Increase completion rates, degree equity with reverse credit transfer

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporting student success might mean helping students transfer credits from a four‐year institution back to a two‐year institution to attain a degree, in a process known as reverse credit transfer. At a session at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Stephanie Odera, Associate Director of the Graduate RVA — Center for Community Engagement and Impact at Virginia Commonwealth University; Katybeth Lee, a doctoral student also at VCU; and Keri‐Beth Pettengill, Executive Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness, John Tyler Community College, shared the advantages of reverse credit transfer, how the practice can comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and why it can be an effective step in increasing degree‐completion equity in America.