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Institutional Research > Surveys > Institutional Surveys Revised 4/29/09

Transfer Student Survey

Purpose:

To learn how satisfied former students are with their NMC education and transfer experience in order to measure institutional effectiveness and improve our services and offerings

Highlight Results from 2009 Transfer Survey:

  • Transfers to Grand Valley, Ferris State, and Michigan State account for 39% of the transfers found through StudentTracker in fall 2008 (375 total transfer students)
  • About 22% of the total transfers were to other community colleges (17% went to 18 of the other 28 Michigan community colleges)
  • 90% of the survey respondents (164 transfer students) said they achieved their educational goal for attending NMC
  • 92% of survey respondents agreed that an NMC education is a good value for the money (95% ini 2006 and previous)
  • 89% of survey respondents agreed that NMC is a good place to meet one's learning objectives and educational goals (92% in 2006)
  • On average, 30% of the new students that come to NMC with the goal of transfer in a given fall term, have accomplished that goal within two years of first enrolling at NMC

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Reports

2009 Transfer Survey Analysis (.pdf)

2007 Transfer Survey Analysis (.pdf)

2006 Transfer Survey Analysis (.pdf)

2005 Transfer Survey Analysis (.pdf)

2004 Transfer Survey Analysis (.pdf); 2004 Transfer Addendum (.pdf)

TRENDS IN TRANSFER