2013 First Year Survey
Last Mo dified: 11/0 6 /20 13
1.
1. In deciding to go to co llege, ho w impo rtant to yo u was each o f the
fo llo wing reaso ns?
Ve ry
Unim po rt ant
Ne it he r Im po rt ant no r
Unim po rt ant
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
8 7.6 6 %
46 2
2.8 4
8 2.25%
46 2
2.78
14.0 7%
8 1.17%
46 2
2.76
4.77%
18 .0 0 %
77.22%
46 1
2.72
To be able to make mo re mo ney.
5.41%
21.8 6 %
72.73%
46 2
2.6 7
7
To prepare myself fo r graduate o r pro fessio nal
scho o l.
9 .9 8 %
31.8 9 %
58 .13%
46 1
2.48
3
To make me a mo re cultured perso n.
9 .33%
44.47%
46 .20 %
46 1
2.37
#
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To learn mo re abo ut things that interest me.
4.11%
8 .23%
1
To be able to get a better jo b.
4.55%
13.20 %
6
To get training fo r a specific career.
4.76 %
2
To gain a general educatio n and appreciatio n o f
ideas.
4
Ve ry
Im po rt ant
2.
2. Belo w are reaso ns that might have influenced yo ur decisio n to attend
UCCS. Ho w impo rtant was each reaso n in yo ur decisio n to attend UCCS?
Ve ry
Unim po rt ant
Ne it he r Im po rt ant no r
Unim po rt ant
Academic pro grams (majo rs) at UCCS
21
87
To earn a UCCS degree to get a go o d jo b
25
87
28
10 7
#
Que st io n
2
7
8
The co st o f attending UCCS
9
I wanted to live near ho me
10
The size o f UCCS
48
Ve ry
Im po rt ant
T o t al
Re spo nse s
Me an
352
46 0
2.72
346
458
2.70
91
343
46 2
2.6 8
10 8
245
46 0
2.30
170
243
46 1
2.42
1
The academic reputatio n o f UCCS
20
211
230
46 1
2.46
4
Financial aid o ffered by UCCS
55
19 1
215
46 1
2.35
6
To earn a UCCS degree to get into graduate
scho o l
52
20 5
20 4
46 1
2.33
5
Financial aid o ffered by o ther institutio ns
58
253
149
46 0
2.20
14
The graduatio n rate at UCCS
10 1
224
137
46 2
2.0 8
15
Residence Halls at UCCS
146
19 0
125
46 1
1.9 5
3
Student activities at UCCS
80
26 6
116
46 2
2.0 8
11 UCCS rankings in natio nal magazines
90
28 0
91
46 1
2.0 0
12
Oppo rtunity to play o n a UCCS athletic team
242
157
62
46 1
1.6 1
16
Other reaso ns?
42
70
49
16 1
2.0 4
13
Availability o f o nline co urses at UCCS
229
18 9
44
46 2
1.6 0
Ot he r re aso ns?
Olympic Training Center
Class sizes
SIbling attended
Layo ut o f the campus
the BI degree
The PGA PGM Pro gram
UCCS Reputatio n
NA
no
friends
Clean campus
can still live at ho me and wo rk o n campus
The flexibility to explo re different majo rs.
Bachelo r o f Inno vatio n Pro gram
The views!!!
An affo rdable Game Design Degree
Beautiful campus
Welco ming campus
The o ppo rtunity to be clo se and wo rk with an adviso r to help impro ve my chance o f geting into Beth El.
The evnviro nment
It's Co lo rado
Nursing
Driven to help me succeed
Class size
Co nnectio ns
training at the OTC
Came here fo r so meo ne
Didn't want to go to a Co mmunity Co llege
30 0 days o f sun/year
The beautiful campus
no ne
Co uldn't affo rd to attend my scho o l o f cho ice this year.
So cializing
BI pro gram specifically
The view
Was reco mmended by family members
Clo se the the mo untains. Beautiful campus. Ho me like feeling
Family/Friend Suppo rt System
The area o f Co lo rado Springs
Teachers
felt like ho me
Ho w acco mo dating UCCS is with medical issues
Disability Help
Being able to experience the state o f Co lo rado
the helpful stuff and kind peo ple
learn ho w to live by yo urself.
Because o f the the BI Degree Pro gram
Friends
3.
Did yo u use this so urce o f info rmatio n?
#
Que st io n
10
Ye s
No
T o t al Re spo nse s
Me an
UCCS website
354
97
451
1.22
4
Campus to ur
30 6
149
455
1.33
1
Reco mmendatio ns fro m family and friends
29 7
16 2
459
1.35
6
Mailings
29 0
16 2
452
1.36
5
Viewbo o k/bro chures
26 4
18 7
451
1.41
7
Email co mmunicatio ns
246
20 7
453
1.46
2
High scho o l co unselo r
178
276
454
1.6 1
9
Meeting recruiters/adviso rs
145
30 7
452
1.6 8
3
High scho o l teacher
128
323
451
1.72
11
UCCS Facebo o k
92
358
450
1.8 0
8
Meeting pro fesso rs
84
36 5
449
1.8 1
12
Other websites
52
372
424
1.8 8
4.
Ho w did it influence yo ur decisio n?
Po sit ive
e f f e ct
No
e f f e ct
Ne gat ive
e f f e ct
St ro ng ne gat ive
e f f e ct
T o t al
Re spo nse s
153
149
128
19 6
10 1
1
0
40 4
1.8 8
86
3
0
413
1.9 1
Reco mmendatio ns fro m family and
friends
135
16 3
114
2
0
414
1.9 6
5
Viewbo o k/bro chures
6
Mailings
73
16 4
150
3
0
39 0
2.21
61
16 7
155
5
3
39 1
2.29
7
2
Email co mmunicatio ns
68
125
18 2
8
1
38 4
2.35
High scho o l co unselo r
61
10 2
19 4
2
1
36 0
2.39
9
Meeting recruiters/adviso rs
68
82
20 1
6
1
358
2.41
3
High scho o l teacher
49
75
219
0
0
343
2.50
8
Meeting pro fesso rs
48
43
235
3
0
329
2.59
11 UCCS Facebo o k
37
47
250
1
1
336
2.6 5
12
21
35
242
2
1
30 1
2.76
#
Que st io n
4
Campus to ur
10
UCCS website
1
Other websites
St ro ng po sit ive
e f f e ct
Me an
5.
4. Was UCCS yo ur:
#
Answe r
1
2
Re spo nse
%
First cho ice
28 8
6 2%
Seco nd cho ice
123
27%
3
Third cho ice
37
8%
4
Less than third cho ice
14
3%
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Bar
46 2
6.
4b. Which institutio n was yo ur first cho ice?
T e xt Re spo nse
Texas A&M
Metro po litan State University
NOVA University
University o f Califo rnia San Diego
University o f Kansas
CSU Pueblo
Benedicitne Co llege
University o f Denver (DU)
Co lo rado State University
Arizo na State
University o f Co lo rado Denver
University o f Co lo rado at Denver
Co lo rado State Fo rt Co llins
Arizo na State University
So utheast Misso uri State
CU Denver
Co lo rado Co llege (I did no t get in ho wever)
Go nzaga University
CU Bo ulder, but to o expensive
University o f Flo rida
Co lo rado State university
University o f Bath, England
American Music and Dramatic Academy
CSU Fo rt Co llins
University o f Flo rida
Western Washingto n university
CSU Fo rt co llins
Azusa pacific university
University o f Co lo rado Denver
Baylo r
Kansas University
Co lo rado State University- Fo rt Co llins
CMU
So uth Dako ta Scho o l o f Mines
Charlesto n co llege So uth Caro lina
jo hnso n and whales University
CU
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
CSU Ft. Co llins
CSU Fo rt Co llins
CU Bo ulder
CU bo ulder
CSU
Saint Martins University
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
Co lo rado scho o l o f mines
Creighto n university in Omaha Nebraska
Csu Fo rt Co llins
Denver University
Clark University
Carnegie Mello n
Mo ntana State University
University o f Hawaii at Hilo
Denver University
University o f New Mexico
Chadro n state co llege
FSU
San Diego State University
UCSD
Mesa State
Co lo rado state university-fo rt Co llins
CSU Fo rt Co llins
University o f so uth alabama
Universty o f geo rgia
Denver University
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
Co lo rado Mesa University
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
Clark Atlanta University
CU Bo ulder
Fransiscan University in Steubenville, Ohio
CU Bo ulder
So uth Dako ta Scho o l o f Mines and Techno lo gy
University o f Co lo rado - Denver
Co lo rado State University
Grand Canyo n University
spellman university
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
UC- Bo ulder
Flo rida Gulf Co ast University
No rwich University
Co lo rado Springs University
University o f Denver
Co lo rado State University
University o f Co lo rado in Bo ulder
Bo ulder
University o f Co lo rado Bo ulder
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
CU Denver
University o f Califo rnia, Irvine
Grand Canyo n University
DigiPen Institute
Co lo rado co llege
University o f Co lo rado , Bo ulder
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
university o f Co lo rado bo ulder
A university in Geo rgia
Washingto n State University
University o f No rthern Co lo rado
University o f No rthern Co lo rado
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7.
5. If yo u were no t enro lled at UCCS, where wo uld yo u mo st likely be?
#
Answe r
1
I wo uld no t be in co llege.
19
4%
2
I wo uld be wo rking.
71
16 %
3
I wo uld be attending ano ther co llege:
40 1
89%
I wo uld be at t e nding ano t he r co lle ge :
St. Lo uis University
University o f No rthern Co lo rado
Pueblo Co mmunity Co llege
Texas A&M
Co lo rado Christian University
Valdo sta State University
CSU
West Virginia University
University o f Kansas
Baylo r University
University o f Hawaii
Co lo rado State University
University o f Co lo rado Bo ulder
Benedictine Co llege
Co lo rado State University
CSU
University o f Wyo ming
ASU
UC Denver
UNC-Greeley
co lo rado scho o l o f mines
UNC
CSU
UCD
Pikes Peak
Jo hn Paul the Great Catho lic University
PPCC
Fro nt Range co mmunity co llege
PPCC
ASU
So utheast East Misso uri State
Mesa
CSU
CU Denver
CU Bo ulder
CSU
University o f Denver
CSU-Pueblo
Pikes Peak
CU Bo ulder
So uth Dako ta Scho o l o f Mines
cu bo ulder
Co lo rado State
Pikes Peak Co mmunity Co llege
UNLV, CSU - Fo rt Co llins o r Flo rida State
Io wa State University
NAU
Bar
Re spo nse
%
Co lo rado State University
DU
AMDA
CSU-P
UNLV
PPCC, o r UNC
University o f No rther Co lo rado
Western Washingto n university
Arizo na State University
DU
Misso uri state
University o f No rthern Co lo rado
CSU Fo rt Co llins
Baylo r
University Of No rthern Co lo rado
APU
Co lo rado Academy o f Veterinary Techno lo gy
Baylo r
UC Fo rt Co llins
No t sure
Kansas University
Co lo rado State University-Fo rt Co llins
CMU
Flo rida State University
PPCC o r Jo hnso n and Whales
CU bo ulder
CU
No t sure where
CSU
CSU Fo rt co llins
CU Bo ulder
Metro university
The university o f Washingto n, Seattle
University o f Co lo rado Denver
Mesa
Co lo rado State University o r Red Ro cks Co mmunity Co llege
Co lo rado Scho o l o f Mines
UNM
Mesa University
Scho o l o f mines
CSU ft co llins
CSU Fo rt Co llins
NAU
CU Bo ulder o r Denver University
UNLV
No rthern Arizo na University
University o f Nebraska at Omaha
Metro state university
Denver University
Co lo rado Mo untain Co llege
PPCC
western/no rthern
University o f Delaware
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6 . When do yo u think yo u will graduate?
#
Answe r
Bar
Re spo nse
%
1
I plan to graduate fro m UCCS in less than fo ur years.
43
9%
2
I plan to graduate fro m UCCS in fo ur years.
26 8
59 %
3
I plan to graduate fro m UCCS in five years.
85
19 %
4
I plan to graduate fro m UCCS in six years.
11
2%
5
I plan to transfer and graduate fro m ano ther institutio n.
46
10 %
To tal
453
9.
7. Are yo u o r will yo u be emplo yed this year (Fall 20 12 thro ugh Spring
20 13)?
#
Answe r
Bar
Re spo nse
%
1
Yes, full time o ff campus
19
4%
2
Yes, part time o ff campus
220
48 %
3
Yes, o n campus
50
11%
4
No
16 5
36 %
To tal
454
10.
8 . Where do yo u currently live?
#
Answe r
Bar
Re spo nse
%
1
With family o r o ther relatives
179
40 %
2
UCCS Residence Hall
230
51%
3
Off campus apartment
30
7%
4
Other:
14
3%
To tal
453
Ot he r:
I o wn a ho use
apartment co mplex
My o wn ho me
ro o mates
Off Campus Ho use Rental
Off campus perso nal ho use
Ro o mates and I bo ught a ho use
Off campus ho use
Ho meo wner
Sunset Creek ho using
Investment pro perty
11.
9 . To ho w many co lleges (excluding UCCS) did yo u apply fo r admissio n
this year?
Answe r
Re spo nse
%
0
90
20 %
1
83
18 %
2
94
21%
3
76
17%
4
45
10 %
5
29
6%
6
18
4%
7 - 10
12
3%
11 o r mo re
5
1%
To tal
Bar
452
12.
10 . Please pro vide feedback abo ut the Co nvo catio n activities (which
included the Chancello r's Address, an Alumni Advice video , and po sting yo ur
go als o n the UCCS letters that were set up o n the sidewalk).
#
Que st io n
Ye s
No
T o t al Re spo nse s
Me an
11 Did the co nvo catio n activities increase yo ur co mmitment to earning a degree at UCCS?
151
148
29 9
1.49
16
Did the co nvo catio n activities increase yo ur satisfactio n with cho o sing UCCS?
19 1
119
310
1.38
17
Did the co nvo catio n activities increase yo ur o rientatio n to the UCCS campus and reso urces that are available to yo u?
210
10 6
316
1.34
13.
11. What is the highest academic degree yo u intend to o btain?
#
Answe r
Bar
Re spo nse
%
1
Baccalaureate
16 1
36 %
2
Master's
16 3
36 %
3
Pro fessio nal (MD, DO, DDS, DVM, JD)
54
12%
4
Do cto rate
71
16 %
To tal
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14.
12. What is yo ur all-time favo rite mo vie?
T e xt Re spo nse
Blind Side
Return to Me
Skyfall
The Great Gatsby
despicable me
Charlie and the Cho co late Facto ry
Talladega Nights
The Fast and the Furio us
The Breakfast Club
Ho wls mo ving castle
Gladiato r
the fifth element
Finding Nemo
10 1 Dalmatians
Pearl Harbo r
The Princess Bride
Return o f the King
Hallo ween H20
Peter Pan
Phanto m o f the Opera
Mean Girls
The Go o nies
Clo udy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Linco ln
Shawshank Redemptio n
Big Lebo wski
Lo rd Of The Rings
Resident Evil
Star Wars
Braveheart
Eternal Sunshine o f the Spo tless Mind
Harry po tter all o f them
Watchmen
The Graduate
There are to o many go o d o nes! I do n't have a favo rite.
The Little Mermaid
V fo r Vendeta
Shawshank Redemptio n
Finding Nemo
Mean Girls
Take Me Ho me To night
N/A
Finding Nemo
Dirty ro tten sco undrels
Silver linings playbo o k
Sho o ter
Mean Girls
Seven po unds
Harry Po tter
P.S I lo ve yo u
Red Dawn
Pulp Fictio n
Wall-E
Sinister
There's to o many to cho o se, but my mo st recent favo rite is Memento
Hallo weento wn
Fo rrest Gump
Finding Nemo
To p Gun
Mo ulin Ro uge
Stephen Cho w's King o f Co medy
The Lo rd o f the Rings: The Fello wship o f the Ring
The empero rs new gro o ve
Step Bro thers
Iro n Man
Inglo rio us Basterds
50 First Dates
21 jump street
21 Jump-street
Tarzan
Two Weeks No tice
Les Miserables
Star track
Attack the Blo ck: Inner City vs. Outer Space
transfo rmers
Ancho rman
The Ho bbit
The Go dfather
I am legend
The Wizard o f Oz
Fo rrest gump
The Pink Panter
27 dresses
Dawn Of the Dead
Taken
Fo rrest gump
The Patrio t
Clue
Ago ra (20 0 9 )
Fo rest Gump
Gladiato r
Dance-Fu
The Music Man
Do nnie Darko
N/A
Elf
Fast and Furio us
Timeline
The Gho st and the Darkness
Captain Philips
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15.
13. What is yo ur favo rite current televisio n sho w?
T e xt Re spo nse
Spo rtsCenter
Psych
Ho w I Met Yo ur Mo ther
American Ho rro r Sto ry
awkward
American Ho rro r Sto ry
Parks and Rec
The Walking Dead
Twisted
Adventure Time
Game o f Thro nes
Big Bang Theo ry
Grey's anato my
Heartland (Canadian televisio n sho w)
Once Upo n A Time
The Big Bang Theo ry
Sherlo ck
Grey's Anato my
Ho w I Met Yo ur Mo ther
Grey's Anato my
The walking dead
Cake Bo ss
New Girl
Breaking Bad
Do ra
American Dad
Criminal Minds
To o many - walking dead, bo nes, Big Bang theo ry
Breaking Bad o r The Walking Dead
Big Bang Theo ry
White Co llar
Malco m in the middle
Breaking Bad
Game o f Thro nes
Ho w I Met Yo ur Mo ther!
Adventure Time
So uth Park
Breaking Bad
NCIS
Grey's Anato my
Castle
Mo dern Family
Full Ho use
Ho use MD
Adventure time
Orange is the new black
Sleepy Hallo w
Pretty Little Liars
Face Off
Duck Dynasty
Teen Wo lf
Breaking Bad
Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars
So uth Park, Avatar: Legend o f Ko rra, Kakumeiki Valvrave, Kill LA Kill, MLP:FIM
The Vampire Diaries
Bo nes
Breaking Bad
Pretty Little Liars
Spo ngebo b Squarepants
Legend o f Ko rra
Big Bang Theo ry
the walking dead
Ho w I met Yo ur mo ther
Revo lutio n
Duck Dynasty
Ho use Hunters
NCIS
Teen wo lf
The Big Bang Theo ry
I do n't watch TV
The Vampire Diaries
Ones up o n a time
The Mindy Pro ject
americas next to p mo del
Ho w I Met Yo ur Mo ther
Supernatural
The Americans
So ns o f anarchy
Face Off
Greys anato my
The Amazing Race
Grimm
The Walking Dead
Teen Mo m
Parks and rec
The Walking Dead
Psych
Dr. Who
Hell o n Wheels
Duck Dynasty
The Cleveland Sho w
Walking Dead
Game o f Thro nes
Big Bang Theo ry
Mo dern Family
The Office
Once Upo n a Time
River Mo nsters
Suits
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16.
14. What is yo ur ho meto wn and state?
Cit y
St at e (o r co unt ry if no t in t he US)
Centennial
Co lo rado
Cedaredge
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Buena Vista
Co lo rado
Co lo rado springs
CO
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Kingwo o d
Texas
Santa Anna
Califo rnia
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Valdo sta
Geo rgia
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Pulaski
Wisco nsin
Glenwo o d springs
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Hudso n
Ohio
Kingsto n
Jamaica
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Waianae
Hawaii
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Salida
Co lo rado
Tho rnto n
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Castle Ro ck
CO
Elizabeth
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Maratho n
FL
Westcliffe
CO
Las Vegas
Nevada
Stuttgart
Germany
Pueblo
CO
Vacaville
Califo rnia
Gunniso n
Co lo rado
Ellico tt
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Wilmingto n
No rth Caro lina
Alliance
Nebraska
Lo veland
Co lo rado
Atlanta
Geo rgia
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Lo ngmo nt
CO
Lo ndo n
United Kingdo m
Lo veland
Co lo rado
Wheeling
WV
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Nixa
Misso uri
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Schweinfurt
Germany
Bennett
Co lo rado
Mo nument
CO
Lo s Angeles
Califo rnia
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Co rpus Christi
Texas
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Fo rt Ho o d
Texas
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Elizabeth
CO
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
henderso n
co lo rado
highlands ranch
Co lo rado
Vanco uver
Washingto n
Yo rba Linda
Califo rnia
Jo hnsto n
IA
Estes Park
Co
Mo nument
Co lo rado
Denver
Co lo rado
Mio
MI
Castle Ro ck
Co lo rado
Addis Ababa
Ethio pia
Co lo rado Springs
CO
pueblo
co
Westminster
Co lo rado
Elbert
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Cheyenne
Wyo ming
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Co lo rado springs
Co
Rapid City
So uth Dako ta
Mo ntro se
Co lo rado
Mo nument
CO
Fo rt Stewart
Geo rgia
Des Mo ines
Io wa
Mo nument
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Fayetteville
No rth Caro lina
Pueblo
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Denver
Co lo rado
Santa Maria
Califo rnia
Co lo rado Springs
Co lo rado
Elbert
Co lo rado
Co lo rado Springs
CO
Grand Junctio n
Co lo rado
Glendo ra
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15. What is yo ur majo r at UCCS?
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Undecided, pre-pro fessio nal, o r o ther:
90
20 %
22
Nursing
59
13%
5
Business Administratio n
49
11%
21
Mechanical Engineering
29
6%
4
Bio lo gy
27
6%
26
Psycho lo gy
27
6%
11
Criminal Justice
25
6%
18
Health Care Sciences
23
5%
7
Co mmunicatio n
19
4%
29
Visual & Perfo rming Arts
11
2%
14
Electrical Engineering
9
2%
9
Co mputer Science
9
2%
15
English
8
2%
8
Co mputer Engineering
7
2%
19
Histo ry
7
2%
6
Chemistry
7
2%
17
Geo graphy/Enviro nmental Studies
6
1%
20
Math
6
1%
16
Game Design & Develo pment
6
1%
2
Anthro po lo gy
6
1%
25
Po litical Science
5
1%
27
So cio lo gy
4
1%
3
Bio chemistry
4
1%
10
Co mputer Security
4
1%
24
Physics & Energy Sciences
3
1%
28
Spanish
2
0%
13
Eco no mics
1
0%
30
Wo men's and Ethnic Studies
0
0%
23
Philo so phy
0
0%
12
Distributive Studies
0
0%
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Unde cide d, pre -pro f e ssio nal, o r o t he r:
Spo rt Management (Business Department)
Pre-Nursing
Pre business
Theo lo gy
Bio -Medical Sciences
pre-pro fessio nal
Pro fessio nal Go lf Management
Business Marketing
Pre pharmacy
Spo rts Management
PGA Pro fessio nal Go lf Management
Pre-Physical Therapy
Undecided
Business undecided
Pre-business
Pre-Busniess
PGA Pro fessio nal Go lf Management
Spo rt Management
Acco unting
453
Pre-Medicine
Bio -Medical
pre-engineering
Special Educatio n
elementary educatio n
finance
Spo rts Management
Educatio n
pre-med
Spo rts Management
pre eng (co mputer)
pre-nursing
do uble majo r (GDD and Co mp. Security)
Undecided
engineerin
pharmacy/currently chemistry
Spo rts Management
Educatio n
Pre-Pharm
Pre business
Spo rt management
Pre-Physical Therapy
Acco unting/Finance
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Pharmacy
18.
16 . Do yo u have at least o ne parent who earned a 4-year degree?
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Re spo nse
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Yes
271
60%
2
No
16 7
37%
3
I do no t kno w
15
3%
To tal
453
19.
17. Please share any co mments abo ut yo ur decisio n to attend UCCS, the
enro llment pro cess here, o r anything else yo u wo uld like to share abo ut yo ur
experiences o n campus.
T e xt Re spo nse
I have been taking UCCS co urses since seventh grade, so I felt co mfo rtable o n the campus. Orientatio n did a great jo b o f making me excited to attend. Otherwise, I feel that
there co uld have been better co mmunicatio n between my adviso r and I.
I lo ve this scho o l so much! Everyo ne here is so friendly and the classes are engaging.
It was smo o th an helpful
Yo ur o rientatio n fo r military that have no t attended co llege befo re sho uld no t be with transfer students. It lacks so much info rmatio n!
Co st o f fo ur years at UCCS is the co st o f o ne year at CSU Fo rt Co llins. Tuitio n is a lo t cheaper than o ther Universities in the state. It is a very sho rt co mmute fo r me to get
to scho o l each day. I lo ve ho w the scho o l invo lves all o f their students.
It's great!
Even tho ugh UCCS is a large scho o l, pro fesso rs make it easy to feel right at ho me. This is a really great scho o l.
I lo ve the rec center! I am so excited fo r their expansio ns!
I abso lutely hate this scho o l. Part o f the reaso n I came here was because o f the aweso me view, I tho ught the scho o l wo uld be just as aweso me, so far the peo ple are rude,
there is always co nstructio n, the do rms are ho t, the teachers do n't care, and my favo rite class is ROTC. Everyo ne says CSU pueblo is ghetto and a sucky scho o l, I had
mo re fun there this summer than I ever had at UCCS. the kids all act like we are a divisio n 1 fo o tball champio ns scho o l, and we do n't even have a fo o tball team. I signed up
fo r a club and put do wn my email, they never emailed me back. No o ffense.
I lo ve the campus and all the pro fesso rs. It's a great scho o l!
I lo ve the peo ple here. Everytime I have a pro blem, my teachers reach o ut to me and try to help me because I have a hard time reaching o ut fo r help.
All go o d :)
I lo ve ho w all the pro fesso rs are so friendly and willing to wo rk with yo u and meet with yo u when yo u have questio ns. The campus is also very pretty.
So far I am very satisfied with UCCS as a who le.
At first I had my heart set o n go ing to a big scho o l like CU Bo ulder o r CSU Fo rt Co llins. Due to my families financial state it was my decisio n whether to attend Pikes Peak
Co mmunity Co llege o r UCCS. I can no t begin to tell yo u ho w happy I am that I cho o se this amazing scho o l. I have small classes, have met a great gro up o f friends and can
get invo lved anywhere. I like that the scho o l takes time to hear what the students want and take into co nsideratio n what we need. I am truly blessed to have such an
amazing netwo rk o f pro fessio nals and lo o k fo rward to earning my degree at UCCS!
I lo ve the campus and despite ho w clo se it is to ho me still, I have yet to find a reaso n against "why no t UCCS?"
If there was a po ssible way to make the pro cess o f o btaining scho larships easier that wo uld be very helpful cause so me peo ple like me applied fo r o ver ten and o nly go t
o ne small o ne. Thanks!
I lo ved lo o king at this scho o l because it marked my heart. I knew this was go ing to be my ho me away fro m ho me, and I can't say I felt that way abo ut any o ther scho o l.
I am really happy cho o se UCCS. It's clo se to ho me and the view o f the mo untains are beautiful. I am so happy that the scho o l do es a lo t fo r us.
Fro m the mo ment that I went to Orientatio n, I knew it was the scho o l fo r me. I feel co mpletely at ho me, so mething that I am pro ud to be able to say. Plus, it o nly makes
sense that I wo uld find myself o n a campus that has a beautiful view. I must also add that it is almo st fate co nsidering my elementary scho o l masco t was a lio n and then
middle scho o l co lo rs were black and go ld, UCCS is the perfect co mbinatio n, I really co uldn't be happier.
To reach my dreams o f playing basketball in the pro s, my jo urney is go ing to start here at UCCS. (Didn't play o n the team in high scho o l and UCCS gives a chance fo r walko ns)
I find it can be difficult when enro lling in classes to put to gether a manageable schedule.
I really like the scho o l, altho ugh I wish mo re peo ple were here o n the weekends. Perhaps we need mo re o ut o f state students
The decisio n was easy to go to UCCS. I wanted to stay in the west fo r Go lf Management and when I heard o f ASU clo sing their pro gram. It to o k the co in flip between ASU
and UCCS away and allo wed me to make my decisio n. The enro llment was very smo o th, everyo ne who helped me was very nice and kno wledgeable.
I lo ve it here. I'm very happy I cho se to co me here
In the enro llment pro cess I o ften felt lo st and co nfused abo ut what steps I had to co mplete next.
I am in my freshman year, 43 years o ld, never been in co llege o r even high scho o l. I am a single mo m and have my o wn business as a seamstress. Needless to say, the
challenges o f go ing to scho o l are huge and I have struggled this semester in keeping aflo at. Ho wever, every single pro fesso r and perso n in po sitio n o f help, has been
wo nderful to me. I am very happy with my experience so far and lo o k fo rward to things leveling o ut and getting to meet my go al o f a Bachelo r's in Nursing!
The co mmunicatio ns staff is abso lutely amazing, and the pre-co llegiate pro gram run by Ms. B is the mo st impo rtant pro gram I've ever taken part o f.
i do n't like ho w students have to do everything by the UCCS website.
There needs to be mo re parking. Like mo re parking that's clo se to the campus and learning facilities.
Very nice and easy enro llment pro cess.
WIFI o n campus is very buggy and do es no t wo rk o ften o r is very slo w. Mo re places to sit befo re classes wo uld be great as well. Cell pho ne receptio n o n campus is also
very po o r, especially fo r being a university.
The co mmunicatio n and lo gistics during the applicatio n pro cess was very po o r. I did no t get my enro llment decisio n quickly because the scho o l did no t receive paperwo rk I
sent and I was no t info rmed that it was missing.
I lo ve uccs!
Allo w individuals a o ne-time mess up warning rather than a a punishment. If we are given a free pass we will be mo re gracio us o f it and no t try to take advantage o f the
scho o l.
My o verall experience so far is go o d. The suppo rt, the size o f the classes and ho w clo se to ho me is extremely helpful. I enjo y the rigo r that the Pre-Nursing pro gram is at.
My reaso ning to be at UCCS was majo rly the prestige o f the Beth El Nursing Scho o l.
Friendly atmo sphere when I came to visit.
its so fun
Altho ugh UCCS was no t my to p cho ice scho o l, faculty was certainly the friendliest during the applicatio n pro cess. I was o ffered the greatest financial aid fro m UCCS and am
glad that I cho se to attend this scho o l.
I like the size o f the campus: big eno ugh to enjo y the breathing ro o m o f do ing whatever and being so cial, yet still small eno ugh whereas yo u can fo cus o n yo ur studies and
get o ne-o n-o ne help fro m teachers and pro fesso rs. The activities that they thro w o n the first few weeks o f scho o l definitely helped me co mmit to UCCS seeing ho w I co uld
co me here to get a higher degree o f educatio n and still manage to have fun o n to p o f that.
I kno w fro m perso nal experience, and also the experience o ne o f my peers had, that respo nse fro m UCCS during the enro llment pro cess needs to impro ve. My friend had
to call the scho o l to hear that he was no t accepted. The respo nse fro m the scho o l abo ut acceptance needs to be do ne in a mo re timely, efficient manner.
All aro und a amazing campus with po sitive peo ple and a great enviro nment fo r studying and fo r fun.
When I began my search fo r scho o ls, I had never heard o f UCCS. It didn't help that my family had mo ved to Co lo rado fro m Michigan 3 years prio r and I was the first in my
family to attend co llege in this state, so we didn't kno w many befo rehand. Ho wever, UCCS came to my high scho o l's "future center" and I didn't actually attend that meeting
(because I hadn't heard o f the scho o l) but o ne o f my friends did and gave me the viewbo o k. Lo o king thro ugh it, I tho ught this co uld be po tentially perfect! UCCS was the
perfect middle o f the ro ad o ptio n fo r me; it was less expensive than CSU, smaller than CSU but bigger than Adam's State, and is fairly clo se to ho me. I had heard that UCCS
had a really go o d business pro gram to o . So far I am enjo ying my experience with UCCS and think I am getting a quality educatio n.
I wo uld be mo re inclined to take part in student activities if parking was no t such an issue. I park at Lo t 15 and use the shuttle, so o nly go to campus fo r classes, and avo id
returning fo r anything else
It is great to get active with clubs and gro ups. It also helps if yo u get emplo yed o n campus because they wo rk with yo ur schedule.
There seems to be a lack o f events o ver the weekend. Mo nday was the basketball event but I think that there sho uld be mo re to do o n weekends fo r the residents here.
The pro cess was very easy to apply. Really quick respo nse time. My o nly co mplaint was there is a lack o f signs o n the campus, and there was no info o n the pro cess fo r
mo ve in day...which made it really hard o n my parents and 3 cars we had to circle because no o ne wo uld direct us.
So far everything has been go o d, ho wever, I believe that the financial aid o ffice and the reco rds o ffice sho uld try and do a better jo b with co mmunicating with the students if
any issues beco me present in their applicatio n like it happened to me. Do n't wait until the student co ntacts yo u, co ntact them first if an issue beco mes apparent as so o n as
po ssible.
At first I didn't want to go to UCCS because I felt like it was to o clo se to ho me and there wo uld be no thing to do o n campus. Once I go t here, ho wever, I was pretty happy
with my decisio n. There is plenty to do o n campus and I lo ve co ming to class. Everyo ne I have met so far has been po lite and helpful.
I really like UCCS and the peo ple that attend here. Everyo ne is very nice and co mmitted to helping students. UCCS has an excellent business scho o l and the PGA PGM
pro gram, which was a deciding facto r in my attendance. The enro llment pro cess was very easy and respo nse to emails and discussio n was fast.
I'm very fo rtunate to have applied fo r ho using late and received a ro o m in Timberline- way better than o n-campus ho using.
I lo ve it here. The views are incredible, campus is so easy to get aro und.
The experience o n campus thus far has been great. Altho ugh UCCS may have no t o riginally been my first cho ice, I am so happy that this is where I ended it. The classes,
campus, and to wn o f Co lo rado springs are to p no tch, and i'm really thankful that I have the o ppo rtunity to gro w and learn in such a beautiful enviro nment. Thank yo u fo r
creating such a co o l place.
UCCS was my seco nd cho ice to The University o f Hawaii at Hilo , but due to a death in the family I decided to attend a scho o l in to wn. I am, fo r the mo st part, enjo ying
UCCS.
My bro ther attends UCCS and I came to visit, I lo ved the campus and I enjo y it mo re every day.
The enro llment pro cess to o k almo st a mo nth and a half fo r me to hear my answer, which was unpleasant. UCCS is kno wn fo r a great nursing pro gram which highly
mo tivated me to attend here.
I decided to co me to UCCS based upo n my sisters experience here. Witho ut even having a to ur, I applied and was thrilled when I was accepted. I knew I wanted to go away
fo r scho o l, and UCCS was a perfect fit. I lo ve o ur campus, and all o f the student activities that are pro vided. There is always so mething to do o n campus, and the classes
are still enjo yable, tho ugh quite challenging. Thank yo u UCCS!
This scho o l is everything I expected it to be and that is all that needs to be said.
Very Po sitive Experience!
I'd say that the who le pro cess was relatively easy, except fo r nearly no t being able to attend due to the expenses fro m the ho using. There's also many peo ple o utside at
night being lo ud and o bno xio us, which can be anno ying. Lastly, the parking situatio n right no w is a bit inco nvenient, but no t the wo rst.
I am enjo ying UCCS and my classes very much.
In this survey when it asks if UCCS was yo ur first, seco nd, etc cho ice, there sho uld be an o ptio n fo r it was tied. I didn't really have a first seco nd third cho ice, just a decisio n
to make.
It has been great except freshman seminar. I lo ve the teachers and the class itself, but am frustrated with all the busy wo rk in Driven, when I can spend mo re time studying
fo r the harder, co re classes.
UCCS is o ne o f Universities that I visited and attended that made me feel go o d, welco me, and acco mplished. Ho pefully I will make it in 4 years and go o n to farther my
educatio n.
This scho o l is nice but no very diverse
Cho o sing to go to UCCS was o ne o f the easiest decisio ns i have had to make. I was even mo re co nfident in my decisio n by just the few first weeks.
When I came to the freshman o rientatio n I fell in lo ve with the campus and the o ppo rtunities to get invo lved.
UCCS has been great
I was very excited to attend co llege and I believe being given the o ppo rtunity to attend UCCS has made me all the mo re mo tivated to better my life.
I tho ught my experience was really go o d. UCCS was really fast in applicatio n pro cess and everyo ne was really po lite in o rder to explain the pro cess and what do cuments I
needed to co mplete everything. I am really happy with everyo ne at UCCS, and I want to stay at this scho o l.
I lo ve the mo untains, the view, the campus, the peo ple, the culture, the educatio n, and the experience.
The student life kinda sucks..there isn't eno ugh peo ple fo r it. No o ne lives o n campus. But keep the small class sizes
I lo ve UCCS!
The lack o f financial aid was frustrating... middle class family, 3.6 high scho o l GPA and a 29 ACT sco re. I do enjo y living o n campus tho ugh, despite the lo w-quality o f the
Breckenridge do rms.
The fo o d co uld be much better at the Lo dge
So far, UCCS has made co llege a very po sitive and friendly enviro nment.
I lo ve the campus just wish it was finished already.
Wo uld have liked to get a better scho larship; I graduated with a 4.3 and a 29 ACT sco re and o nly received $50 0 .
The co st o f go ing to UCCS is o utrageo us, but I had no o ther cho ice seeing as ho w I had to o btain a B.A. because high scho o l degrees are wo rthless fo r even the mo st
minsicule jo b. I had get mo ney fast and rush my way thro ugh o rientatio n and financial aid to register fo r classes/pay fo r tuito n. Even by financial aid deadline, I was bro ke
and no w in debt. Ho wever, PPCC denied me. My high scho o l co unselo r to ld me I had very little chance o f getting into UCCS. So I defied bo th and ended up a student o f
UCCS. I do no t regret it but even no w, I have a hard time with being o n Pell Grant alo ne. I can barely affo rd my bo o ks. Debt was the last thing I wanted to be in but I had no
cho ice. I had to be in scho o l. I had to beco me a mo untain lio n. A leader o f the pack! It was all relatively easy, deadlines are just to o clo se to gether.
I lo ve that we aren't required to live o n campus!
First semester has been extremely difficult but lo o king fo rward to next semester being easier fo r me.
I lo ve the campus and the teachers have all been very nice and helpful. My favo rite part o f campus is the Science Center, I spend a lo t o f my time there and they have helped
me pass my Chem 10 30 class. I am sure the o ther centers are pretty go o d, but the science center is defiantly the best!
I'm getting use to this who le new enviro nment. So far so go o d.
I enjo y the campus setting a lo t. The scho o l is very co o l and I like the recycling. There co uld have been a better to ur o f the campus. I like ho w it is clo se to ho me and a very
prestigio us scho o l.
I think that UCCS is a very nice scho o l and a co mpletely viable o ptio n to o btain a degree. I want to transfer mainly because I do no t wish to live at ho me during co llege, no t
because o f anything specific abo ut the scho o l.
i liked the price tag, and the fact that it is amo ng the to p in engineering
I lo ve the campus and its size, I just hate ho w everyo ne is unspirited. So me o f the activities are a jo ke because no o ne ever go es to them.
I lo ve UCCS. I lo ve the campus and ho w there is so many activities to do here.
I lo ve the atmo sphere here! Great campus and lo ts to do aro und here! Pro fesso rs are great and everything is at yo ur fingertips!
UCCS is a great place.
I cho se UCCS because o f the o utstanding academic reputatio n. I also wanted to stay clo se to ho me, so UCCS was the perfect cho ice. The enro llment pro cess was easy
and co nvenient. I was pleased with the fast decisio ns. As fo r my campus experiences, I lo ve the feeling o f being at ho me, which is what UCCS gives me. It is a very
welco ming enviro nment that enco urages learning and self-disco very, and that is ho w co llege sho uld be.
It was an easy decisio n because I came here fo r a girl and even tho ugh that didn't wo rk o ut I stayed here and it's been a great decisio n o f mine.
I did no t like that we were fo rced to go to the games in the gym during the first few days o f scho o l. It was unco mfo rtable and I was co unting do wn the minutes until I co uld
make friends o n my o wn. When so meo ne fo rces me to make friends, I do n't make many. I make friends o n my o wn time when I am no t being fo rced.
Definitely feel like I made a go o d cho ice! Lo vin UCCS!
I had a very difficult time with advising. Because I attended UCCS fo r a year as a co ncurrently-enro lled high scho o l student, I pretty much fell thro ugh the cracks as far as
advising went, even after I graduated high scho o l and became a "real" student here. It was extremely frustrating to no t have the suppo rt I needed when I needed it. I might
have been in high scho o l, but I was still a freshman with a full lo ad o f classes--and it is o nly no w, when I am technically a so pho mo re (based o n my credits, no t yo ur
system) that I am starting to get what I need. I realize that there may no t be as many high scho o lers relative to the regular students, but my entire year o f frustratio n speaks
to the need fo r a better suppo rt system fo r o ther students like me. We are trying to do so mething great, and it is hard eno ugh witho ut o ur having to do it alo ne.
I enjo y the class sizes
I really lo ve it here, the applicatio n pro cess was easy!
I Lo ve this scho o l, the pro fesso rs, students, nature o f where the scho o l stands, everything
UCCS seemed like a go o d scho o l fo r me because it wasn't to o clo se, o r to o far away fro m ho me. There also were smaller class sizes than mo st majo r universities. I o nly
knew a few peo ple go ing here, which was preferable. I needed to stay in state due to tuitio n co sts.
I really enjo yed the campus to ur and staff here. All my teachers are very caring.
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