Transfer Week: Quick Facts

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By Andrew Greenway, 10/23/19

College students are always strapped for time and there’s no better time to get ahead of the curve on your next educational endeavor with these quick facts about ICC’s prospects for transfer students.

  • According to the Illinois Board of Higher Education in Fall 2017, nearly 48,000 students (8.4%) of all college students were transfer students
  • Where are these transfers coming from?
    • Out-of-State: 13,613 (28.41%)
    • Unknown: 6,253 (13.05%)
    • College of DuPage: 2,037 (4.25%)
    • Moraine Valley Community College: 1,328 (2.77%)
    • Harper College: 1,226 (2.56%)
    • Illinois Central College: 723 (1.51%)
      • Amongst in-state institutions, ranks #9 in number of transfer students sent
  • Who accepts transfer students?
    • Chamberlain University: 3,808
    • DeVry University: 2,432
    • University of Illinois at Chicago: 2,181
    • American InterContinental University: 1,839
    • Illinois State University: 1,792
  • How many students transfer from ICC?
    • According to ICC’s Student Right-to-Know in Fall 2015, 227 of 1,144 (19.8%) students seeking degrees or certificates for the first or full-time transferred to another institution within 3 years of enrollment.
      • 2014: 23.4%
      • 2013: 19.5%
      • 2012: 20.2%
  • Where do they go?
    • Top 5 Transfer Institutions for ICC Students
      • Bradley University
      • Illinois State University
      • University of Illinois at Springfield
      • Western Illinois University
      • Methodist College

When you make the decision to transfer from ICC, you open yourself up to hundreds of state institutions looking for prospective undergraduate students like yourself.

Keep in mind that every school may have different requirements for enrollment, especially for transfer students who may be expected to include high school records (depending on how recent their enrollment in a post-secondary school.)

In addition to transfer requirements, students should be mindful of important factors such as programs of study, location, financial aid, and quality of facilities. What degrees do they offer relative to my desired field? Is this a research institution? Are the professors experienced in the field or working professionals? Outlook post-graduation? How will you pay for public vs. private institutions? What are my application deadlines?

Schedule counseling appointments with your department advisors and Student Accounting to learn more about the transfer process. And remember, the sooner the better.

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