Hi Penelope!

Yes, CSCC is going to submit this survey to the GAO.  We are looking at
it from a program level.  In other words, yes we have students who take
both technical and "transfer" type courses, but we are going by what
their declared major is at a certain point in time, not what courses
they are taking.  Does that make sense?

We have a division that handles the non-credit side of the house, so I
have shipped those questions to that division's dean.  We are not
anticipating any new programming (and in the midst of a conversion to
Datatel we CAN'T have any new programming!) nor are we anticipating
having a problem meeting the 4-week deadline.

So, in short, what I've done is taken the questions from a program
viewpoint and shipped off the parts I could not answer to those who can.
 I hope this helps you in your quest to complete this survey.  If you
have more questions, you can e-mail me "off line" so the rest of the
group doesn't get bogged down with our e-mails!

Larry

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Hi All!

We just received a request to fill out a survey for the GAO.  It is
apparently going to all IPEDS coordinators so I'm sure some of
you have received it as well.  It asks for a lot of information
including the unduplicated headcount of  students enrolled in
"programs or courses eligible for academic transfer" and of students in
"for credit occupational, professional, and technical"
programs & courses.  We do have specific programs that are geared
toward transfer and others that lead to a technical degree but
many of our courses are taken by students in technical and
non-technical programs.  Also, some courses are transferable to some
schools but not others, in some programs but not others...  Even if
these definitional issues could be sorted out, we believe that
we will need new programming to complete this.

Are you planning to complete this?  If so, how are you going to handle
these issues if you have them at your college?  Do you think
this survey is do-able in 4 weeks as requested?  Will it require new
programming?  Do you know of anywhere I could get more
information about this survey?

Thanks for any information/insight you can provide!!!

Penelope Parmer
Project Analyst
Institutional Planning & Research
Sinclair Community College
444 West Third St.                                      Phone:
937.512.2001
Dayton, OH 45402                                        Fax:
937.512.2049