STUDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY 2007 RESPONSES TO OPEN ...

1291: I feel the advising services are up to par, but if the advising offices were more advertisedi feel that more student would utilize the service the advising offices provide.1305: have advisors that know what they are talking about!1336: i feel the plans that our drawn out for a student should consist of seeing exactly is goingon in the students lives at the time. Such as becoming a parent, what is the studentwanting to major in when they are done at hcc, and also if they are working! I feel i havenot been successful much to my fault but also lack of anyone taking notice of what i didin high school as opposed to what i have done at the collegate level. I feel that im notgetting enough info to help me be successful at returning back to the University of SouthFlorida.1340: NONE THAT I CAN SUGGEST. THE SERVICES ARE VERY WELL RENDERED.1357: Have more Advisors ready to anwsers students questions.1363: I don't see where they need to make any improvements1364: Be a lot more friendly and eager to help the students. It seems like they mostly hate whatthey do and are not happy to help u. In a way annoyed to help or answer any questions.1373: Have more advisor on staff and ones that are knowledgeable in all aspects of studentsneeds.1378: Not everyone seems to be on the same page. Also, again.. the wait time1381: hcc needs to have more advising in the office.1390: they need to find more advisors. Advisors who know what a student want.1393: Make the advisors more aware with what goes on at the other campus b/c am registered atBrandon but most of my classes are at Ybor and what the advisors tell me about mysubjects are always out dated1428: Better training.Some advisors are knowledgable, others are unsure and will try to "guess"what would be best, which has caused me at times to take courses that were notnecessary.Certain advisors seem uninterested in the student's needs other than rushingthem through to get to the next waiting person.1431: they could show the students what they really need instead of giving them a list a ofclasses that are not needed at the end,which makes the stay at hcc longer than 2 years1441: Virginia Cunningham is absolutly wonderful. She is the first person I call when I needadvice.1442: please put more people in the advising position. I am more than willing to pay asignificant tuition hike if it would cut down on the wait time in seeking advice.1458: Nothing everything is just great.1463: The advisors need to make sure the students know all of the options.1471: They are working good!1474: Get more of them; almost every time I have gone to see an advisor the wait has been atleast 15 minutes long.1510: be more informed about the different classes and degrees.1511: help the staff understand that just because they have been through advising students amillion times does not mean that we have. they should be more patient and explanatory.1515: The advisors need to be more update on the programs, degrees etc. I have been to someadvisors that make me feel like I am interrupting their personal time. It is verydiscouraging.1538: n/a1559: nothingStudent Satisfaction Survey 2007 – Q15: Advising – Page 141