1. Program Services Coordinator Transfer Center Hiring Justification 2015-16 Soraya Sohrabi

2. Success & Retention Percentage of students with a transfer goal: Spring 201448% 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

3. Transfer Data  UC applicants same as 2014 but number of admitted students increased by 16.85%  ADT increased by 101%  TAG decreased by 18% in Fall 2015

4. TAG 2015 for 2016 Admission 11% increase compared to 2014

5. UC Transfer Data

6. Reference: CSU Chancellor’s Office http://asd.calstate.edu/ccc/index.asphttp://asd.calstate.edu/ccc/index.asp CSU Transfer Data Students Applied

7. Transfer Benchmarks and Goals for ACCJC

8. Transfer Admission Reality CSU System Campuses are impacted Selection criteria beyond Admission requirements Point System Out of Service Area – GPA 3.78 UC System 2:1 ratio - high school vs. Transfer Students Selective majors Higher standards – higher GPA, completion of major preparations – GPA for Major Prep. The COST!!!!

9. 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

10. Current Staffing o Transfer Program Supervisor o Counselor – Transfer and Honors Transfer Program o OAII : 10 hours a week

11. Transfer Program Supervisor o Follow up with the changes in state-wide policies and Requirements related to transfer and articulations o Provide information to counselors and students o Transfer Center Newsletter o Create flyers and brochures o Coordinate transfer related activities such as: college fairs, Transfer Achievement Ceremony, the university representatives visits and their activities on campus, and transfer outreach activities, and workshops 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 Maintaining the Transfer Center Library to of catalog and other transfer related publications o Program review and SLOs o Budget o Complete the annual mandatory State Report for Transfer Program. o Attend Related Conferences and webinars o Chairing Transfer Center Advisory Board 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 Curriculum Committee o Honors Transfer Program o SSPC o Career Advisory Board o International Student Advisory Board o 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. EMP Objective 2.11 Improve completion by enhancing the transfer Center outreach, activities, and articulation ActivityTimeline Responsible Individual(s) Assessment Increase Student Awareness of the transfer process through class presentations On-going Transfer Center Director Classes visited Increase number of TAGOn-going Transfer Center Director TAGs/ADT Develop and implement effective ways to encourage students to use the transfer Center and attend workshops On-going Transfer Center Director Number of students

15. Need:  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 Program Services Coordinator Full-time – 12 months Costs about $ 58,092.00 per year

16. 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