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Valley Maintains High Transfer Rate
The campus boasts high number of students bound for UC and CSU.
Susan Maltby
Issue date: 11/24/04 Section: News
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Despite record fee increases, state budget crises and lowered enrollment, Valley College still transfers more students to UC and CSU than most other colleges in the district, according to preliminary data from Valley's office of research and planning.
"We may not see the effect of the recent tuition increase on transfer rates for a few years," said Dr. Cherine M. Trombley, Associate Dean. "The recent decrease in headcount began in the fall 2003 semester and we're seeing it again for fall 2004."
The updated transfer information Fact Book, to be published in January 2005, shows that the Los Angeles Community College District and the entire California community college system had a decrease in the number of UC- and CSU-combined transfers from 2002-03 to 2003-04.
For the prior year, the districts each had increases in the number of transfers. Valley had the highest number of UC and CSU transfers in the district last year. This year, Valley has dropped to third highest in the district.
Career Transfer Center Director Dr. Synthia Saltoun explained several reasons for the decline. "For most of last year, the transfer center was a construction zone," said Saltoun. During building renovations, the CTC was minimally staffed until it reopened in March, way past the transfer application period. "We were limping along," said Saltoun. "Some students had to be counseled in the hall."
Another reason for the transfer rate decline is higher university admission standards. "Because of the budget crisis, universities weren't admitting as many students," said Saltoun. "CSUN sent out a letter to notify students that they would need 60 units to transfer instead of 56. Then they rescinded the letter just before school started," she added. "They may have lost a lot of students because of miscommunication and policy changes."
The UC admission deadline and CSU priority admission deadline for the fall semester is Nov. 30. The CTC is better equipped this year so students can get the needed transfer assistance.
"The fall 2004 acceptance rate for UCLA is up from fall 2003," said Saltoun. "We hope that signals a turnaround for the admission rates."
Students interested in transferring can visit the career transfer center located in the Administration Building, room 126.
"We may not see the effect of the recent tuition increase on transfer rates for a few years," said Dr. Cherine M. Trombley, Associate Dean. "The recent decrease in headcount began in the fall 2003 semester and we're seeing it again for fall 2004."
The updated transfer information Fact Book, to be published in January 2005, shows that the Los Angeles Community College District and the entire California community college system had a decrease in the number of UC- and CSU-combined transfers from 2002-03 to 2003-04.
For the prior year, the districts each had increases in the number of transfers. Valley had the highest number of UC and CSU transfers in the district last year. This year, Valley has dropped to third highest in the district.
Career Transfer Center Director Dr. Synthia Saltoun explained several reasons for the decline. "For most of last year, the transfer center was a construction zone," said Saltoun. During building renovations, the CTC was minimally staffed until it reopened in March, way past the transfer application period. "We were limping along," said Saltoun. "Some students had to be counseled in the hall."
Another reason for the transfer rate decline is higher university admission standards. "Because of the budget crisis, universities weren't admitting as many students," said Saltoun. "CSUN sent out a letter to notify students that they would need 60 units to transfer instead of 56. Then they rescinded the letter just before school started," she added. "They may have lost a lot of students because of miscommunication and policy changes."
The UC admission deadline and CSU priority admission deadline for the fall semester is Nov. 30. The CTC is better equipped this year so students can get the needed transfer assistance.
"The fall 2004 acceptance rate for UCLA is up from fall 2003," said Saltoun. "We hope that signals a turnaround for the admission rates."
Students interested in transferring can visit the career transfer center located in the Administration Building, room 126.
