MIT via community college? Transfer students find a new path to a degree.
Subin Kim was headed to college at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona straight out of high school – until the United States Army came calling.
As a soldier, he did a tour in his native country of South Korea and back in the U.S. at Fort Drum in New York. After the Army, he settled in Virginia, where his wife is from, and enrolled in Northern Virginia Community College.
He always planned to pursue a college education, but he says what happened next was not what he expected: He ended up at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. Kim is one of 32 community college students who have successfully transferred to some of the most selective U.S. colleges and universities through the Transfer Scholars Network. Launched in 2021, the TSN offers of community college transfers achieve within 6 years, according to new federal data.
