Former Student Survey

1. How long did you attend Iowa Lakes?

How long did you attend Iowa Lakes? Less than 1 semester

1-2 semesters

3 semesters

4 or more semesters

5 or more semesters

2. The following statements reflect the goals of most college students. Please identify your major educational goal:

The following statements reflect the goals of most college students. Please identify your major educational goal: Earn a diploma or a degree from Iowa Lakes

Earn a degree from another college

Earning a degree was not my main goal

3. If your educational goal was not a degree, please select the goal which most closely identifies your motivation for attending:

If your educational goal was not a degree, please select the goal which most closely identifies your motivation for attending: Satisfy general education requirements and transfer to a four-year college

Career advancement or personal growth

Improve basic knowledge skills

Meet people/improve my self-confidence

4. I achieved my goal?

I achieved my goal? Yes

No

The decision to leave college can be motivated by a variety of reasons. Please choose the best answer from each area that applies to your situation.

5. Academic Reasons

Academic Reasons Achieved my education goals

Transferred to another college

Courses/program I wanted was not available

Dissatisfied with my academic performance

Does not apply to me

6. Financial Reasons

Financial Reasons Could not afford gasoline/transportation costs

Did not have enough money to continue

Could not obtain federal financial aid

Work interfered with my study time

Did not meet scholarship criteria

Does not apply to me

7. Personal Reasons

Personal Reasons Moved out of the area

Health reasons

Family responsibilities

Could not find/afford reliable childcare

Does not apply to me

8. Other Resons

Other Resons College experience not what I expected

Entered the military

Did not fit in at Iowa Lakes

Accepted a job in my chosen career field

Does not apply to me

9. Was attending class regularly difficult for you?

Was attending class regularly difficult for you? Yes

No

10. If class attendance was a problem, which factor(s) most contributed to the problem? (Mark all that apply)

If class attendance was a problem, which factor(s) most contributed to the problem? (Mark all that apply) Transportation

Reliable childcare; family responsibilities

Extracurricular activities interfered with class

Personal health

I did not think attendance was important

11. Did you apply for financial assistance (loans, scholarships, grants)?

Did you apply for financial assistance (loans, scholarships, grants)? Applied and received financial assistance

Applied, but did not receive assistance

Applied, but do not know if I qualified for any

No, I did not apply for financial assistance

12. Are you aware Iowa Lakes has a Fresh Start Program for students who experienced academic difficulty and would like to start over?

Are you aware Iowa Lakes has a Fresh Start Program for students who experienced academic difficulty and would like to start over? Yes

No

13. If you are interested in the Fresh Start Program, please provide us with your current contact information.

If you are interested in the Fresh Start Program, please provide us with your current contact information. Name:
Address:
City/Town:
State/Province:
ZIP/Postal Code:

14. Current email address

Current email address

15. What was your Program of study while attending Iowa Lakes Community College?


Program	What was your Program of study while attending Iowa Lakes Community College? Program

Other (please specify)

16. While enrolled at Iowa Lakes, I took the majority of my classes at:

While enrolled at Iowa Lakes, I took the majority of my classes at: Algona

Emmetsburg

Estherville

Spencer

Spirit Lake

17. I took the majority of my classes during:

I took the majority of my classes during: Week days (8 a.m.-4 p.m.)

Evenings & Saturdays

TV or ICN classes

Online: Ecollege, Ed-To-Go

Independent Study: College by Cassette, etc

18. How many times per semester (on average) did you meet with your assigned college academic advisor?

How many times per semester (on average) did you meet with your assigned college academic advisor? Never

Once

Twice

3 times

4-5

5+

19. What was the average length of visit with your college-assigned academic advisor for academic advising?

What was the average length of visit with your college-assigned academic advisor for academic advising? Less than 5 minutes

5-15 minutes

16-30 minutes

31+ minutes

Never met with advisor

20. How satisfied were you with the out-of-class availability of your college-assigned academic advisor? (check all that apply)

How satisfied were you with the out-of-class availability of your college-assigned academic advisor? (check all that apply) In general, very satisfied

In general, very dissatisfied

Satisfied with days/times my advisor was available

Satisfied with location my advisor was available

Dissatisfied with days/time my advisor was available

Dissatisfied with location my advisor was available

Never met with my advisor

21. What is your overall quality rating of the academic advising you received while enrolled at Iowa Lakes?

What is your overall quality rating of the academic advising you received while enrolled at Iowa Lakes? Excellent

Good

Adequate

Poor

Never met with my advisor

22. While enrolled, how many hours per week did you usually work?

While enrolled, how many hours per week did you usually work? None

1-10

11-20

21-35

more than 35

23. Did you transfer to another college?

Did you transfer to another college? Yes

No

If yes, where?

24. Are you currently attending college somewhere?

Are you currently attending college somewhere? Yes, I have re-enrolled at Iowa Lakes

Yes, I am attending another college

I am currently Undecided about college

I do not plan to continue classes at this time

Does not apply to me

25. If not attending college, what are you currently doing?

If not attending college, what are you currently doing? Working in a job related to my field of study

Working in a job not related to my former major

Looking for a job

Entered or plan to enter the military

Caring for home or family

26. Gender:

Gender: Female

Male

27. Please share your comments about your experience at Iowa Lakes Community College.

Please share your comments about your experience at Iowa Lakes Community College.

Thank you for helping us make Iowa Lakes Community College a better place for lifelong learning!