The upward social mobility rate for students moving from the bottom two income quintiles to the top two is 10% higher at HBCUs than in non-minority serving institutions, according to the report.
"Our findings suggest that the transfer application process reflects the inequitable state of higher education," wrote the authors of the Common App transfer report.
Despite enrollment challenges and some rural towns' skepticism about the value of a college education, Lake Area Tech boasts a 76% three-year graduation rate and transfer rate and Walla Walla Community College helped create a booming winery industry.
