INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, with support from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies, invites your institution to join TSN.

TSN connects talented community college students with highly selective private four-year institutions that are often considered out of reach. Through the network, students gain access to information, resources, and direct connections with admissions leaders to explore transfer opportunities at institutions that produce strong student outcomes and meet full demonstrated financial need.

TSN At A Glance:

Since 2021, TSN has connected 1,300+ community college students to opportunities at four-year network partners.

TSN has supported:

• 20 community college partners in identifying and nominating talented prospective transfer students to join TSN;
• 16 highly selective private four-year partners engaging students in the TSN pipeline;
• 65+ TSN Scholars enrolling at four-year partner schools.

TSN partners work together to expand access and strengthen transfer success by:

• Connecting students with admission leaders, resources, and year-round virtual programming;
• Building advisors’ and practitioners’ knowledge of highly selective transfer pathways and admissions processes;
• Supporting four-year partners’ commitments and efforts to recruit, enroll, and graduate more community college transfer students.

There is no cost to institutions or students to participate in TSN.

Your institution will endorse TSN’s shared commitments by:

• Designating an institutional point of contact(s) to coordinate with TSN and network partners.
• Identifying and nominating talented students with an exclusive invitation to join TSN each academic year.
• Participating in TSN network engagements and contributing to shared learning and continuous improvement.
• Working with the network to strengthen transfer practices, reduce barriers, and create clearer paths for students to highly selective four-year destinations.
• Permitting TSN to list your institution as a network partner, including the use of the institution’s logo in promotional materials.

Join TSN

Partners are working to ensure that more talent from community colleges can apply to, be admitted to, enroll at, and thrive at leading four-year institutions that meet their financial needs and help them reach their educational and professional aspirations.