Conversation of Change with Community Colleges: A Brief Survey from Softdocs

We invite you to answer the following questions and share how your institution is moving forward during this ongoing pandemic. The survey should take you less than 10 minutes to complete. After receiving enough surveys to begin to detect some trends and draw conclusions, we’ll share our insights with you and every other survey participant. Please join us in this conversation on change. Let’s begin with your campus:

Observations on Enrollment

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* 1. Which enrollment trends have you observed at your institution, since the onset of the current pandemic?

	A Significant Decrease	A Decrease	No Change	An Increase	A Significant Increase
Overall Enrollment	Overall Enrollment A Significant Decrease	Overall Enrollment A Decrease	Overall Enrollment No Change	Overall Enrollment An Increase	Overall Enrollment A Significant Increase
Full-Time Students	Full-Time Students A Significant Decrease	Full-Time Students A Decrease	Full-Time Students No Change	Full-Time Students An Increase	Full-Time Students A Significant Increase
Part-Time Students	Part-Time Students A Significant Decrease	Part-Time Students A Decrease	Part-Time Students No Change	Part-Time Students An Increase	Part-Time Students A Significant Increase
Technical or Vocation Training Students	Technical or Vocation Training Students A Significant Decrease	Technical or Vocation Training Students A Decrease	Technical or Vocation Training Students No Change	Technical or Vocation Training Students An Increase	Technical or Vocation Training Students A Significant Increase
Incoming First-Year Students	Incoming First-Year Students A Significant Decrease	Incoming First-Year Students A Decrease	Incoming First-Year Students No Change	Incoming First-Year Students An Increase	Incoming First-Year Students A Significant Increase
Returning Students	Returning Students A Significant Decrease	Returning Students A Decrease	Returning Students No Change	Returning Students An Increase	Returning Students A Significant Increase

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* 2. Have you seen an increase in students pursuing job retraining?

Yes

Unsure

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* 3. Have you seen an increase in students seeking to complete a degree?

Yes

Unsure

Response to Change

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* 4. Since the onset of the current pandemic, have you observed any variance in the amount/types of Financial Aid being applied for?

Yes

Unsure

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* 5. (If you answered Yes to the previous question) Have you observed:

Higher amounts being applied for

Lower amounts being applied for

A greater quantity of applications

A lesser quantity of applications

Other (please explain)

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* 6. Is your college adding new programs or course offerings in response to changes in student interest, potentially related to the current pandemic?

Yes

Unsure

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* 7. (If you answered Yes to the previous question) Which programs or course offerings are being added?

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* 8. Is your college eliminating any programs or course offerings in response to changes in student interest, potentially related to the current pandemic?

Yes

Unsure

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* 9. (If you answered Yes to the previous question) Which programs or course offerings are being eliminated?

From On Campus to Online

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* 10. Which is currently your institution’s highest priority in supporting the shift from on campus to online?

Continue expanding student access to the internet and devices

Leveraging effective online learning tools

Expanding dual enrollment/College Credit Plus communication and support

Balancing in-person classroom logistics with student health and wellness

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* 11. Which processes, if automated, would result in significant added value for your institution? Check all that apply.

Financial Aid Processes

New Student Onboarding

New Employee Onboarding

Open Enrollment Processes

Purchasing Process

Student Services Processes (Add/Drop Courses, Transcript Requests, Advising Request)

We’ve already automated all of these processes

Other (specify below)

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Which of the following statements best describe your institution’s cloud software implementation strategy for primary applications (ERP/SIS/CRM/LMS/ECM)?

All our implementations are in the cloud

Most of our implementations are in the cloud

We are planning on moving to the cloud in the next year

We are planning on moving to the cloud in the next few years

We have no plans to move to the cloud

I don’t know

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* 13. What do you feel is your institution’s greatest challenge as you continue to move through the ongoing disruption facing community colleges today?

Help Us Observe Some Trends

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* 14. In which department do you work at your institution?

Advancement

Business Office

Enrollment (Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar)

Human Resources

Senior Cabinet

Student Services

Other (specify below)

Other (please specify)

Conversation of Change with Community Colleges: A Brief Survey from Softdocs

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* 1. Which enrollment trends have you observed at your institution, since the onset of the current pandemic?

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* 2. Have you seen an increase in students pursuing job retraining?

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* 3. Have you seen an increase in students seeking to complete a degree?

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* 4. Since the onset of the current pandemic, have you observed any variance in the amount/types of Financial Aid being applied for?

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* 5. (If you answered Yes to the previous question) Have you observed:

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* 6. Is your college adding new programs or course offerings in response to changes in student interest, potentially related to the current pandemic?

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* 7. (If you answered Yes to the previous question) Which programs or course offerings are being added?

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* 8. Is your college eliminating any programs or course offerings in response to changes in student interest, potentially related to the current pandemic?

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* 9. (If you answered Yes to the previous question) Which programs or course offerings are being eliminated?

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* 10. Which is currently your institution’s highest priority in supporting the shift from on campus to online?

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* 11. Which processes, if automated, would result in significant added value for your institution? Check all that apply.

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* 12. Which of the following statements best describe your institution’s cloud software implementation strategy for primary applications (ERP/SIS/CRM/LMS/ECM)?

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* 13. What do you feel is your institution’s greatest challenge as you continue to move through the ongoing disruption facing community colleges today?

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* 14. In which department do you work at your institution?

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* 15. In which state is your institution located?

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