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Transfer Opportunities
For an assortment of reasons, many students desiring a baccalaureate degree attend a community college the first two years, or until they have earned the minimum number of credit hours and GPA required for transfer to the senior college of their choice. They may prefer the smaller class sizes and lower tuition rate, or they might prefer to live at home and focus on studying. Their career goal may require a 4-year degree, but they enroll in the University Transfer program at a local community college for the equivalent of up to the first 2 years. Many students these days choose to complete graduation requirements for an associate degree before transferring, or they transfer credit back to their two-year college after they’ve completed appropriate courses at their senior institution. Completing the associate degree is always a wise move! It enables one to list 2 degrees on a resume (which is more impressive than just listing completion of credit hours) or provides a hedge in case completion of the baccalaureate is delayed for some unavoidable reason, and it’s a statement of personal accomplishment.
Other transfer opportunities exist through articulation programs between specific departments at 4-year universities and career degree programs at community colleges. In these opportunities, such as the 2+2 program offered through Tri-County Technical College and Clemson University’s Technology and Human Resource Development Department, students complete their Associate Degree in an occupational (career) program and then transfer a block of courses into a specific program within the Technology and Human Resource Department. These transfer arrangements are designed to build upon the technical specialty received at the associate degree level and enable students to “ladder” their education, so that they can begin working in their field of study upon completion of the Associate Degree, yet work towards a bachelor’s degree that will help provide additional opportunities for advancement or promotion. And many times, students’ employers will pay (or reimburse) the tuition costs at the 4-year institution!
And finally…many students attending community colleges are considered “reverse transfer students.” These students already have baccalaureate degrees but are interested in pursuing a career field requiring specific technical study at a community or technical college. These students can transfer applicable courses taken at the 4-year institution into the community college and apply them toward their Associate Degree.
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