Survey Finds Widespread Challenges With Credit Transfer

From Inside Higher Education: “The survey of roughly 3,000 people found that nearly 40 percent of respondents had previously attempted to transfer credits toward a postsecondary credential. More than half of those who sought to transfer (56 percent) tried to transfer credits toward a bachelor’s degree and a quarter toward an associate degree, while the rest pursued credit transfer toward certificate programs or other types of credentials. … More than half of respondents who attempted a transfer reported losing at least some credits in the process … Meanwhile, a fifth of respondents who tried to transfer credits had to repeat classes they’d already taken, and 16 percent reported they didn’t pursue a postsecondary credential because the transfer process was too challenging.”