive to be a First-Choice Destination for Transfer Students: WT will become the model in Texas and across the country for successfully educating transfer students.
There is good news in the trends in higher education. In response to the cost increases in higher education that have been unabated since the 1990s, more and more students are choosing alternative routes to a baccalaureate degree other than a high school to a four-year university path. While that path still provides the most robust and fulfilling college going experience, a baccalaureate degree can be obtained, at a much lower cost, by gathering credits through dual-credit in high school, community colleges and from various online and in-person options. More students are enrolled in Texas two-year colleges than in four-year colleges, by about 100,000 students. Over 80 percent of students who start at a two-year college express an intent to transfer, but only about 20 percent do. This statistic represents a huge potential for enrollment at four-year colleges by tapping into the transfer market and facilitating success for these students. 19
Metric: Thirty percent of residential transfer students should live at least one year on campus.
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