PTK recognizes Cornell for exemplary transfer pathways
March 30, 2020
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named Cornell College to its 2020 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the pathways it has created to support transfer students. The college is one of 123 institutions on the list from across the nation. The Transfer Honor Roll recognizes four-year colleges and universities that have developed strategies that lead to excellence and success among community college transfer students. “Cornell College has made great strides to become more transfer-friendly, and PTK has recognized the difference we are making in the lives of transfer students,” said Sharon Grice, Director of Admission Operations who works with transfer students. “Our transfer students literally hit the ground running when they transfer to Cornell College because we provide a transfer-only residence hall experience and connect them with our Berry Career Institute even before they arrive on campus.”Colleges were selected based on their transfer friendliness rating, which is determined by the transfer profile they create in PTK Connect. PTK Connect is Phi Theta Kappa’s online tool that helps students find their best-fit colleges, career pathways, and more.“The Transfer Honor Roll reflects the growing importance of recognizing and responding to the needs of transfer students,” Phi Theta Kappa President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner said. “This award is given to four-year colleges and universities with proven outcomes for transfer success. They are the best at providing a supportive and smooth transition from community college—equating to increased rates of bachelor’s degree attainment for transfer students.”Colleges utilizing PTK Connect can complete a transfer profile, which asks questions about admissions practices, cost of attendance, campus life, recruitment practices, and peer reviews. It is meant to reflect what the transfer student experience is like at their colleges, as well as the strategies colleges are taking to support and enroll transfer students. The profile immediately gives colleges a transfer friendliness rating they can use internally to gauge how friendly their admissions and recruitment strategies are. The top 25 percent of highest-rated colleges are named to the Transfer Honor Roll. Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges.
The college is one of 123 institutions on the list from across the nation. The Transfer Honor Roll recognizes four-year colleges and universities that have developed strategies that lead to excellence and success among community college transfer students.
“Cornell College has made great strides to become more transfer-friendly, and PTK has recognized the difference we are making in the lives of transfer students,” said Sharon Grice, Director of Admission Operations who works with transfer students. “Our transfer students literally hit the ground running when they transfer to Cornell College because we provide a transfer-only residence hall experience and connect them with our Berry Career Institute even before they arrive on campus.”
Colleges were selected based on their transfer friendliness rating, which is determined by the transfer profile they create in PTK Connect. PTK Connect is Phi Theta Kappa’s online tool that helps students find their best-fit colleges, career pathways, and more.
“The Transfer Honor Roll reflects the growing importance of recognizing and responding to the needs of transfer students,” Phi Theta Kappa President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner said. “This award is given to four-year colleges and universities with proven outcomes for transfer success. They are the best at providing a supportive and smooth transition from community college—equating to increased rates of bachelor’s degree attainment for transfer students.”
Colleges utilizing PTK Connect can complete a transfer profile, which asks questions about admissions practices, cost of attendance, campus life, recruitment practices, and peer reviews. It is meant to reflect what the transfer student experience is like at their colleges, as well as the strategies colleges are taking to support and enroll transfer students. The profile immediately gives colleges a transfer friendliness rating they can use internally to gauge how friendly their admissions and recruitment strategies are. The top 25 percent of highest-rated colleges are named to the Transfer Honor Roll.
Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges.