"First launched in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island in 2021 and scaled to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in 2024, the New England Transfer Guarantee is NEBHE's landmark transfer initiative. Associate degree-holding community college graduates can transfer seamlessly to participating four-year schools in the same state with guaranteed admission, provided they meet a minimum GPA set by the receiving institution. There are no application fees or essay requirements for students transferring through this program."
"Planning and implementation of this initiative in the six states mentioned above has been made possible through funding from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Davis Educational Foundation, the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation and the Teagle Foundation. As was highlighted in a previous column and further contextualized in the longer-form " Third Annual Guarantee Enrollment Report," students who have transferred through this initiative are performing well above the minimum GPA requirements receiving institutions set for their admission."
"students who have transferred through this initiative are performing well above the minimum GPA requirements receiving institutions set for their admission. Beyond that, guarantee students are retained at their transfer destination at an impressive rate of 94 percent. Analyzing this annual data has also revealed that many of the students that transfer through this initiative are from traditionally underserved backgrounds, with over 47 percent of students who have enrolled through the initiative being Pell Grant recipients."
An initiative launched in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island in 2021 and expanded to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in 2024 guarantees admission for associate degree-holding community college graduates to participating four-year institutions in the same state when students meet a receiving institution’s minimum GPA. The program waives application fees and essay requirements and had 53 participating four-year institutions as of October 2025. Funding for planning and implementation came from several foundations. Transfer students are performing above minimum GPA requirements, are retained at a 94 percent rate, and include over 47 percent Pell Grant recipients. Convenings are addressing sustainability beyond the grant-funded phase.
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