campus partner(s)

Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges

state(s)

VA

amount

$35,000

initiative

Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts

award date

05.2021

project director

Mathew Shank, Micol Hutchison, Jennifer Gentry

Grant Summary

$35,000 over 12 months to assess the efficacy and success of current consortial efforts to promote guaranteed transfer admission for associate degree completers, explore the feasibility of dual enrollment policies between independent colleges and community colleges, and identify ways in which transfer students could be better supported through enhanced advising and financial aid.