Structures Within Maricopa
There is support for transfer and articulation both within the Maricopa Community Colleges and through various statewide structures and agreements.
Governing Board Goals on Transfer: The Maricopa District Governing Board has adopted goals and strategic directions that emphasize the importance of the transfer mission. Specifically, the Board goal on transfer states:
Students who transfer to a baccalaureate degree granting institution will …
- be prepared to successfully attain their educational goals
- demonstrate post-secondary competencies
- experience a seamless transfer to baccalaureate degree granting institutions
- successfully complete certificate and associate degree programs
Currently, this goal is measured primarily through the tracking of students who transfer from one of the Maricopa Community Colleges to Arizona State University. Additionally, there are measures in the annual report regarding transfer to the Arizona public universities. For Non-Arizona Public Universities, there are efforts to track student transfer to these institutions through annual survey. Click here to access the Governing Board Annual Reports
The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs provides
senior leadership for the transfer mission and is involved
in the strategic and operational
issues at the District and statewide level. Transfer education
and transfer student success is built into the Strategic
Plan of the Academic
Affairs Division. Developing and maintaining transfer policies and
facilitating transfer processes have been the responsibility
of the Center for Curriculum & Transfer Articulation (CCTA) within the Division of
Academic Affairs. The CCTA serves as the district contact for
articulation and transfer of courses
and programs with post-secondary institutions. The department
provides leadership to the Maricopa Community Colleges in
relationship with other
educational institutions by developing, implementing, and
maintaining articulation agreements. The CCTA maintains an extensive
web site to support
the dissemination of information to the many stakeholders
and partners. Click
here to access the CCTA web site.