"Beyond Free College seeks greater investment in higher education by promoting a single metric-lower-cost-per-degree-granted-as the driver of a transfer pathway. The book aims to spur higher education advocates to reorganize the transfer function to serve neotraditional students in ways that advance completion, not just access to higher education"-- Provided by publisher

Transfer contradictions : bridging the academic divide -- The flickering and largely untold history of transfer -- Second chances are good, but first chances are better : the role of K-12 in transfer -- The rise of dual credit -- Prior-learning credit : honoring transfer students who work for a living -- Competency-based education : promises, potential, and proof -- Online learning in the twenty-first century : possibilities and promises -- The shifting higher education landscape -- Tomorrowland : proven pathways forward -- Beyond traditional transfer : findings and recommendations.