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 the Maricopa Community College District 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 MCCD and Arizona public universities as reported in 2019-2020.

6,939

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

38.9%

of baccalaureate degree recipients at ASU, NAU, and UArizona had credit from MCCD
(12,151 students)

BUSINESS

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

79.1%

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

15.05%

of new freshmen at ASU, NAU, and UArizona entered with credits from MCCD
(4,583 students)

54.79%

of new transfers from MCCD to ASU, NAU, and UArizona entered with 60+ credit hours (3,802 students)

34.2%

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

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	MCCD	Statewide
Total AZTransfer Members	663	1,870
ATF Faculty	468	1,390
ASSIST	24	63
Academic Advising ATF	24	79
Admissions & Records ATF	14	74
General Education ATF	2	45
Communities of Interest	55	150
15+ Years of AZTransfer Service	49	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 MCCD's participation in ATFs for the 2019-2020 academic year.

46

MEETINGS ATTENDED

1

MEETINGS ABSENT

0

NO PROGRAM

MCCD Facilitated Meetings

Discipline	Facilitator
Communication	Kathy Silberman
Family Studies & Consumer Sciences	Kirby Pew
Geology	Kathy Silberman
Interior Design	Kathy Silberman
Physics, Physical Science & Astronomy	Kathy Silberman

MCCD Chaired Meetings

Discipline	Chair	Campus
Art	Dan Fogel	MCC
Business	Lynn Clark	PVCC
Dance	Micaela Church	CGCC
Early Childhood Education	Annapurna Ganesh	MCC
English	Carol Smith	SMCC
Ethnic Studies	Robert Soza	MCC
Exercise Science, Kinesiology, PE, Health & Wellness	Robert H. Martin III	SCC
Family Studies & Consumer Sciences	Annapurna Ganesh	MCC
Journalism & Media Arts	Jenna Duncan	GCC
Languages	David Rubi	PVCC
Mathematics	Laura Watkins	GCC
Physics, Physical Science & Astronomy	Cheryl Dellai	GCC
Social Work	Dori DiPietro	MCC

MCCD Hosted Meetings

Discipline	Host	Campus
Administration of Justice Studies	Angela Kwan	RSC
Agriculture	Jay Clements	SCC
Anthropology	Darby Heath	CGCC
Art	Sarah Capawana	MCC
Biology	Robert Semmler	RSC
Early Childhood Education	Annapurna Ganesh	MCC
Economics	Tristan Marble	RSC
Education	Julie Garner Tawn Hauptli	MCC MCC
Engineering	Bassam Matar	CGCC
Ethnic Studies	Mona Scott	MCC
Family Studies & Consumer Sciences	Annapurna Ganesh	MCC
Geology	Merry Wilson	SCC
Music	Adam Stich	SCC
Nutrition	Shelley Dennis	RSC
Physics, Physical Science & Astronomy	Shawn Korman	RSC
Sociology	Sharon Yee	GCC
Women and Gender Studies	Annalisa Alvrus	MCC

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

43

number of MCCD staff and faculty registered for the Summit

MCCD Presenters & Sessions

FROM ARIZONA TO ZIMBABWE: WHAT EVERYONE OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT CAMBRIDGE AS & A LEVELS

Cambridge Assessment International Education is the world’s largest provider of grades 9-12 international education. Thanks to great partnerships with the Center for the Future of Arizona, AZTransfer, state universities, and Maricopa Community College District, there are over 20 Arizona high schools, including Lee Williams High School, sending Cambridge graduates to Arizona community colleges and universities. Arizona high schools have incorporated Cambridge’s international curriculum, including Global Perspectives and Research. This session shares what you need to know to recruit these students, including the curriculum and assessments for AS and A Levels, credit by exam recommendations, and official documentation and results services.

Presenters

HOW TO USE ASSIST DATA TO TRACK COURSE TRANSFER EFFECTIVENESS

A few years ago, a particular world language department at a state university was expressing doubts about the quality of the education students transferring from the Maricopa Community Colleges were receiving. This department felt--with no evidence presented--that some of the Maricopa students were not properly prepared for transfer into sequential classes at that university. As both Languages ATF chair and Maricopa Languages IC chair at the time, I worked with ASSIST and the MCCCD Institutional Effectiveness personnel to track how Maricopa language students perform in sequential classes at the three state universities.

Presenters

David Rubi | Residential Faculty, Spanish & Chair, Communication, Humanities and Languages Division | Paradise Valley Community College

GUIDED PATHWAYS AND GUIDING ADVISORS INTO PROGRAM EXPERTISE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

Rio Salado College and the Maricopa Community Colleges are moving into a Guided Pathways model. Advisors that have been advising for all programs will specialize in a smaller grouping of programs by “field of interest.” This specialization will allow an advisor to develop a deeper knowledge of curricular and co-curricular requirements as well as career and transfer opportunities. Rio has organized faculty and advisors around the fields of interest and are developing further resources for Rio programs and transfer opportunities. This new model will also provide a greater opportunity for community college advisors to collaborate more fully with university colleagues.

Presenters

EMBEDDING COLLEGE ADVISORS INTO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS

Learn how MCC is reversing the trend of decreased enrollment among Mesa Public High School graduates through the MCC College Advisor Program. This session will highlight how the team provides one-stop enrollment experiences at each high school to recruit students, provide seamless transition to MCC, increase dual enrollment, create a college going culture at the schools, and build relationships. At a time when timelines are getting earlier, competition has never been fiercer, and costs continue to rise, the MCC College Advisor program proves that it is possible to increase enrollment and change college going culture of a school from within.

Presenters

Arturo De La Cruz | College Advisor | Mesa Community College
Tara Blomvall | Student Services Manager | Mesa Community College

MAKING DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDITS COUNT. HOW TO TRANSFER TO A UNIVERSITY WITH AN A.A. FROM HIGH SCHOOL

Student success is the number one priority in dual enrollment. Learn how to maximize dual enrollment courses focusing on transfer and completion. Discussion will be centered on a success coaching model that aligns high school course offering with transferability and completion as the end goal. Under the success coach model completion numbers have grown from one to more than 150 over the past seven years dramatically increasing student success.

Presenters

AFFORDABILITY, MOTIVATION, AND EARLY MOMENTUM: MICRO-SCHOLARSHIPS AS A PATHWAY TO TRANSFER

Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District have reframed strategies for removing financial barriers, increasing early engagement, and developing student confidence by leveraging RaiseMe micro-scholarships as a student success strategy. This approach seeks to recognize the financial, academic, and social vulnerabilities that transfer students often face, and to address them early in the transfer pathway planning process.

This interactive session will explore:

The collaboration process used by ASU and MCCCD to develop micro-scholarship offerings
Best practices for engaging students in the RaiseMe program
Initial outcomes at the conclusion of the pilot year
Ongoing considerations and aspirations

Presenters

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.

6,961

MCCD courses evaluated
by ASU, NAU, and UArizona

242

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


DIRECT EQUIVALENCY	858	688	531
ELECTIVE	3,204	6,036	3,240
NON-TRANSFERABLE	2,764	65	2,907
OTHER*	135	172	283

*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	34	12	20	11	18
ELECTIVE	4	13	9	7	7
NOT ACCEPTED	0	44	4	18	36
UNDER REVIEW	0	6	1	1	9

Contacts

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

AZTransfer Steering Committee

Bettina Celis
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
bettina.celis@domail.maricopa.edu
(480) 731-8016

Karla Fisher
Provost
karla.fisher@domail.maricopa.edu
(480) 731-8101

AZTransfer Facilitators

Rose Rojas
Director of Transfer and Academic Partnerships
rose.rojas@domail.maricopa.edu
(480) 731-8039

Kathy Silberman
Instructional Services Coordinator Senior
kathy.silberman@domail.maricopa.edu
(480) 731-8029

ASSIST Steering Committee

John Snelling
Director, PVCC Research, Planning & Development
john.snelling@pvmail.maricopa.edu
(602) 787-6840

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.

Contact AZTransfer Staff