Community Colleges and Transfer. Research Brief

Institution	National Association for College Admission Counseling
Titel	Community Colleges and Transfer. Research Brief
Quelle	(2021), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Community Colleges; School Counselors; High School Students; Guidance; Counselor Qualifications; Self Efficacy; College Applicants; Transfer Policy; Professional Development; Counselor Attitudes; Social Bias; Private Schools; Public Schools; Family Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Vocational Education; Courses; Low Income Students; Institutional Characteristics; Religious Schools; Certification; Proprietary Schools; College Transfer Students; Associate Degrees; Costs; Counselor Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Beratung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; College applications; Studienbewerber; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schülerverhalten; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Kursangebot; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Cost; Kosten
Abstract	High school counselors generally feel prepared to advise students about community colleges and believe these institutions offer relatively easy application and enrollment processes. However, results of a national survey conducted by NACAC showed that many counselors feel less knowledgeable about transfer policies at area four-year colleges and about comparisons of community colleges to for-profit colleges. Other key findings include: Counselor Preparation--(1) In general, counselors felt at least "moderately prepared" to advise students about community colleges, and they were the most prepared to discuss the process of applying to/enrolling in community college. However, fewer than 40 percent felt very prepared about important topics such as local community college transfer policies and for-profit college comparisons; and (2) Slightly more than half of counselors (55 percent) had received professional development on advising students for community college enrollment in the past three years. Attitudes/Stigma: (1) A large majority of counselors strongly agreed that community colleges offer relatively easy application and enrollment processes (82 percent), strong vocational/technical programs (72 percent), and cost savings for a bachelor's degree (80 percent). However, most counselors reported less positive attitudes about the academic rigor of community college coursework and the ease of transfer to four-year colleges; (2) Counselors at public schools were much more likely to strongly agree that community colleges offer rigorous academic coursework when compared to their private school counterparts (42 percent compared to 23 percent); and (3) The highest levels of stigma were reported at private, non-parochial schools. Counselors at more than half of private, non-parochial schools indicated that community college transfer was very stigmatized among parents/families (61 percent) and students (53 percent). Nearly one-quarter (24 percent) of survey respondents from private, non-parochial schools reported that community college transfer was very stigmatized among the administration, compared to only 10 percent of private, parochial schools and four percent of public schools. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01