2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Students who start at 2-year colleges face unique barriers that hinder their retention and completion. To address these barriers, the purpose of this paper is to assess the student outcomes of a 2-year to 4-year college transfer partnership program in engineering. Data on transfer student admissions, associate and bachelor degree completion rates, and student demographics are obtained from both the 2-year and 4-year institutions. The data covers 10 consecutive years. Statistical analysis is performed by starting cohort year and in aggregate for all cohorts. Observations and program structures are discussed across the following areas: academic transition, campus cultural transition, administrative oversight, and data analytics for student success. Students in the transfer program had associate degree completion rates that were greater than 80%. Greater than 75% of students admitted to the 4-year institution graduated or were retained. The data and outcomes will be useful for program comparison and dissemination of recommendations to improve engineering transfer partnership programs.