GTCC student says community college was the perfect starting place before going to Appalachian State

Published on: January 29, 2025

A student visits the Appalachian State table at a transfer fair.

Appalachian State is a mainstay at transfer fairs at GTCC.

Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina, admits 2,000 transfer students on average yearly, according to “Appalachian Today.” About 25% of the university’s undergraduate population is made up of transfer students, with 70% of transfer students coming from community colleges.

That held true for GTCC alum Cooper Holbrook.

“It’s cheaper to go to community college at first,” said Cooper Holbrook, a junior management major who transferred from Guilford Tech. “My experience has been pretty good so far.”

Transfer students at App State have many resources to make their adjustment easier. App State has been named to the transfer honor roll list by Phi Theta Kappa, a nationwide honor society for associate degree-granting universities, for eight consecutive years.

First published at theappalachianonline.com.

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