Abstract
Hispanic students represent both the fastest-growing and largest minority demographic of students in the United States. Many Hispanic students in higher education begin their studies at the community college level. Previous research has noted that many of these students aspire to transfer to a four-year institution and obtain a bachelor’s degree. This previous research, however, has largely failed to statistically explore the transfer intention of Hispanic students and whether differences exist between Hispanic students who do and those who do not intend to transfer vertically. This study examined what percentage of Hispanic students at a community college in South Florida intended to vertical transfer. The study also examined what individual and academic factors related to Hispanic student intent to vertical transfer. The study found that just over 51% of students who responded to an online survey reported vertical transfer as their primary academic goal. Bivariate analyses showed that gender was significantly correlated with Hispanic student intent to vertical transfer. Other individual and academic factors were not related to Hispanic student intention to vertical transfer.