Program Services Coordinator
Transfer Center
Hiring Justification
2015-16
Soraya Sohrabi
Success & Retention
• Percentage of students with a transfer goal:
• Spring 2014
48%
• Fall 2014
57%
• Overall retention rate among all students is 70%
• Fall 2014
• 898 student attended the orientation
• 54% have transfer goal
• The retention rate among this group is 63% in fall 2015
• Fall 2015
• 834 students attended the orientation
• 40% students have Transfer goal
Transfer Data
Applicants/Petitionors 2012-2015
 UC applicants
same as 2014 but
number of
admitted students
increased by
16.85%
180
171
160
140
120
104
100
 ADT increased by
101%
80
104
89
85
71
70
66
54
60
 TAG decreased
by 18% in Fall 2015
39
39
40
20
3
0
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
UC APP.
Fall 2014
UC TAG
Fall 2015
CSU ADT
TAG 2015
for
2016 Admission
11% increase compared to 2014
60
MET THE REQUIREMENTS
80
SUBMITTED TAG
93
CAÑADA TAG LIST
103
REVIEWED TAG
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
UC Transfer Data
104
96
104
94
79
Applied
68
52
Admitted
55
46
37
Enrolled
2012
2013
2014
2015
CSU Transfer Data
Students Applied
157
138
102
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Reference: CSU Chancellor’s Office http://asd.calstate.edu/ccc/index.asp
Transfer Benchmarks and Goals for
ACCJC
Benchmark for Accrediting Commission for Community and
Junior Colleges
Total Transfer
CSU and UC Transfer
250
240
225
160
165
136
2012-13
Benchmark for ACCJC
Inspirational Goal
Transfer Admission Reality
• CSU System
•
Campuses are impacted
•
Selection criteria beyond Admission requirements
•
Point System
•
Out of Service Area – GPA 3.78
• UC System
The
COST!!!!
•
2:1 ratio - high school vs. Transfer Students
•
Selective majors
•
Higher standards – higher GPA, completion of major
preparations – GPA for Major Prep.
What Do We Need?
 We need to close the gap
 Keep up with the changes at the
universities
 Make our students more Transfer
Savvy
How?
 Implement Case Management
 Creating cohorts by major and years of attendance
 Develop activities specific to the cohorts
 Follow up with students’ academic Status
 Develop additional transfer opportunities such as
Concurrent enrollment and Transfer Admission
Guarantee with Private and out of State universities
Current Staffing
o Transfer Program Supervisor
o Counselor – Transfer and Honors Transfer Program
o OAII: 10 hours a week
Transfer Program Supervisor
o
Follow up with the changes in state-wide policies and
Requirements related to transfer and articulations
o
Maintaining the Transfer Center Library to of catalog and
other transfer related publications
o
Provide information to counselors and students
o Transfer Center Newsletter
o Create flyers and brochures
o
Program review and SLOs
o
Budget
o
Complete the annual mandatory State Report for Transfer
o
Support counseling and instructional faculty and collaborate
with other departments in Students Services
o
Review and update the External Examination for the college
catalog
o
Attending standing committees such as:
o
Coordinate transfer related activities such as: college
Program.
fairs, Transfer Achievement Ceremony, the university
representatives visits and their activities on campus, and o Attend Related Conferences and webinars
transfer outreach activities, and workshops
o Chairing Transfer Center Advisory Board
o
Develop and Conduct Transfer workshops
o
Assist students with the application process
o
Review admission personal statements
o
Assist students with the appeal process
o
UC TAG
o Administer the TAG
o Review, follow up and submit TAGs
o
AA-T/AS-T (ADT) Degree
o Create and update the degree petitions
o Review and Follow up with students
o Verifying AA-T/AS-T degree petitions
o
Collect the Transfer Data
o
Update and maintain Web page
o
o
o
o
o
o
Curriculum Committee
Honors Transfer Program
SSPC
Career Advisory Board
International Student Advisory Board
Emails and correspondence/follow up:
o Students
o universities, colleges and State
o District, Administrators, Faculty, and Staff
Additional professional activities:
o Co-Chair of Transfer Center Directors Region 3 and 4
o Member of state-wide Transfer Center Director
Representative Regional Committee
Transfer/Honors Transfer Counselor
o
Develop Student Educational Plan for transfer students
o
Review students’ Eligibility for Honors Transfer Program (HTP)
o
Case management with HTP students
o
Review UC TAG – plan courses
o
Review AA-T/AS-T degree petitions – plan courses
o
Workshop presentations
o
Classroom Visits/presentations
o
Participate in Transfer Advisory Board
o
Co-Chair of Transfer Honors Program
o
Teach Career courses
o
Attend Standing meetings
o
Program Review – Counseling Department
Office Assistant II
(10 hours/week)
o Maintain Transfer students database
o Manage the Transfer Center Email account
o Schedule appointments
o Compile surveys (data entry)
o Posting signs around campus
o Assisting with the events
o Clerical support
EMP Objective 2.11
Improve completion by enhancing the transfer Center outreach,
activities, and articulation
Responsible
Activity
Timeline
Assessment
Individual(s)
Increase Student Awareness of
Transfer
the transfer process through
Classes
On-going
Center
class presentations
visited
Director
Increase number of TAG
Develop and implement
effective ways to encourage
students to use the transfer
Center and attend workshops
On-going
Transfer
Center
Director
TAGs/ADT
On-going
Transfer
Center
Director
Number of
students
Need:
Program Services Coordinator
 Full-time – 12 months
 Costs about $58,092.00 per year
 Identify Transfer Students and compile the data
 Coordinate Case management and Follow up with students
 Develop and coordinate the in-reach activities
 Classroom Presentation
 Assist with the Transfer Center Workshops
 Assist/coordinate Transfer events
 Provide information to students
 Use database to enter, modify, retrieve online data to compose, format, and
prepare correspondence, surveys, brochures, flyers, bulletins, reports,
presentations, and other materials
 Compile supporting documents/data
Future Plans
 In compliances with new Student Success initiatives (SB1456)
plan to guide students to be become more focused with
their transfer path
 Increase students awareness of transfer options, and guide
them through the process
 Prepare them to be competitive candidates
 To create transfer guide for students based on their majors,
academic levels, and transfer goal and provide targeted
information
 Collaboration with Faculty and student Services to develop
new Transfer opportunities
 Increase Transfer Rate