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<p>Currently enrolled students were asked if they plan to transfer to another college.&nbsp; Nearly two-thirds said yes.&nbsp; Of those, nearly two-thirds reported knowing where to find transfer planning resources, but only one-third reported having received help with them.&nbsp; The respondents who indicated they plan to transfer were also asked &ldquo;Who or where did you go to for information?&nbsp; Was it helpful?&rdquo;&nbsp; The following were the top sources of information they cited:</p>

<ul>
<li>An advisor (128 respondents)</li>
<li>A transfer counselor (50 respondents)</li>
<li>A faculty member (49 respondents)</li>
<li>Other websites (38 respondents)</li>
<li>The MCC website (25 respondents)</li>
</ul>

<p>The information and approaches that the above sources provided that were deemed helpful included:</p>

<ul>
<li>helping students find a college</li>
<li>answering questions and encouraging students return if they have more questions</li>
<li>being straightforward</li>
<li>giving advice about transfer planning and career exploration</li>
<li>being able to see all the classes one has taken and the ones still needed to take</li>
<li>being open to listening to student&rsquo;s problems</li>
<li>helping students find a major</li>
<li>assisting with course selection and registration</li>
<li>responding to emails quickly</li>
<li>making sure students have the tools to succeed, especially in their first year at MCC</li>
<li>explaining the pre-requisites students need to take</li>
<li>walking students through the transfer process</li>
<li>encouraging students to do better in their classes</li>
<li>making sure students are on track for everything</li>
<li>helping students access the tools they need</li>
<li>helping students get in touch with the correct people even when the MCC employee doesn&rsquo;t have the answer</li>
</ul>

<p>The information and approaches respondents found unhelpful included:</p>

<ul>
<li>Blackboard and DegreeWorks (sometimes)</li>
<li>&ldquo;Everyone else I met with gave me there opinion and made that opinion sound like it was my only way to go.&rdquo;</li>
<li>&ldquo;not really never sent me a link or explained how.&rdquo;</li>
<li>MCC employees not showing up for a scheduled appointment, not responding to voicemails, or generally not being available</li>
<li>&ldquo;put me in lower level classes even though I was fresh out of high school and discouraged me from taking the classes I actually wanted to take&rdquo;</li>
<li>&ldquo;I went to an advisor that was assigned to me. &hellip; she was not an advisor, but a [MCC department] teacher. It was not helpful, I felt I had to my own research into future colleges and how to graduate from MCC. And when I asked to speak to an actual advisor they told me no.&rdquo;</li>
<li>&ldquo;I went to my Advisor and we briefly went over some requirements and options for transfer schools, but I need a LOT more information, and more interaction that just a bi-annual email conversation to plan my educational future.&rdquo;</li>
<li>&ldquo;I was given a pamphlet I wish we could have sat down and talked about my different options&rdquo;</li>
<li>&ldquo;helped me decide what to do following this semester and gave me great confidence in my future at school&rdquo;</li>
<li>&nbsp;&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t seem to keep the same [academic advisor] for more than a semester this year.</li>
</ul>

<p>The respondents who indicated that they plan to transfer were asked about Transfer Finder and the Planner on their Degree Works worksheet.&nbsp; Only two in 10 respondents reported using Transfer Finder, and three in 10 reported using the Planner.&nbsp; Respondents were also asked whether they found each resource helpful or not, and why.&nbsp; No one provided information about Transfer Finder, but the feedback about the Planner was extremely positive.&nbsp; More than 100 respondents were pleased with it, 80+% of whom said that it helps students select the appropriate courses for the next semester as well as long-term.</p>

<p>In their typed-in comments, respondents&rsquo; cited several specific MCC faculty and staff members as having helped them.&nbsp; In order to give those employees the credit they deserve, their names are:</p>

<ul>
<li>Alexis Vogt</li>
<li>Alyssa Farugia</li>
<li>Aman Malik</li>
<li>Amanda Wickam</li>
<li>Ann Knaak</li>
<li>Becky Babcock</li>
<li>Beth Clickner</li>
<li>Carmela Bilby</li>
<li>Christopher Powell</li>
<li>Donna Burke</li>
<li>Janet Waasdorp</li>
<li>Jennifer Kinslow</li>
<li>Jessica Barone</li>
<li>Kelly Nagle</li>
<li>Kim Ross</li>
<li>Lena Shiao</li>
<li>Linda Ryan</li>
<li>Maria Brandt</li>
<li>Maria Savka</li>
<li>Mark Basinski</li>
<li>Marla Dinkle</li>
<li>Michelle Finn</li>
<li>Miladge Griffin</li>
<li>Nayda Pares-Kane</li>
<li>Rebecca Mack</li>
<li>Renee Henton</li>
<li>Sally Dingee</li>
<li>Suzanne Long</li>
</ul>

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IR's COVID-Era College-Wide Survey Results Section IX: Advising and Transfer Items

As I mentioned in my Trib post on July 7, I would be sharing the results of IR's COVID-Era College-Wide Survey throughout July and August.  The following is Section IX of XI.  Note: Because I had a margin of error of +/-3%, the following results can be generalized to the larger population of people who were sent the survey. 

 

Currently enrolled students were asked if they plan to transfer to another college.  Nearly two-thirds said yes.  Of those, nearly two-thirds reported knowing where to find transfer planning resources, but only one-third reported having received help with them.  The respondents who indicated they plan to transfer were also asked “Who or where did you go to for information?  Was it helpful?”  The following were the top sources of information they cited:

  • An advisor (128 respondents)
  • A transfer counselor (50 respondents)
  • A faculty member (49 respondents)
  • Other websites (38 respondents)
  • The MCC website (25 respondents)

The information and approaches that the above sources provided that were deemed helpful included:

  • helping students find a college
  • answering questions and encouraging students return if they have more questions
  • being straightforward
  • giving advice about transfer planning and career exploration
  • being able to see all the classes one has taken and the ones still needed to take
  • being open to listening to student’s problems
  • helping students find a major
  • assisting with course selection and registration
  • responding to emails quickly
  • making sure students have the tools to succeed, especially in their first year at MCC
  • explaining the pre-requisites students need to take
  • walking students through the transfer process
  • encouraging students to do better in their classes
  • making sure students are on track for everything
  • helping students access the tools they need
  • helping students get in touch with the correct people even when the MCC employee doesn’t have the answer

The information and approaches respondents found unhelpful included:

  • Blackboard and DegreeWorks (sometimes)
  • “Everyone else I met with gave me there opinion and made that opinion sound like it was my only way to go.”
  • “not really never sent me a link or explained how.”
  • MCC employees not showing up for a scheduled appointment, not responding to voicemails, or generally not being available
  • “put me in lower level classes even though I was fresh out of high school and discouraged me from taking the classes I actually wanted to take”
  • “I went to an advisor that was assigned to me. … she was not an advisor, but a [MCC department] teacher. It was not helpful, I felt I had to my own research into future colleges and how to graduate from MCC. And when I asked to speak to an actual advisor they told me no.”
  • “I went to my Advisor and we briefly went over some requirements and options for transfer schools, but I need a LOT more information, and more interaction that just a bi-annual email conversation to plan my educational future.”
  • “I was given a pamphlet I wish we could have sat down and talked about my different options”
  • “helped me decide what to do following this semester and gave me great confidence in my future at school”
  •  “I can’t seem to keep the same [academic advisor] for more than a semester this year.

The respondents who indicated that they plan to transfer were asked about Transfer Finder and the Planner on their Degree Works worksheet.  Only two in 10 respondents reported using Transfer Finder, and three in 10 reported using the Planner.  Respondents were also asked whether they found each resource helpful or not, and why.  No one provided information about Transfer Finder, but the feedback about the Planner was extremely positive.  More than 100 respondents were pleased with it, 80+% of whom said that it helps students select the appropriate courses for the next semester as well as long-term.

In their typed-in comments, respondents’ cited several specific MCC faculty and staff members as having helped them.  In order to give those employees the credit they deserve, their names are:

  • Alexis Vogt
  • Alyssa Farugia
  • Aman Malik
  • Amanda Wickam
  • Ann Knaak
  • Becky Babcock
  • Beth Clickner
  • Carmela Bilby
  • Christopher Powell
  • Donna Burke
  • Janet Waasdorp
  • Jennifer Kinslow
  • Jessica Barone
  • Kelly Nagle
  • Kim Ross
  • Lena Shiao
  • Linda Ryan
  • Maria Brandt
  • Maria Savka
  • Mark Basinski
  • Marla Dinkle
  • Michelle Finn
  • Miladge Griffin
  • Nayda Pares-Kane
  • Rebecca Mack
  • Renee Henton
  • Sally Dingee
  • Suzanne Long

Mary Ann DeMario
Research
08/09/2021