TSJC AA/AS Graduate E-mail Survey

TSJC AA/AS Gr= aduate E-mail Survey

221 e-mail addresses were generated from SIS for all T= SJC graduates with AA or AS degrees. Of those, 55 were undeliverable and 31 valid responses were received.

Regarding transfer questions:

5 transferred to ASC – all said that all of their credits transferred that should transfer (i.e., not developmental or PE )

3 transferred to CSU-FC – 2 said all credits transferred, one said “most”

8 transferred to CSU-P – all but one said “all” credits transferred, one said “most”

2 transferred to UCCS – One replied that “all” courses transferred, the other replied

“Most of my courses transferred but there was a lot of confusion and some did NOT because I wasn't an official business administra= tion major at TSJC (which I was under every impression I was, and told my adviso= r I wanted to be) so some of my major specific courses aren't even counting tow= ards my degree. I'm not really for sure why some of my other courses didn't coun= t. I did take classes at TSJC that I think prepared me for my current school, bu= t it is unfortunate that I was not informed of the correct process and they did = not all transfer.

3 transferred to UNC and all replied that all courses transferred except for one business course (a course which is not a guarant= eed transfer course).

The balance transferred to other schools – Montana State, New Mexico State, Olivet Nazarene, U= niversity of Wyoming, Wayland Baptist – and all reported that all or m= ost of their credits transferred.

Several students stated that the reason not all of the= ir credits transferred was because of details in their major at the senior institution. This argues for careful matching during advising

Regarding the question “Did TSJC prepare you for= your work at the 4 year school?” of the 30 respondents, 23 replied “yes,” 4 replied “somewhat,”, 1 s= aid “no,” and 2 did not answer this question. One of the “somewhat” respondents alluded to poor advising, The “no” respond= ent stated that “the sophomore level classes at TSJC could be more challe= nging to prepare transfer-bound students for the junior and senior classes at the four year institutions.” Several respondents praised the small class sizes and the one-on-one attention at TSJC, something they said they missed at the four-year school.=

Six (6) respondents replied that they got a job, four = of whom said that their TSJC work did not prepare them for that job. One said that “I use many of= the skills I learned in my TSJC work in my classroom. My degree is in elementary educati= on and I teach 7th Grade Language Arts. The Early Education classes I took at TSJC are a great resource for = me.”

The additional comments follow:

Attending TSJC was a big help in preparing me for Univ= ersity studies. One of the unique qualitities of TSJC = is that you aren't just another number in the sea of people. Individualized attention is given, and that makes the difference as to whether or not an interest is sparked in a particular area.

Get kids to get an idea of what they want to do if the= y are going to transfer to a four year school, it will make it a lot easier!

Trinidad is a great school. The teachers give the students one on one attention and that is the best learning environment to learn in. Up here the classes= are large and the teachers never really get to know you or help you. Trinidad was a great experience for me.

TSJC greatly helped easy me into college level classes=

When I transfered, Metro w= ould only accept 64 transfer credits. I had 65 credits, so I only lost one, but it would be nice if the TSJC advisors would let students know credit li= mit policies. Overall, I am extremely pleased with the education that I g= ot at TSJC, and I would recommend junior colleges to everyone. Thank you= !