Georgia Transfer Mission & Vision: Fiscal Year 2025
Mission
Georgia Transfer supports Georgia’s educational, economic, and workforce development goals by empowering Georgia students to complete their degrees. Through a suite of tools for college credit transfer, dual enrollment credit, exam score credit, and data reporting, Georgia Transfer supports both college and high school students and their advisors and counselors and provides higher educational institutions with tools to advise and recruit transfer students. The Georgia Transfer partnership includes the following:
- University System of Georgia
- Technical College System of Georgia
- Georgia Independent College Association
- Georgia Department of Education
- Georgia Student Finance Commission
Vision
Georgia Transfer is a partnership of Georgia’s educational agencies and institutions. It was established to make college credit transfer information more transparent to Georgia students and encourage them to complete their degrees and participate in Georgia’s growing economy.
Values & Goals
Georgia Transfer will adhere to the following values and goals to accomplish the mission and ensure alignment with the strategic plans of the partners:
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Student Success Goals:
Georgia Transfer encourages student success with online tools that support college and high school students, as well as college advisors, high school counselors, and higher educational institutions. These efforts align with the University System of Georgia Strategic Plan 2029: Student Success Goal, the Technical College System of Georgia Strategic Initiative 1: Increase enrollment globally and in strategic areas, and the Georgia Independent College Association Mission. The goal also supports the mission of the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Student Finance Commission. The Georgia Transfer online tools include college credit transfer, exam-to-college course credit, and dual enrollment credit information that supports student success. The tools also support adult learners with college credit.
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Community Impact Goals:
Georgia Transfer supports the partners and higher education institutions in their efforts to make a positive impact on Georgia’s students and communities. The Georgia Transfer tools encourage both high school and college students to complete their degrees, enabling them to take part in Georgia’s robust economy and providing a skilled workforce for local communities and businesses. The tools are also useful to high school counselors and college advisors who prepare both traditional and adult students for long-term success in college and their careers. These efforts align with the University System of Georgia Strategic Plan 2029: Community Impact Goal, the Technical College System of Georgia Strategic Initiative 3: Create more partnerships with business and industry, and the Georgia Independent College Association Mission. The goal also supports the mission of the Georgia Department of Education. and the Georgia Student Finance Commission.
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Responsible Stewardship Goals:
Georgia Transfer strives for responsible stewardship through online tools that provide students with college credit transfer, exam-to-college course credit, and dual enrollment credit information from colleges across the state to help them plan to earn their degrees with fewer additional credits. The result is that more students can complete their degrees while saving time and costs. Georgia Transfer also provides participating institutions with a reporting tool to improve their transfer credit alignments and recruit transfer students. In addition, Georgia Transfer leverages available technology to provide professional development and training opportunities online at no cost to partner agencies, institutions, and high schools. These efforts align with the University System of Georgia Strategic Plan 2029: Responsible Stewardship Goal, the Technical College System of Georgia Strategic Initiative 4: Improve Retention and Graduation Rates, and the Georgia Independent College Association Mission. The goal also supports the mission of the Georgia Department of Education. and the Georgia Student Finance Commission.
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Economic Success Goals:
Georgia Transfer supports the long-term academic and economic success of students with online tools to encourage students to complete their degrees and fully participate in Georgia’s continued economic growth. By encouraging students to complete their degrees, Georgia Transfer aligns with the partner’s efforts to prepare students to contribute to the current and future workforce needs of the state. These efforts align with the University System of Georgia Strategic Plan 2029: Economic Competitiveness Goal, the Technical College System of Georgia Strategic Initiative 3: Create more partnerships with business and industry, and the Georgia Independent College Association Mission. The goal also supports the mission of the Georgia Department of Education. and the Georgia Student Finance Commission.