virtual transfer advisor: meeting the transfer needs of community college students
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Virtual Transfer Advisor: Meeting
the Transfer Needs of Community
College Students
Delaware County Community College
Demographics
• Philadelphia Suburb• 70 four-year colleges and universities within 50
miles• 1 main campus, 7 branch campuses• Headcount: Spring 2014 – 12,334• Average age: 23• 49% of our students state their goal is to transfer
to a 4 yr, but 37% are in a “transfer major”
6,942 Female
4,594 Male
Racial/Ethnic Enrollment Spring 2014Black/African American Asian Hispanic White/Caucasian
7,127
3,590
554
336
Popular Majors Spring 2014
Liberal ArtsPre-NursingBusinessScience for Health Professions
1,239
1,928
1,189
1,357
Graduates by Division 2012
Communication, Arts & Humanities
Science, Tech, Engineer-ing & Math
Allied Health, Emergency Services, & Nursing
Worksforce Development & Community Ed
Public Service & Social Sciences
Business & Comp. Info Systems
19%
10%
21%15%
16%
20%
Years between entry and graduation
• 46% of graduates transferred to another college or university – a little over 500 students
• Of graduates whose goal it was to transfer, 85% transferred
• In 2012, more graduates wanted to transfer verses improve job skills or prepare for a new job
• 46% of graduates used Transfer Office services
• Majority of graduates transfer locally, 13% of graduates transferred out of state
2012 2013
2 years or less 29% 27%
3 years 24% 24%
4 years 14% 15%
5 years or more 33% 34%
Graduation and Retention Take Center Stage
Transfer is Key• We have over 60 agreements with area colleges and
universities, including:o Dual Admission (16)o Core-to-Core (8)o Program-to-Program (25 schools, 170)o Guaranteed Admission (4)
• Most of our articulations are with private institutions• Transfer services at six of our campuses
Virtual Transfer Advisor Idea• We needed an on-line
advising system
• It had to be simple, accurate, and easy for students to use
• It needed to be sophisticated enough to accommodate all types of agreements; simple and complex ones
• AcademyOne
TransferCheck
• 11,618 visits by 2,295 students
• The highest percentage of visits -Business and CIS majors
• 53% earned at least 30 credits while 47% earned less than 30 credits
• 69% enrolled in transfer programs
Visitors
ContinuingNew StudentsReadmit
24%
63%
13%
TransferCheck Facts• Over 44,000 page visits; a combination of
current and prospective students
• On average, each student made 5 repeated visits
• On average, students spent a little over 2
minutes on TC• Students were very likely to search for given
major at more than one institution
• Students visited TC during peak registration
periods
Numbers of visits by Division
Allied Health, Emergency Services & Nursing
Business & Computer Info Systems
Communication, Arts & Humanities
Public Service & Social Science
Science, Tech, En-gineering & Math
Workforce Devel-opment & Commu-nity Ed
15.09%
28.19%
15.58%
13.97%
25.28%
1.89%
Nora [email protected]