by MARK BROWNING
Students who attended Texarkana College during the fall semester of 1972 consider many of the services offered by the school “average” in quality, are probably working if they have left school and are most likely to have transferred to the University of Texas at Austin.
These are just some of the responses to a counseling department survey offered by 295 persons who attended TC in 1972 but did not return for enrollment the following fall. A total of 500 survey forms were sent out last spring.
Of those responding, 178 transferred to other institutions, 92 did not transfer to another school, and 25 returned to TC in the spring semester of 1974.
Tops among the choices of students transferring to other schools were UT-Austin, with 26 transfers; ETSU-Commerce, 21; ETSU-Texarkana, 17; North Texas State University, 12, and Stephen F. Austin State University and Henderson State College, 10 each.
Two areas — math-science-engineering and business — predominated among choices of majors for this group.
Of the transfers, 43 per cent said they had taken courses at TC which would not transfer credit to another school. Among the courses which would not transfer were Psychology III (freshman orientation), Math 130, physical education, English 031, Accounting 131, General Business 130, and General Business 133. The survey noted that some students lost courses because of switching majors.
Students who did not transfer to another college listed the following as their present activities: Working, 81 per cent; seeking employment, 3 per cent; armed forces, 4 per cent; and housewife, 12 per cent.
Of this group, 26 per cent classified the value of junior college training for their present occupations as excellent, 32 per cent said their training was above average, and 40 per cent said it was average.
Those surveyed were also asked to rate the following services on a basis of one to five. The results are as follows:
- Quality of Instruction — excellent, 14 per cent; above average, 38 per cent; average, 39 per cent; below average, eight per cent; and poor, one per cent.
- Selection of Text Books Used — excellent, 16 per cent; above average, 34 per cent; average, 41 per cent; below average, eight per cent; and poor, one per cent.
- General College Administration — excellent, 11 per cent; above average, 32 per cent; average, 46 per cent; below average, eight per cent; and poor, three per cent.
- Student Activity Program — excellent, seven per cent; above average, 12 per cent; average, 43 per cent; below average, 23 per cent; and poor, 15 per cent.
- Student Guidance and Counseling — excellent, 21 per cent; above average, 30 per cent; average, 30 per cent; below average, 13 per cent; and poor, six per cent.
- Library Service and/or Materials — excellent, 30 per cent; above average, 32 per cent; average, 28 per cent; below average, six per cent; and poor, four per cent.