{"id":4036,"date":"2025-10-22T14:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/?p=4036"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:26:38","slug":"niacc-hosts-transfer-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/2025\/10\/niacc-hosts-transfer-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"NIACC hosts Transfer Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/transfer-fair-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/transfer-fair-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/transfer-fair-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/transfer-fair-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/transfer-fair-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/transfer-fair-2048x1299.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do people who attend community colleges go on to other colleges or universities?  Yes they do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we celebrate National Transfer Student Week, NIACC students are prepped for success after transferring \u2013 NIACC students who transferred to a four-year institution went on to earn an average GPA of 3.24 in their first term, with 88% returning for the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the success doesn\u2019t stop there! NIACC students have a higher graduation rate after transferring than other Iowa community college transfer students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NIACC ranks first in the state with a 72% overall average for university graduation rate trends within four years after transferring to a Regent University [2024 Community College Transfer Report, Iowa Department of Education].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday we hosted a Transfer Fair to give students the opportunity to explore their next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NIACC students met with representatives from four-year colleges and universities to learn more about programs, admissions and the transfer process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Events like this help students plan their path to a bachelor\u2019s degree \u2014 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/TransferStudentWeek-THPost2-thumbnail-640x480-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/TransferStudentWeek-THPost2-thumbnail-640x480-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.niacc.edu\/niacc-minute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/TransferStudentWeek-THPost2-thumbnail-640x480-1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do people who attend community colleges go on to other colleges or universities? 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