UNT Survey of Community College Students
University of North Texas Dallas Campus
(UNT System Center at Dallas)

Survey Results  

1. Which of the following is most representative of your educational goal while attending the community college
(Please select all that apply)?
Complete an Associate Degree/Certificate                                                                                        (27.5%)
Transfer to a 4-year college/university after completing an Associate Degree/Certificate                     (61.7%)
Transfer to a 4-year college without completing a Associate Degree/Certificate                                 (20.6%)
Complete courses in development of skills in preparation for a new job or current job                       (10.0%)
Complete courses to increase your knowledge in an area of personal interest                                      (7.6%)

2. Do you plan to transfer to a 4-year college/university?
No-Please go to question # 3                                                                                                          (15.7%)
Yes-Please go to question # 4                                                                                                         (83.8%)

3. I do not plan to transfer to a 4-year college/university for the following reasons:
(Please darken all that apply)
I will have reached my educational goals at the community college                                                    (38.2%)
Financial reasons                                                                                                                             (32.4%)
Personal reasons (i.e. family obligations, medical, moving, etc.)                                                         (25.0%)
4-year college/university is not in close proximity                                                                               (5.9%)
My work does not allow me enough time                                                                                         (16.2%)
I do not like attending college                                                                                                            (2.9%)
Lack of child/dependent-care                                                                                                            (2.9%)
Lack of transportation                                                                                                                       (1.5%)
(Please advance to question # 5)

4.Which of the following factors has influenced your decision to attend a 4-year college/university?
(Please darken all that apply)
School counselor                                                                                                                            (11.8%)
Teacher                                                                                                                                           (0.0%)
4-year college/university admissions counselor                                                                                  (0.0%)
Advice from a 4-year college/university professor or staff                                                                (13.4%)
Former or current 4-year college/university student                                                                         (14.6%)
I have a 4-year college/university close to home/work                                                                     (13.9%)
Materials describing a major at a 4-year college/university                                                               (59.1%)
I believe that I will make more money with a 4-year college degree                                                 (24.5%)
Advice, encouragement and support from one or both of my parents                                                (5.5%)
Publications/advertisements about 4-year college/university                                                              (7.4%)
Friends at a 4-year college/university                                                                                              (13.4%)
Financial aid availability                                                                                                                   (5.5%)
I have relatives at a 4-year college/university                                                                                    (0.0%)

4b. Which 4-year college/university do you plan to attend in the future?
  (See Attachment C)

4c. In what areas will you need help to succeed at a 4-year college/university?
(Choose all that apply)
Adjusting to college                                                                                                                      (8.1%)
Advising for course selection                                                                                                        (36.9%)
Financial aid/scholarship                                                                                                              (60.5%)
Use of the Library                                                                                                                       (13.9%)
Study Skills                                                                                                                                 (23.8%)
Communication skills                                                                                                                    (6.9%)
Career/life planning                                                                                                                      (21.7%)
Time management                                                                                                                       (30.3%)
Personal budgeting                                                                                                                      (18.7%)
Personal counseling                                                                                                                      (6.7%)
Child care                                                                                                                                   (12.0%)
Stress management                                                                                                                     (20.6%)
Selecting a major                                                                                                                        (15.2%)
Tutoring                                                                                                                                      (16.8%)
Math                                                                                                                                          (19.2%)
Mentoring                                                                                                                                     (5.1%)
Reading Skills                                                                                                                               (2.8%)
Social/interpersonal skills                                                                                                              (4.4%)
Being away from home                                                                                                                 (3.7%)

 

4d. What hours can you take classes at the 4-year college/university of your choice?
(Choose all that apply)
7:30-9:20 AM (21.0%)  9:30-11:20 AM  (33.9%)  11:30-1:20 PM (30.1%)
1:30-3:20 PM (22.2%)   3:30-5:20 PM  (18.7%) 5:30 PM or after (43.4%)
6:00 PM or after (27.7%)6:30 PM or after (25.9%)
Distance Education (33%)

5. Did you know that the University of North Texas has a campus at 8915 S. Hampton Road in Southern Dallas?
No  (36.5%)
Yes  (58.2%)

6. What would be your major at a 4-year college/university?  (If your major is not listed below please go to question 6b.)

Accounting (2.3%)

Admin. of  Long-Term  Care 
    & Retirement Facilities(.2%)

Administration of Aging 
    Organizations (0.0%)

Anthropology(.2%)

Applied Gerontology (0.0%)

Audiology (0.0%)

Behavioral Analysis (.2%)

Biology (4.9%)

Chemistry (0.0%)

Computer Sciences (6.2%)

Counseling (.2%)

Counseling & 
  Student Services(.7%)

Criminal Justice(4.4%)

Curriculum & 
     Instruction (.2%)

Dance & 
    Theatre Arts (.7%)

Development & Family Studies (.2%)

Economics (0.0%)

Education Administration (9.0%)

Educational Computing (.2%)

Educational 
    Research(4.0%)

Elementary Education (.9%)

Emergency Admin. & Planning (1.9%)

Engineering Technology (1.1%)

English (6.9%)

Finance (1.6%)

Foreign Languages (1.4%)

General Business (1.1%)

General Studies(.2%)

Health Promotion

(.5%)

Higher Education (1.6%)

Home Furnishings   
     Merchandising (.2%)

Hospitality 
    Management (0.0%)

Human Resource 
    Management (2.8%)

Industrial-Tech. Merchandising & Fabric Design (.5%)

Insurance (0.0%)

Interdisciplinary 
    Studies (0.0%)

Kinesiology (1.6%)

Library Science(.9%)

Logistics (.2%)

Marketing (.7%)

Mathematics (.7%)

Merchandising (.2%)

Music (.7%)

Philosophy (.9)

Physics (.2%)

Political Science (.7%)

Psychology (0.0%)

Public Administration 
   (.9%)

Radio/TV/Film (.9%)

Reading Education (0.0%)

Real Estate (2.1%)

Rehabilitation 
    Services (1.1%)

Rehabilitation Studies (.2%)

Secondary Education(2.3%)

Social Work (0.0%)

Sociology (0.0%)

Visual Arts (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6b.  Please provide your major if it is not listed above:  (See Attachment B)

7. Would you have financial aid need if you were to attend a 4-year college/university?
No (23.6%)
Yes (71.2%)

8. Did you know that you can attend both a 4-year college/university and a community college
 and keep your financial aid?
No   (65.1%) Yes (29.1%)

9. What is your race/ethnicity?
African American (24.2%)   Hispanic, Latino (16.9%)
American Indian or Alaskan Nat. (1.9%)
Caucasian  (43.9%) Asian or Pacific Islander (3.9%)    Other (3.9%)

10. What is your age?
18-19  (1.1%)  20-21 (8.3%)    22-25  (21.2%)  26-30 (14.8%)
31-40 (25.9%)   41-50 (17.6%)    Greater than 50 (6.3%)

11. How close do you live to the South Hampton Road and I-20 Intersection location of the UNT Dallas Campus?
Less than 2 miles (1.9%)
3 to 5 Miles (13.6%)
6 to 10 Miles (23.3%)
10 to 15 Miles (16.6%)
More than 15 Miles  (40.2%)

12. Would you attend the UNT Dallas Campus if it offered your major?
 No  (22.3%)
 Yes   (71.2%)

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