New England Transfer Guarantee

The New England Transfer Guarantee provides a clear, affordable path for associate degree holders with an eligible grade point average to complete a bachelor’s degree – admission guaranteed!

Community college graduates in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,  Rhode Island and Vermont can now transfer directly to participating four-year independent colleges and universities in the same state.

The New England Transfer Guarantee is a state-specific initiative. Select your state below for detailed information, participating institutions and links to student-facing landing pages.

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Reports

Enrollment Highlights (Academic Year 2024-2025), March 2026
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New England Transfer Guarantee: Third Annual Enrollment Report, October 2025
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2024 Transfer Guarantee Enrollment Report

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New England Transfer Guarantee Fall 2022 Enrollment Report Evaluating Initial Data

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The initiative unifies systematic state transfer and promotes equity and access in higher education.
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The New England Transfer Guarantee was supported in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island by generous funding
from the  Teagle Foundation,  the  Arthur Vining Davis Foundations,  the  Davis Educational Foundation  and the  Lloyd G.
Balfour Foundation . The scaling of the New England Transfer Guarantee to the northern New England states of Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont was generously supported by the Teagle Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and
the Davis Educational Foundation.
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For more information, please use the form below.

Scaling the New England Transfer Guarantee to Northern New England

In July of 2022, NEBHE began developing expanded transfer opportunities for northern New England community college graduates after a successful eight-month planning phase which concluded in February 2022.

Maine state map with diverse students in various collaborative learning scenes

NEBHE collaborated with state partners to develop a plan to streamline and unify transfer for both in-state public and independent colleges and universities. NEBHE’s partners include: the Maine Community College System, the University of Maine System, the Maine Independent College Association, the Community College System of New Hampshire, the University System of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire College and University Council, as well as the Community College of Vermont and the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges.

The three-year implementation grant laid the foundation for the following in the three northern New England states:

  • strengthening partnerships among community colleges, four-year publics and independent institutions;
  • developing a unified guaranteed admission transfer system for community college students;
  • promoting transfer into liberal arts programs; and
  • increasing the number of community college transfer students who earn a bachelor’s degree.

NEBHE’s work on the New England Transfer Guarantee continues with promotion to students and families, state by state data collection, publication of an annual highlights report, and program information updates.

Transfer Guarantee By State

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Connecticut Transfer Guarantee

Connecticut Transfer Guarantee logo

CT Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Connecticut’s community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The CT Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Connecticut’s community college students.
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The agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of either 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0 (varying by institution). At the core of the CT Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

Visit the Connecticut Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.
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The following institutions have signed the CT Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement, and have begun the process of developing specific transfer pathways which correlate with Connecticut State Colleges and Universities’ Transfer Ticket pathways:

‍Albertus Magnus College
Goodwin University
Mitchell College
Sacred Heart University
Quinnipiac University
University of Bridgeport
University of Hartford
University of New Haven
University of Saint Joseph

‍CT Guarantee Implementation Documents and Materials:
Connecticut Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)
The Connecticut Guarantee: A Critical Enrollment Strategy

Join:
Colleges and universities are invited to join the Connecticut Transfer Guarantee.
Please use the form below with any questions and review the Memorandum of Agreement.‍

Massachusetts

MA Transfer Guarantee logo with slogan: More Options, Made Easy

Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Massachusetts’ community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Massachusetts’ community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education. The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

Visit the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions
The following institutions have signed the Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
American International College
Bay Path University
Boston Baptist College
Cambridge College
Clark University
Curry College
Dean College
Elms College
Emmanuel College
Fisher College
Gordon College
Lasell University
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)MCPHS University
Merrimack College
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Nichols College
Quincy College
Regis College
Springfield College
Suffolk University
Wheaton College
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List updated on 2/19/2025..

‍Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee Implementation Documents and Materials:
Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍

Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Massachusetts’ community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Massachusetts’ community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education. The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

Visit the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions
The following institutions have signed the Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
American International College
Bay Path University
Boston Baptist College
Cambridge College
Curry College
Dean College
Elms College
Emmanuel College
Fisher College
Gordon College
Hampshire College
Laboure College
Lasell University
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)MCPHS University
Merrimack College
Nichols College
Quincy College
Regis College
Springfield College
Suffolk University
Wheaton College
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List updated on 2/19/2025..

‍Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee Implementation Documents and Materials:
Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍‍

Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Massachusetts’ community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Massachusetts’ community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education. The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

Visit the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions
The following institutions have signed the Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
American International College
Bay Path University
Boston Baptist College
Cambridge College
Curry College
Dean College
Elms College
Emmanuel College
Fisher College
Gordon College
Hampshire College
Laboure College
Lasell University
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)MCPHS University
Merrimack College
Nichols College
Quincy College
Regis College
Springfield College
Suffolk University
Wheaton College
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List updated on 2/19/2025..

‍Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee Implementation Documents and Materials:
Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍‍

Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Massachusetts’ community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Massachusetts’ community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education. The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

Visit the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions
The following institutions have signed the Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
American International College
Bay Path University
Boston Baptist College
Cambridge College
Curry College
Dean College
Elms College
Emmanuel College
Fisher College
Gordon College
Hampshire College
Laboure College
Lasell University
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)MCPHS University
Merrimack College
Nichols College
Quincy College
Regis College
Springfield College
Suffolk University
Wheaton College
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List updated on 2/19/2025..

‍Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee Implementation Documents and Materials:
Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍‍

Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Massachusetts’ community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Massachusetts’ community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education. The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

Visit the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions
The following institutions have signed the Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
American International College
Bay Path University
Boston Baptist College
Cambridge College
Curry College
Dean College
Elms College
Emmanuel College
Fisher College
Gordon College
Hampshire College
Laboure College
Lasell University
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)MCPHS University
Merrimack College
Nichols College
Quincy College
Regis College
Springfield College
Suffolk University
Wheaton College
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List updated on 2/19/2025..

‍Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee Implementation Documents and Materials:
Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍‍

Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Massachusetts’ community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Massachusetts’ community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education. The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of a 2.5. At the core of the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

Visit the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions
The following institutions have signed the Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
American International College
Bay Path University
Boston Baptist College
Cambridge College
Curry College
Dean College
Elms College
Emmanuel College
Fisher College
Gordon College
Hampshire College
Laboure College
Lasell University
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)MCPHS University
Merrimack College
Nichols College
Quincy College
Regis College
Springfield College
Suffolk University
Wheaton College
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List updated on 2/19/2025..

‍Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee Implementation Documents and Materials:
Massachusetts Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍‍

Colleges and universities are invited to join the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee.
Please contact transferATnebheDOTorg with questions and review the Memorandum of Agreement.

Maine

ME Transfer Guarantee logo: More options made easy in teal colors

Maine Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between the state’s community colleges and four-year receiving institutions. The Maine Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating four-year colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Maine’s community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating four-year institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of either 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0. At the core of the Maine Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.Visit the Maine Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions

‍The following institutions have signed the Maine Transfer Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
Thomas College
The University of New England
Unity Environmental University
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
College of the Atlantic
Husson University

Maine Transfer Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍

Colleges and universities are invited to join the Maine Transfer Guarantee.
Please contact transferATnebheDOTorg with questions and review the Memorandum of Agreement.

New Hampshire

NH Transfer Guarantee logo with slogan: More Options, Made Easy

New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between the state’s community colleges and four-year receiving institutions. The New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating four-year colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for New Hampshire’s community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating four-year institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of either 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0. At the core of the New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.
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Visit the New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee student-facing website for up-to-date information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

‍Participating Institutions

‍The following institutions have signed the New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
Colby-Sawyer College
Plymouth State University
Franklin Pierce University
Keene State University
New England College
The University of New Hampshire

New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)

Colleges and universities are invited to join the New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee.
Please contact transferATnebheDOTorg with questions and review the Memorandum of Agreement.

Rhode Island

RI transfer guarantee logo

Rhode Island Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between the Community College of Rhode Island and four-year independent institutions. The Rhode Island Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Rhode Island’s community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement (of a 2.0, 2.4 or 3.0). At the core of the Rhode Island Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating Guarantee institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement (of a  2.0, 2.4 or 3.0). At the core of the Rhode Island Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

‍Visit the Rhode Island Transfer Guarantee website for detailed information on participating institutions and eligible programs.

Participating Institutions
The following institutions have signed the Rhode Island Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
Bryant University
Roger Williams University
Salve Regina University

‍Rhode Island Transfer Guarantee Implementation Document:
Rhode Island Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)‍‍

Colleges and universities are invited to join the Rhode Island Transfer Guarantee.
Please contact transferATnebheDOTorg with questions and review the Memorandum of Agreement.

Vermont

VT Transfer Guarantee logo with slogan: More Options, Made Easy

Vermont Transfer Guarantee is a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between the state’s community colleges and four-year receiving institutions. The Vermont Transfer Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating four-year colleges for associate degree holding students. The initiative builds upon the state’s public institution transfer policy, thereby expanding transfer options for Vermont’s community college students.
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The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating four-year institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of either 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0. At the core of the Vermont Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.The Agreement ensures acceptance at a participating four-year institution for associate degree holding students who have met a minimum GPA requirement of either 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0. At the core of the Vermont Transfer Guarantee is an unwavering commitment to equity, opportunity and access for all students in higher education.

‍Participating Institutions

‍The following institutions have signed the Vermont Transfer Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement:
Norwich University
Vermont State University
Champlain College Online
St. Michael’s College
Champlain College
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Vermont Transfer Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement (PDF for download)

Colleges and universities are invited to join the Vermont Transfer Guarantee.
Please contact transferATnebheDOTorg with questions and review the Memorandum of Agreement.

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