Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

College in the Fall. During the summer, orientations are presented to a wideraudience who are more general in nature, again for students anticipating startingcollege in the Fall.Because of the popularity of the orientation sessions, attendance is by reservationonly. It is from these reservation lists that Enrollment Services identifies whoattended which orientation. When these data are uploaded into Datatel, theorientation session is coded as a counselor contact type OR.Table 13: Orientation ParticipationFirst Time FreshmanTerm of All Students Number PercentOrientation2007 – Summer 176 98 55.72007 – Fall 228 77 33.82008 – Spring 926 826 89.22008 – Summer 843 507 60.12008 – Fall 347 118 34.02009 – Spring 1,146 955 83.32009 – Summer 1,059 594 56.1Total 4,725 3,175 67.2* an unduplicated count of students who have attended a Shasta College orientation.Since the new orientation program and process was instituted, 4,725 studentshave participated in orientation at the college (Table 1). The majority of studentsattended orientation at the main campus. The extended education sites providedorientation sessions and started recording student attendance with the 2009S term.Orientation attendees vary by the term in which the orientation is attended.Prospective students attending the Spring term orientations are generally betweenthe ages of 17 and 19. This is consistent with the Enrollment Services outreachprogram to local high schools. Summer orientations also draw many of thesetraditionally aged students, while the Fall orientations are mainly attended bypersons 20 years of age and older. On average, students attending a Springorientation are between 18 and 19 years old, while those attending in the Summerare about 22 years old and those attending Fall are 26 years and older.Educational background of orientation attendees follows a similar pattern. Personsattending orientation in Spring are generally high school graduates (or pendinggraduates). Persons attending orientation in the Fall have a higher likelihood of nothaving a high school diploma.The most frequently reported educational goal for students who attend anorientation is to transfer from Shasta College with an AA or AS degree. Forstudents attending orientation in the Fall, there is more of a focus on career trainingthan among those students attending orientation in the Spring. These studentsreport educational goals such as earning an AA, AS, or certificate without transfer,and preparing for a new career and updating job skills. The full demographic dataon orientation attendees is attached as an addendum.- 39 -