RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- This fall, the University of North Carolina System's 16 universities welcomed a record 18,719 transfer students, an 8.2% increase compared to fall 2024. Of those, 10,840 transferred from community colleges, underscoring the system's ongoing efforts to simplify and improve transfer pathways for students.

The UNC System is highlighting this historic number amid National Transfer Student Week, Oct. 20-24, a celebration of transfer students and the professionals who support them.

"Transfer students bring a wealth of talent and experience to our universities, improving the quality of education for everyone," said UNC System President Peter Hans. "We've worked hard over the past few years to simplify our admissions, scholarship and credit policies so that North Carolin

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