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For many students, the decision to begin their higher education journey in community college is simply about financial need and says nothing about their goals or academic preparation. According to this report, community college students who transfer to selective four-year institutions perform as well as—or better than—their peers who enrolled directly from high school.
The findings show that community college transfers are competitive students for highly-selective institutions and dispel widely held misperceptions about these students’ academic capabilities and perseverance.