Transcript Transfer Advisory Board Presentation (ppt)

Each semester, approximately 12,000 individuals
of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds attend
Miramar College.
Students come to our campus for a variety of
reasons:
 Preparation for a new career or advancement in
their current job/career
 Educational development
 Completion of credits for high school diploma
 Apprenticeship programs
 Earn a certificate, license, or an Associate
degree
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Prepare for transfer to a four-year college
or university
Transfer Services
In the General Counseling office, Miramar students are
able to speak with a counselor one-on-one regarding the
transfer process, develop educational plans and long
range planning forms, and sign admission guarantee
contracts. In addition, the Transfer Center provides
information and resources to assist students in making the
transition a smooth and easy one.
The Transfer Center offers:
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Workshops
Transfer Fairs
Meetings with College representatives
Campus tours
A library of catalogs & publications
Information on transfer guarantees
Computer software for college research
Individual and group counseling
Transfer is a collaborative effort at Miramar!
Develop transfer
activities designed
specifically for
targeted
populations
Increase
awareness of
Transfer Center
services for
students and staff
Identify and
develop a system
for timely
identification of
potential transfer
students
Assess student
satisfaction of
transfer center
services
Increase
instructional
faculty
involvement in the
transfer process
Identify and
increase the
number of
students who
successfully
transfer
Increase the
number of
students applying
to 4-year colleges
and universities
Transfer
Center
Plan
Increase the
effectiveness of
the infrastructure
Enhance
Transfer
webpage
Develop staff
training
opportunities
Improve efficiency
of Transfer Center
by enhancing
computer systems
Expand
Expand
communication
communication
linkageswith
with
linkages
universities
and
universities
local high schools
Increase
awareness of
university campus
life
Admissions
A Comparative look
UC/CSU Freshman Admission
Both CSU and UC use an Eligibility Index - a combination
of GPA in required “a-g subjects” and test scores - to
determine if students meet eligibility for each respective
system.
Fact: the average GPA of a student entering UCSD
as a freshman is a 4.05
Fact: the average GPA of a student entering SDSU
as a freshman is a 3.63
Admissions
A Comparative look
UC/CSU Transfer Admission
Both CSU and UC require transfer students to complete
a minimum number of transferable units (usually 60),
General Education, Preparation for major courses, and a
minimum GPA.
Transfer Admission Guarantees
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UCSD UniversityLink – 3.0 GPA
UCSD TAG – 3.5 GPA
SDSU TAG– GPA varies depending on major
UC Davis TAG – GPA varies
UC Santa Cruz TAG – 3.0 GPA
UC Santa Barbara TAG – 3.0 GPA
UC Irvine TAG– 3.0 GPA
UC Riverside TAG – 3.0 GPA
Transfer Guarantee Programs
Honors Transfer Agreements
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UC Los Angeles (TAP)
UC Irvine (CCHTP)
UC Riverside (HART)
UC Santa Cruz
USD
SDSU (HSTA)
Whitman College
Pomona College (PATH)
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CSU Fullerton
CSU Dominguez Hills
CSU Stanislaus
Chapman College
Occidental College
Pacific University
Pitzer College
Who comes to Miramar?
•Students come to Miramar from a variety of different schools with a variety o
preparation.
•http://research.sdccd.edu/docs/Student%20Profiles/Demographics/20124/CRProfile_First%20Census_124.pdf
Where do our students go?
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http://research.sdccd.edu/docs/Stu
dent%20Outcomes/Transfer/Transf
er%20Report_2012.pdf
Volume of transfers includes students enrolled at City, Mesa, Miramar between Summer 1995 and Summer 2004
who earned at least 0.5 units and transferred by August 2004. Data are from National Student Clearinghouse.
Other Transfer Institutions
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UCs and CSUs outside of the
San Diego area
Private/Independent Colleges
Out-of-State Colleges
Distance-learning schools
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
Miramar Successes!
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Full time Transfer Center Director
Increased transfer to UCSD
General increase in transfer to other
schools – CSU Northridge, San Jose
State, CSU Fullerton, UCLA, UCI, & UC
Riverside
Additional Miramar
Student Services
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Student Affairs
Financial Aid
Extended Opportunity Programs and
Services (EOPS)
Disability Support Programs &
Services (DSPS)
Career/Student Employment
Tutoring – The PLACe