CABRILLO COLLEGE COUNSELING
Spring 2007 Transfer Survey
The Counseling Division administered a transfer-related survey to 73 students in the spring of 2007.
Students were asked to rate the Helpfulness of the following services/personnel on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1
being Not at all Helpful, and 5 being Very Helpful.
Counseling and Transfer Services include:
-Transfer and articulation information for students
-Transfer admissions agreements
-Transfer application websites
-College and University catalogs and
contact information
-Visiting representatives from four-year
colleges and universities
-Transfer resource library
-College and university exploration links
-UC & CSU application and financial aid
workshops
-Mediation and advocacy
All Cabrillo Counselors are available to help students plan their transfer from Cabrillo to four-year colleges
and universities. Located in the Enrollment Services Center, Building 100, appointments are available by
calling the Counseling Office at (831) 479-6274 or the Transfer & Career Center at (831) 479-6385.
Counseling is also available at the Watsonville Center by calling (831) 477-5134 for an appointment.
Transfer Center Counseling Survey - Spring 2007
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.2
3.9
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
Counseling (n=70)
Number
of Valid
Responses
Not at
all
helpful
(1)
Transfer Center (n=57)
Unhelpful
(2)
Neutral
(3)
Transfer Preparation (n=72)
Helpful Very
(4)
Helpful
(5)
Never
Used
Service*
Counseling
70
0.0%
2.8%
11.0%
23.6%
59.7%
2.8%
Transfer
Center
57
2.8%
6.9%
11.1%
33.3%
25.0%
20.8%
*Responses of “Never Used” were excluded for the purpose of calculating the mean.
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On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being “Strongly Disagree”, and 5 being “Strongly Agree”, students were
asked to rate the following statement:
“Cabrillo has prepared me well for my upcoming transfer to a 4-year institution.”
Transfer
Prepared
Number of
Valid
Responses
Not at
all
helpful
(1)
Unhelpful
(2)
72
0.0%
0.0%
Neutral
(3)
Helpful
(4)
Very
Helpful
(5)
55.6%
37.5%
6.9%
Students were asked to write in open-ended answers to the following question:
What additional programs or services would you like to see offered for meeting your transfer
needs?
• All good. (2)
• Great.
• More classes on how to write a personal statement.
• More info. about TAAs.
• More schools with transfer agreements.
• More visits from counselors at transfer schools.
• Nothing, it was all good.
• Provide students with housing locations.
• Scholarship help.
• UCSC counselors at Cabrillo. (2)
• Updated transfer website.
• Updates for transfer when update form is due.
Finally, students were asked if they wrote a Transfer Admission Agreement (TAA) for any of
the colleges or universities to which they applied.
Number of
Valid
Responses
TAA Written
73
Yes
No
52.1%
47.9%
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