Transfer Enrollment Decline of Nearly 10% from Last Spring Marks Steepest Drop Since the Pandemic Started White, Black, Latinx, and Asian transfer students all fared better at public four-year colleges but worsened at community colleges this spring News provided by Share this article Share this article HERNDON, Va., June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today research that shows COVID-19's impact on colleges and universities nationwide is solidifying. With 94% of Clearinghouse institutions reporting, transfer enrollment at community colleges continues to be hit hardest by the pandemic, regardless of student group, gender, race and ethnicity, or age, while public four-year institutions remain the least affected among all sectors.