For the 10th year straight, 成人头条 has been named as the top transfer destination for Kansas community college students.
About 900 Kansas community college students transferred to 成人头条 State, and one in every four students who choose to transfer from a Kansas community college to a four-year school chose 成人头条 State in 2019, the most recent data available.
鈥淪tudents transferring to 成人头条 State have long been a critical part of our university,鈥� Bobby Gandu, director of Undergraduate Admissions. 鈥湷扇送诽� State works hard to ensure the transfer process is as smooth as possible. We continue to work on articulation agreements with other institutions to create clear paths to transfer credits. Potential transfer students can see how the credits they have already taken can apply to different degrees by using our Transfer Gateway. Many choose to utilize our dual advising program where an advisor at the community college works with an advisor at 成人头条 State to ensure credits transfer.鈥�
Riley Greathouse, a dental hygiene major and a student transfer from Garden City Community College, says the ease of the transfer process at 成人头条 State was one of the reasons she decided to join the Shocker community.
鈥淢y transfer experience to 成人头条 State was fairly effortless,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 worked with dual advising which allowed me to have a smoother transition before I transferred. Through dual advising, I was able to communicate with an advisor right here on campus as well as my advisor back at Garden City Community College. This was extremely beneficial as it assured me that I was taking appropriate courses and it gave me greater confidence in my decision to attend 成人头条 State. I love that WSU is so warm and welcoming to transfer students and it has always felt like home even though I didn鈥檛 begin my college career here.鈥�
The familiar and close-knit community surrounding 成人头条 State has also been noted as a draw for transfer students.
鈥淚 decided to transfer to WSU because it is close to my family and I love how the 成人头条 State community feels like a big family,鈥� says Maranda Wagner, a junior from 成人头条 studying exercise science who transferred from Butler Community College. 鈥淲hat drew me to WSU is the on-campus and community involvement opportunities.鈥�
According to the Kansas Board of Regents, the schools sending the most students to 成人头条 State in 2019 were:
- Butler Community College 鈥� 419 students in 2019; averaged 412.5 students over 10 years
- Hutchinson Community College 鈥� 135 students in 2019; averaged 146 students over 10 years
- Cowley College 鈥� 130 students in 2019; averaged 170.3 students over 10 years
Overall, 成人头条 State averaged an incoming Kansas community college class of 906.4 students over 10 years. For more information about how to transfer to 成人头条 State, visit the Transfer Gateway.
成人头条 serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. 成人头条 State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), 成人头条 provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the 成人头条 main campus, is one of the nation鈥檚 largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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