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title: "The African American Transfer Tipping Point: Unpacking the Factors That Impact the Success of Transfer-Motivated African American/Black Community College Students - Brief 2 of 3"
description: Research brief providing information gathered from conversations with college practitioners and transfer-motivated students regarding why certain factors,...
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# [The African American Transfer Tipping Point: Unpacking the Factors That Impact the Success of Transfer-Motivated African American/Black Community College Students - Brief 2 of 3](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/the-african-american-transfer-tipping-point-unpacking-the-factors-that-impact-the-success-of-transfer-motivated-african-american-black-cc-students-brief-2-of-3)

 Written by [The RP Group](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/author/the-rp-group) | October 2022

Research brief providing information gathered from conversations with college practitioners and transfer-motivated students regarding why certain factors, namely counseling, academic probation, Umoja, and instructional faculty, may act as facilitators of or barriers to transfer for African American/Black students.

 

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