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

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 years or less29%27% 3 years24% 4 years14%15% 5 years or more33%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

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

Nora Manz