Partnership Report

This annual partnership report identifies, summarizes, and archives the key contributions made to your institution by AZTransfer staff, with the support of all AZTransfer institutions, in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Prepared for Central Arizona College by AZTransfer

Statewide Facts

A snapshot of data related to student transfer among Arizona public community colleges and universities as reported in 2019-2020.

10,176

total number of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges to ASU, NAU, or UArizona

52.6%

of university graduates had credit from an Arizona community college
(16,436 students)

BUSINESS

number one major of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges to ASU, NAU, or UArizona

78.3%

six-year university graduation rate of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges who entered
with an associate’s degree

18.5%

of university new freshmen entered with Arizona community college credits
(5,632 students)

54.7%

of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges entered the university with 60 or more credits (5,570 students)

28.5%

five-year increase in minority baccalaureate degree recipients who were new transfers from Arizona community colleges

Institutional Facts

A snapshot of data related to student transfer among CAC and Arizona public universities as reported in 2019-2020.

298

total number of new transfers from CAC to ASU, NAU, and UArizona

313

baccalaureate degree recipients at ASU, NAU, and UArizona had credit from CAC

HEALTH PROFESSIONS

top major of new transfers from CAC to ASU, NAU, and UArizona

74.1%

six-year university graduation rate of new transfer students from CAC who entered ASU, NAU, or UArizona with an associate’s degree

90

new freshmen at ASU, NAU, and UArizona entered with credits from CAC

40.94%

of new transfers from CAC to ASU, NAU, and UArizona entered with 60+ credit hours (122 students)

61.7%

five-year increase in minority baccalaureate degree recipients at ASU, NAU, and UArizona who were new transfers from CAC

AZTransfer Membership

AZTransfer’s organizational structure is built around multi-institutional collaboration throughout all of our committees and work groups. This chart is a list of your institution’s membership in these groups.

Type of Member	CAC	Statewide
Total AZTransfer Members	82	1,870
ATF Faculty	60	1,390
ASSIST	1	63
Academic Advising ATF	7	79
Admissions & Records ATF	6	74
General Education ATF	5	45
Communities of Interest	11	150
15+ Years of AZTransfer Service	6	121

ARTICULATION TASK FORCES

AZTransfer manages 47 Articulation Task Forces (ATFs) comprised of over 1,800 individual participants who meet annually. Below is a summary of CAC's participation in ATFs for the 2019-2020 academic year.

36

MEETINGS ATTENDED

6

MEETINGS ABSENT

5

NO PROGRAM

CAC Facilitated Meetings

Discipline	Facilitator
Engineering	Jennie Lee Voyce
History	Jennie Lee Voyce
Political Science	Jennie Lee Voyce

CAC Chaired Meetings

Discipline	Chair
Agriculture	Deanna Diwan
Allied Health / Health Related Professions	Sandra Brightwell

CAC Hosted Meetings

Discipline	Host
History	Robert Bergman
Political Science	Robert Bergman
Psychology	Liz Baroi

AZTRANSFER SUMMIT

The 2020 Summit was scheduled for March 26-27, 2020 at the We-Ko-Pa Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. The 2020 event had record registration numbers. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Summit was cancelled just a week before the event. All registration fees and sponsorships were refunded. Below is a summary of your institution's planned participation in the Summit before it was canceled.

328

total number of 2020 AZTransfer Summit registrations

34

number of CAC staff and faculty registered for the Summit

CAC Presenters & Sessions

DUAL TRANSFER ISN'T JUST FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Central Arizona College (CAC) has an innovative program that offers GED prep students college credit towards a national construction credential while they work on earning their High School Equivalency. Students enrolled in the Integrated Education and Training (IET) program are earning the same college credits as “traditional” Career and Technical Education students enrolled in the college’s Welding, Heavy Equipment Operating, or Industrial Carpentry programs. Furthermore, CAC has eliminated the tuition barrier with a 12-credit school specific scholarship, creating an additional pathway that encourages a growing non-traditional student population to enroll into the community college while addressing local workforce needs.

Presenters

Amanda Whatley | Assistant Director of Adult Education | Central Arizona College
Susan Aguilar | Director of Adult Education | Central Arizona College

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS’ PROJECT EXPERIENCES IN AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING CLASS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Engineering projects that community college students engage with can potentially impact their performance and even improve the likelihood of transfer to a 4-year university. Performing projects allow students to connect their experiences with concepts they learn and gain technical knowledge, develop technical capital and professional identities. In addition, experiences in such projects can enhance their resumes and give students an advantage when competing with others for internships. But are all projects equal or are some projects more equal than others?

Presenters

Armineh Noravian | Professor of Engineering | Central Arizona College

Course Equivalency Report

This report is an overview of course equivalencies in the 2019-2020 academic year. Courses are categorized as direct equivalencies, electives, and non-transferable.

1,196

CAC courses evaluated
by ASU, NAU, and UArizona

99

CAC courses with direct equivalency
to ASU, NAU, and UArizona


DIRECT EQUIVALENCY	216	220	152
ELECTIVE	570	751	421
NON-TRANSFERABLE	363	45	415
OTHER*	47	180	208

*Other: equivalencies pending review, deleted courses pending processing, or blank CEG cells.

Exam Equivalency Report

This report summarizes the top exam score by equivalency category. Institutions review and establish equivalencies for exams each year. If a high enough score is earned on an exam, college credit may be awarded.


TOTAL EXAMS	38	75	34	37	70
DIRECT EQUIVALENCY	30	10	17	1	18
ELECTIVE	2	13	9	11	4
NOT ACCEPTED	6	46	6	24	40
UNDER REVIEW	0	6	2	1	8

Contacts

Contact the individuals listed below if you have any questions about AZTransfer.

AZTransfer Steering Committee

Mary Kay Gilliland
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Maryk.Gilliland@centralaz.edu
(520) 494-5335

AZTransfer Facilitators

Sylvia Gibson
Director of Curriculum
Sylvia.Gibson@centralaz.edu
(520) 494-5573

Jennie Lee Voyce
Curriculum Specialist
jennie.voyce@centralaz.edu
(520) 494-5591

ASSIST Steering Committee

Dustin Maroney
Executive Director, Inst. Research, Planning & Effectiveness
Dustin.Maroney@centralaz.edu
(520) 494-5234

PARTNERSHIP REPORT ARCHIVE

Below are links to your institution's Partnership Reports
from previous years.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

About AZTransfer

FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, academic leaders from each of Arizona’s public postsecondary institutions have collaborated to support transfer student success. Known as the AZTransfer Steering Committee, this coordinating body ensures Arizona’s students have access to efficient, seamless, and simple ways to transfer from a community college to a university in Arizona. Born out of legislation passed in 1996, the AZTransfer Steering Committee works to fulfill a promise to provide high-quality educational pathways that lead to baccalaureate degree completion for all Arizonans.

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