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Entering Student Survey 2019
1.
At which campus will you attend most of your classes?
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Algona
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Online
2.
How many miles from the location of Iowa Lakes Community College identified in #1 is your permanent residence?
Less than 10
10-25
26-50
51-100
over 100
3.
How many miles from the location of Iowa Lakes Community College identified in #1 is your current college residence?
Less than 10
10-25
26-50
51-100
over 100
4.
Did your mother graduate from a four-year college?
Yes
No
5.
Did your father graduate from a four-year college?
Yes
No
6.
Do you plan to transfer to a 4-year college after Iowa Lakes?
Yes
No
7.
Finding information on the Iowa Lakes Community College website is easy:
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Have not used the Iowa Lakes website
8.
I obtain information from the college's Facebook/Instagram/Twitters pages:
Always
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
9.
I obtain information from the college's Snapchat stories:
Always
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
10.
How many hours per week do you plan to work while attending Iowa Lakes?
0 or only occasionally
1-10 hours
11-20 hours
21-30 hours
31+ hours
Ask the Business Office about Workstudy jobs
Please identify the topics you hope to discuss during meeting with your academic advisor:
11.
Course selection, the registration process, mid-term and final grades
Yes
No
12.
Help understanding graduation requirements
Yes
No
13.
Advice about the appropriate number of course credits to take each term
Yes
No
14.
Advice about how best to prepare to transfer to a 4-year college
Yes
No
15.
Information/referral for additional student support services (tutoring, career advising, TRIO-SSS, special accommodations, etc.)
Yes
No
During this year, I plan to meet with my academic advisor and anticipate I will need help:
16.
Defining the right career path/major for me
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not need help
Does not apply to me
17.
Preparing a resume and other job search documents
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not need help
Does not apply to me
18.
Learning more about online student services (e.g. registration, fee payment, grades, etc.)
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not need help
Does not apply to me
19.
Learning how to best use academic advising services
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not need help
Does not apply to me
20.
Learning to communicate better with my instructors/professors
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not need help
Does not apply to me
21.
Obtaining special services for a personal disability
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not need help
Does not apply to me
22.
Coping with academic-related difficulties (e.g. tutoring, time management, stress management)
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not need help
Does not apply to me
23.
With financial planning to reach my education goals
A lot of help
Medium amount of help
A little help
Important but I do not heed help
Does not apply to me
24.
How can we best communicate with you? We value keeping our students informed. (Please mark all that apply)
Facebook/Twitter
Email
Mail
Text Message
Phone
25.
When I receive mailings and informational documents from Iowa Lakes Community College, I:
Always open and read them
Sometimes open and read them
Rarely open and read them
Never open and read them
26.
Did you establish a connection with an Iowa Lakes Enrollment Coach during the enrollment process?
Yes
No
Unsure
27.
Did you meet with an enrollment Coach from Iowa Lakes when he or she visited your high school or during a college fair?
Yes, and I found them helpful
Yes, but I didn't find them helpful
No, but I wish that I had met with a representative
No, but I didn't find a need to meet with a representative
Not applicable
28.
What Iowa Lakes Community College information do you wish you had more of in your college decision process? (please mark all that apply)
Academic program available
Applications for admission process
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid
Scholarships
Ways to get involved on campus
29.
What had the greatest influence on you when deciding to attend Iowa Lakes?
Parents
Friends
Relatives
High School teachers/counselors
College instructors/staff
30.
What other schools were you considering attending?
31.
What was your top reason for deciding to come to Iowa Lakes? (please mark all that apply)
Cost
Size
Academic Programs
Location
Extra-curricular (athletics, music, clubs)
The campus/people
32.
How did you hear about Iowa Lakes? (please mark all that apply)
Newspaper or Radio Ad
Family or Friend
Online Ad
Guidance Counselor
College Fair
School Visit
Other (please specify)
33.
Do you have a laptop/computer that you can use to access your classes off-campus?
Yes
No
34.
Do you have internet connectivity to access your classes off campus?
Yes
No