What is Reverse Transfer?
Reverse Transfer allows you to receive your associate degree from your most recent Kansas community college or technical college by combining the credits you earned there and the credits you earn after transferring to a Kansas public university.
Within your first year, if you transfer coursework from a community college or technical college to a public university, you will be notified if you are eligible to be considered for Reverse Transfer. You are eligible if you have completed 45 credit hours at one or more colleges and if you consent to the release of your academic records. If you consent (also known as “opting in”) your academic records will be evaluated for degree completion and your degree will be conferred based upon a satisfactory evaluation. Opting in is the first step.
Why do Reverse Transfer?
A college degree is key to economic opportunity. Research shows that on average, people with more education make more money than those with less. Associate degree holders average about $200,000 more over a lifetime than individuals with some college but no degree, while bachelor’s degree holders average over $720,000 more.
The associate degree represents an educational achievement, a credential for career advancement, and a building block to additional academic accomplishments. Further, research shows that students who earn the associate degree via reverse transfer are more likely to continue their education and complete a bachelor’s degree.
RESOURCES
Kansas is part of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) through the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC). SARA is an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offerings of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state. SARA is overseen by a National Council and administered by four regional education compacts.
Kansas Legislation and Board Action
K.S.A. 74-32,194 authorizes certain postsecondary educational institutions to enter into the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement to provide distance education to out-of-state students. If a postsecondary institution is a private or out-of-state institution and does not have a physical presence in Kansas, its participation in the agreement will exempt the institution from the Kansas Private and Out-of-State Postsecondary Educational Act.
Approved States and Institutions
A comprehensive listing of SARA approved states and institutions is available on the SARA website. Here is a list of approved SARA institutions in Kansas including the dates they were initially approved:
- Allen Community College (6/2/16)
- Baker University (9/9/16)
- Barclay College (11/14/16)
- Barton Community College (7/8/15)
- Benedictine College (2/23/16)
- Bethel College (11/28/23)
- Butler Community College (6/11/15)
- Central Baptist Theological Seminary (8/3/15)
- Central Christian College of Kansas (4/20/23)
- Cleveland University - Kansas City (4/11/16)
- Cloud County Community College (4/14/15)
- Coffeyville Community College (2/4/19)
- Colby Community College (1/19/16)
- Cowley Community College (1/15/15)
- Dodge City Community College (11/21/16)
- Donnelly College (8/12/19)
- Emporia State University (2/4/15)
- Flint Hills Technical College (4/16/15)
- Fort Hays State University (4/8/15)
- Fort Scott Community College (9/2/17)
- Friends University (11/16/15)
- Garden City Community College (3/10/16)
- Hesston College (8/13/21)
- Highland Community College (1/7/19)
- Hutchinson Community College (4/14/15)
- Independence Community College (5/21/15)
- Johnson County Community College (6/15/15)
- Kansas City Kansas Community College (8/13/15)
- Kansas State University (2/9/15)
- Kansas Wesleyan University (4/20/15)
- Labette Community College (1/18/17)
- Manhattan Christian College (9/30/22)
- MidAmerica Nazarene University (4/8/15)
- Neosho County Community College (12/14/15)
- Newman University (6/21/17)
- Pittsburg State University (3/31/15)
- Pratt Community College (8/24/16)
- Saint Paul School of Theology (3/22/16)
- Salina Area Technical College (2/18/20)
- Seward County Community College (11/7/16)
- Sterling College (2/4/15)
- Tabor College (9/10/15)
- University of Kansas (1/16/15)
- University of Saint Mary (2/11/15)
- Washburn University (8/21/15)
- Wichita State University (1/14/15)
- Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (6/6/23)
*Provisionally approved
Becoming a SARA Institution
Any degree-granting institution based in the United States, holding proper authorization from Congress, a U.S. state or a federally recognized Indian tribe and holding accreditation from an accrediting association recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education is eligible to apply to its home state to participate in SARA if that state is a SARA member.
Learn more about the application process nationally.
Kansas applications are available by contacting Jennifer Armour:
Student Concerns Regarding Kansas SARA Institutions
Issues not resolved at the institutional level may be directed to the home state SARA portal agency of the institution against which the complaint has been logged. For institutions based in Kansas, the portal agency is the Kansas Board of Regents. Students with issues regarding approved Kansas institutions are to follow the SARA institution student complaint procedure as outlined.
Reports
- March 2026 SARA Report
- April 2025 SARA Report
- May 2024 SARA Report
- March 2023 SARA Report
- March 2022 SARA Report
- March 2021 SARA Report
- February 2020 SARA Report
- May 2019 SARA Report
- June 2017 SARA Report
- May 2016 SARA Report
- September 2015 SARA Report
The following list of public colleges and universities is provided as an accessible list of the institutions shown on the Google map.
UNIVERSITIES
Emporia State University
Emporia, KS 66801
(620) 341-1200
School Code: 001927
Emporia State Veterans Information
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-3478
School Code: 001915
Fort Hays State Veterans Information
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-6250
School Code: 001928
K-State Veterans Information
Kansas State University Salina
College of Technology & Aviation
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 826-2640
School Code: 001928
K-State Salina Veterans Information
Kansas State University Olathe
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 541-1220
School Code: 001928
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS 66762
(800) 854-PITT or (620) 235-4251
School Code: 001926
Pittsburg State Veterans Information
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-2700
School Code: 001948
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS 66160
(913) 588-5000
School Code: 004605
KU Medical Center Veterans Information
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS 67260
(316) 978-3456
School Code: 001950
Wichita State Veterans Information
Washburn University
Topeka, KS 66621
(785) 670-1010
School Code: 001949
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Allen Community College
Iola, KS 66749
(620) 365-5116
School Code: 001901
Allen Community College Veterans Information
Barton Community College
Great Bend, KS 67530
(800) 748-7594
School Code: 004608
Barton Community College Veterans Information
Butler Community College
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 321-2222
School Code: 001906
Butler Community College Veterans Information
Cloud County Community College
Concordia, KS 66901
(800) 729-5101
School Code: 001909
Cloud County Community College Veterans Information
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, KS 67337
(620) 251-7700 or (800) 782-4732
School Code: 001910
Coffeyville Community College Veterans Information
Colby Community College
Colby, KS 67701
(785) 462-3984
School Code: 001911
Colby Community College Veterans Information
Cowley Community College
Arkansas City, KS 67005-1147
(620) 442-0430 or (800) 593-2222
School Code: 001902
Cowley Community College Veterans Information
Dodge City Community College
Dodge City, KS 67801
(620) 225-1321
Fax: (620) 227-9200
School Code: 001913
Dodge City Community College Veterans Information
Flint Hills Technical College
Emporia, KS 66801
(620) 343-4600
Flint Hills Tech Veterans Information
Fort Hays Tech North Central
Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-2276 or (800) 658-4655
School Code: 005265
Fort Hays Tech North Central Veterans Information
Fort Hays Tech Northwest
Goodland, KS 67735
(800) 316-4127
School Code: 005267
Fort Hays Tech Northwest Veterans Information
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, KS 66701
(620) 223-2700
School Code: 001916
Fort Scott Community College Veterans Information
Garden City Community College
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 276-7611
Fax: (620) 276-9630
School Code: 001919
Garden City Community College Veterans Information
Highland Community College
Highland, KS 66035
(785) 442-6000
Fax: (785) 442-6100
School Code: 001921
Highland Community College Veterans Information
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 665-3500
Fax: (620) 665-3310
School Code: 001923
Hutchinson Community College Veterans Information
Independence Community College
Independence, KS 67301
(620) 331-4100 or (800) 842-6063
School Code: 001924
Independence Community College Veterans Information
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 469-8500
School Code: 008244
Johnson County Community College Veterans Information
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS 66112
(913) 334-1100
School Code: 001925
Kansas City Kansas Community College Veterans Information
Labette Community College
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-6700
School Code: 001930
Labette Community College Veterans Information
Manhattan Area Technical College
Manhattan, Kansas 66503-2499
(785) 587-2800 or (800) 352-7575
School Code: 005500
Manhattan Tech Veterans Information
Neosho County Community College
Chanute, KS 66720
(620) 431-2820
School Code: 001939
Neosho County Community College Veterans Information
Pratt Community College
Pratt, KS 67124
(620) 672-5641
School Code: 001938
Pratt Community College Veterans Information
Salina Area Technical College
Salina, KS 67401-8195
(785) 309-3100
School Code: 005499
Salina Tech Veterans Information
Seward County Community College
Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 624-1951
School Code: 008228
Seward County Community College Veterans Information
Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, KS 66604
(785) 670-2010
Washburn Tech Veterans Information
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS 67226
(316) 677-9400
School Code: 005498
WSU Tech Veterans Information
Kansas Board of Regents Site Map
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