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MVC 2007-2008 Graduate Follow-up Surveys

MVC 2007-2008 Graduate Follow-up Surveys. January 28, 2009 Instructional Council. Overview. Surveys Attendance at multiple DCCCD colleges General education skill ratings University transfer highlights Satisfaction with MVC experiences Open comments summary. 1. Surveys.

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MVC 2007-2008 Graduate Follow-up Surveys

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  1. MVC 2007-2008 Graduate Follow-up Surveys January 28, 2009 Instructional Council

  2. Overview • Surveys • Attendance at multiple DCCCD colleges • General education skill ratings • University transfer highlights • Satisfaction with MVC experiences • Open comments summary

  3. 1. Surveys • A. MVC 2007- 08 Graduate Follow-Up Survey: online; Oct- Dec; 51 respondents • B. DCCCD 2007-08 Graduates Survey: online; Jun-Jul • Graduates/Completers from MVC: 119 respondents • Total DCCCD Graduates/Completers: 1,510 respondents • Representative Sample: • 119 / 375 total MVC Grads – 32% • 1,510 / 8,030 total DCCCD Grads – 19%

  4. 2. Multiple DCCCD colleges • 35 /119 – 30% attended MVC only • 208 (16%) of the respondents who reported graduating from other DCCCD colleges also attended MVC

  5. 2. Multiple DCCCD colleges

  6. 2. Multiple DCCCD colleges

  7. 3. General Ed Skills • Rate how well your MVC experience helped improve your general education skills. (51 respondents: % Very much + % Somewhat) • Reading: 75%, Writing: 79%, • Speaking: 84%, Listening: 77%, • Critical Thinking: 88%, • Computer Literacy: 72%

  8. 3. General Ed Skills • Describe your satisfaction with the educational preparation you received from MVC in the following skill areas: (119 respondents: % Very Satisfied + % Satisfied) • Reading: 83%, Writing: 83%, • Math: 77%, Problem Solving: 82%, • Computer Literacy: 82%

  9. 3. General Ed Skills • Describe your satisfaction with the educational preparation you received from your college in the following skill areas: (1,510 respondents: % Very Satisfied + % Satisfied) • Reading: 90%, Writing: 88%, • Math: 80%, Problem Solving: 86%, • Computer Literacy: 84%

  10. 4. University transfer • 65% continuing their higher education • 58% said their MVC experience prepared them “Very well” to transfer to a university • Top universities transferred to: • UT - Arlington: 30 • UNT – Denton: 12; UNT – Dallas: 6 • Dallas Baptist University: 4 • TX State – San Marcos: 4

  11. 5. MVC Experiences

  12. 6. Open comments summary • Frequent positive comments: • Rising Star; Service Learning • SPAR; other clubs and athletics • Science classes and faculty; Online classes • Frequent “opportunity” comments: • Academic advising • Computer classes; HIT classes • Writing formats; Online classes

  13. 6. Open comments summary • positive comment example: • “The online classes available at MVC made a huge impact on my success. I loved the flexibility and convenience of these classes. They helped me to complete my degree in less time than I was expecting it to take. It is because of the numerous online classes offered, that I chose to attend Mountain View College in the first place.”

  14. 6. Open comments summary • “opportunity” comment example: • “The only aspect of MVC that I did not care for was the student / teacher interaction in the online classes. I would have liked there to have been more communication with the instructors. I wish they would have sent more emails and made more posts on the discussion boards.”

  15. 6. Open comments summary • positive comment example: • “Service Learning was great, Teacher Prep Program helped a whole lot, all the activities that go on in the front plaza, Kite Festival, Star Watching Party, LULAC, Finan Aid office friendly and helpful, Sports, Speech and English Depts, Science and Hist Depts. Admissions employees always helpful, all of the participation that MVC has with the surrounding DISD schools, especially participating with the students at Bethune, I always appreciated the fact that universities would go visit as well as the job fairs.”

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