Transfer student support

On average, half of our transfer students have earned their associate’s degree at a community college and are continuing on at UMass to earn a B.S. in engineering in one of our seven majors. The majority of our community college transfer students come from Greenfield Community College, Holyoke Community College, and Springfield Technical Community College. Among other programming, the DEI hosts meet and greet opportunities for transfer students to meet faculty, staff, and students in a welcoming, informal setting. 

For the last three years the Massachusetts Department of Education has supported a summer bridge program for students transferring in to take their junior year writing course at UMass for free. This is paired with a professional development series to help connect transfer students to people and resources at UMass before the fall semester. The college also offers a one credit seminar course for transfer students to further support their success.