PROGRAM EVALUATION:
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Table of Contents
Section I: Unduplicated Discipline Enrollment Profile
Section II: Program Placed Student Profile
Section III: Number of Degrees Awarded
Section V: Graduate Survey Summary
Section I: Unduplicated Discipline Enrollment Profile
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
UNDUPLICATED DISCIPLINE ENROLLMENT PROFILE
FALL 1998
DISCIPLINE=TRV
COURSE CAMPUS
ANNANDALE COLLEGE
N % N %
ENROLLMENT 262 100.0 262 100.0
SEX
MALE 53 20.2 53 20.2
FEMALE 209 79.8 209 79.8
RACE
WHITE 162 61.8 162 61.8
BLACK 28 10.7 28 10.7
AM.INDIAN 2 0.8 2 0.8
ASIAN 10 3.8 10 3.8
HISPANIC 44 16.8 44 16.8
OTHER 16 6.1 16 6.1
AGE GROUP
17 & BELOW 11 4.2 11 4.2
18-21 YRS 36 13.7 36 13.7
22-30 YRS 76 29.0 76 29.0
31-44 YRS 53 20.2 53 20.2
45-59 YRS 79 30.2 79 30.2
60+ YRS 7 2.7 7 2.7
FULL-TIME PART-TIME
FULL-TIME 47 17.9 47 17.9
PART-TIME 215 82.1 215 82.1
TRAVEL & TOURISM AAS, CERT
IN PROGRAM 83 31.7 83 31.7
NOT IN PROGRAM 179 68.3 179 68.3
SOURCE: IRIS COURSE AND STUDENT MASTER FILES, LABS WERE REMOVED.
INFORMATION REFLECTS CENSUS DATE ENROLLMENT.
(Student may have multiple enrollments but is counted only once)
Section II: Program Placed Student Profile
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROGRAM PLACED STUDENT PROFILE
FALL 1994 - FALL 1998
MAJOR:TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPECIAL: AWARD: AAS CAMPUS: ALEXANDRIA
FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
N % N % N % N % N %
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
HEADCOUNT 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0
SEX
MALE 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 0
FEMALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0
RACE
WHITE 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0
ENROLLMENT STATUS
FT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0
PT 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 0
AGEGROUP
22-24 1 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0
45-59 0 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 0
STUDENT TYPE
FIRST-TIME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0
RETURNING 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 0
LEGAL RESIDENCE
NORTHERN VA 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 0
OUT OF STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0
DAY/NIGHT
DAY ONLY 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 0 0 0 0
NIGHT ONLY 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 0 1 100.0 0 0
MIXED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0
SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM FILES
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROGRAM PLACED STUDENT PROFILE
FALL 1994 - FALL 1998
MAJOR:TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPECIAL: AWARD: AAS CAMPUS: ANNANDALE
FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
N % N % N % N % N %
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
HEADCOUNT 81 100.0 85 100.0 78 100.0 77 100.0 66 100.0
SEX
MALE 17 21.0 14 16.5 16 20.5 16 20.8 12 18.2
FEMALE 64 79.0 71 83.5 62 79.5 61 79.2 54 81.8
RACE
WHITE 52 64.2 47 55.3 49 62.8 43 55.8 38 57.6
BLACK 5 6.2 8 9.4 7 9.0 7 9.1 7 10.6
AM. INDIAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.3 1 1.5
ASIAN 10 12.3 11 12.9 10 12.8 7 9.1 6 9.1
HISPANIC 12 14.8 14 16.5 6 7.7 14 18.2 11 16.7
OTHER 2 2.5 5 5.9 6 7.7 5 6.5 3 4.5
ENROLLMENT STATUS
FT 24 29.6 23 27.1 25 32.1 20 26.0 19 28.8
PT 57 70.4 62 72.9 53 67.9 57 74.0 47 71.2
AGEGROUP
LT 18 0 0 1 1.2 0 0 2 2.6 0 0
18-21 20 24.7 18 21.2 15 19.2 11 14.3 13 19.7
22-24 11 13.6 10 11.8 11 14.1 10 13.0 9 13.6
25-29 12 14.8 13 15.3 19 24.4 10 13.0 13 19.7
30-44 19 23.5 25 29.4 19 24.4 23 29.9 17 25.8
45-59 16 19.8 16 18.8 13 16.7 20 26.0 13 19.7
60 + 3 3.7 2 2.4 1 1.3 1 1.3 1 1.5
STUDENT TYPE
FIRST-TIME 17 21.0 17 20.0 13 16.7 11 14.3 13 19.7
RETURNING 64 79.0 68 80.0 65 83.3 66 85.7 53 80.3
LEGAL RESIDENCE
N. VIRGINIA 65 80.2 68 80.0 58 74.4 68 88.3 51 77.3
OTHER VIRGINIA 3 3.7 0 0 1 1.3 0 0 1 1.5
OUT OF STATE 13 16.0 17 20.0 19 24.4 9 11.7 14 21.2
DAY/NIGHT
DAY ONLY 30 37.0 35 41.2 30 38.5 33 42.9 30 45.5
NIGHT ONLY 27 33.3 30 35.3 21 26.9 17 22.1 13 19.7
MIXED 24 29.6 20 23.5 27 34.6 27 35.1 23 34.8
SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM FILES
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROGRAM PLACED STUDENT PROFILE
FALL 1994 - FALL 1998
MAJOR:TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPECIAL: AWARD: CERT CAMPUS: ALEXANDRIA CURRICULUM:243
FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
N % N % N % N % N %
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
HEADCOUNT 2 100.0 2 100.0 5 100.0 2 100.0 0 100.0
SEX
MALE 0 0 1 50.0 1 20.0 0 0 0 0
FEMALE 2 100.0 1 50.0 4 80.0 2 100.0 0 0
RACE
WHITE 0 0 0 0 2 40.0 0 0 0 0
HISPANIC 2 100.0 2 100.0 3 60.0 2 100.0 0 0
ENROLLMENT STATUS
FT 1 50.0 1 50.0 1 20.0 2 100.0 0 0
PT 1 50.0 1 50.0 4 80.0 0 0 0 0
AGEGROUP
18-21 2 100.0 1 50.0 2 40.0 2 100.0 0 0
25-29 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 0 0 0 0
30-44 0 0 1 50.0 2 40.0 0 0 0 0
STUDENT TYPE
FIRST-TIME 2 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RETURNING 0 0 2 100.0 5 100.0 2 100.0 0 0
LEGAL RESIDENCE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA2 100.0 2 100.0 5 100.0 2 100.0 0 0
DAY/NIGHT
DAY ONLY 2 100.0 2 100.0 3 60.0 2 100.0 0 0
NIGHT ONLY 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 0 0 0 0
MIXED 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 0 0 0 0
SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM FILES
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROGRAM PLACED STUDENT PROFILE
FALL 1994 - FALL 1998
MAJOR:TRAVEL AND TOURISM SPECIAL: AWARD: CERT CAMPUS: ANNANDALE CURRICULUM:243
FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
N % N % N % N % N %
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
HEADCOUNT 69 100.0 80 100.0 56 100.0 76 100.0 53 100.0
SEX
MALE 17 24.6 11 13.8 10 17.9 9 11.8 14 26.4
FEMALE 52 75.4 69 86.3 46 82.1 67 88.2 39 73.6
RACE
WHITE 38 55.1 39 48.8 34 60.7 39 51.3 27 50.9
BLACK 5 7.2 7 8.8 5 8.9 10 13.2 8 15.1
AM. INDIAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.9
ASIAN 9 13.0 9 11.3 8 14.3 12 15.8 6 11.3
HISPANIC 14 20.3 23 28.8 8 14.3 14 18.4 8 15.1
OTHER 3 4.3 2 2.5 1 1.8 1 1.3 3 5.7
ENROLLMENT STATUS
FT 8 11.6 10 12.5 12 21.4 13 17.1 8 15.1
PT 61 88.4 70 87.5 44 78.6 63 82.9 45 84.9
AGEGROUP
LT 18 3 4.3 13 16.3 0 0 5 6.6 0 0
18-21 14 20.3 27 33.8 7 12.5 15 19.7 10 18.9
22-24 5 7.2 2 2.5 4 7.1 4 5.3 6 11.3
25-29 6 8.7 6 7.5 10 17.9 11 14.5 5 9.4
30-44 11 15.9 12 15.0 11 19.6 13 17.1 17 32.1
45-59 28 40.6 18 22.5 24 42.9 26 34.2 12 22.6
60 + 2 2.9 2 2.5 0 0 2 2.6 3 5.7
STUDENT TYPE
FIRST-TIME 20 29.0 42 52.5 20 35.7 22 28.9 11 20.8
RETURNING 49 71.0 38 47.5 36 64.3 54 71.1 42 79.2
LEGAL RESIDENCE
N. VIRGINIA 59 85.5 69 86.3 48 85.7 69 90.8 47 88.7
OTHER VIRGINIA 3 4.3 0 0 1 1.8 0 0 0 0
OUT OF STATE 7 10.1 11 13.8 7 12.5 7 9.2 6 11.3
DAY/NIGHT
DAY ONLY 43 62.3 55 68.8 23 41.1 36 47.4 32 60.4
NIGHT ONLY 15 21.7 14 17.5 18 32.1 16 21.1 8 15.1
MIXED 11 15.9 11 13.8 15 26.8 24 31.6 13 24.5
SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM FILES
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROGRAM PLACED STUDENT PROFILE
FALL 1994 - FALL 1998
MAJOR:CONV AND EXPO MGMT SPECIAL: AWARD: CERT CAMPUS: ANNANDALE CURRICULUM:267
FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
N % N % N % N % N %
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
HEADCOUNT 21 100.0 25 100.0 35 100.0 25 100.0 21 100.0
SEX
MALE 0 0 3 12.0 2 5.7 2 8.0 3 14.3
FEMALE 21 100.0 22 88.0 33 94.3 23 92.0 18 85.7
RACE
WHITE 13 61.9 19 76.0 26 74.3 17 68.0 16 76.2
BLACK 2 9.5 2 8.0 4 11.4 5 20.0 3 14.3
ASIAN 3 14.3 1 4.0 2 5.7 0 0 1 4.8
HISPANIC 2 9.5 3 12.0 3 8.6 2 8.0 0 0
OTHER 1 4.8 0 0 0 0 1 4.0 1 4.8
ENROLLMENT STATUS
FT 1 4.8 2 8.0 1 2.9 5 20.0 1 4.8
PT 20 95.2 23 92.0 34 97.1 20 80.0 20 95.2
AGEGROUP
LT 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.0 0 0
18-21 2 9.5 1 4.0 0 0 1 4.0 2 9.5
22-24 3 14.3 4 16.0 2 5.7 1 4.0 0 0
25-29 6 28.6 5 20.0 8 22.9 7 28.0 7 33.3
30-44 8 38.1 11 44.0 17 48.6 13 52.0 5 23.8
45-59 2 9.5 4 16.0 8 22.9 2 8.0 7 33.3
STUDENT TYPE
FIRST-TIME 11 52.4 6 24.0 7 20.0 5 20.0 3 14.3
RETURNING 10 47.6 19 76.0 28 80.0 20 80.0 18 85.7
LEGAL RESIDENCE
N. VIRGINIA 18 85.7 20 80.0 27 77.1 21 84.0 20 95.2
OUT OF STATE 3 14.3 5 20.0 8 22.9 4 16.0 1 4.8
DAY/NIGHT
DAY ONLY 4 19.0 5 20.0 4 11.4 4 16.0 4 19.0
NIGHT ONLY 15 71.4 17 68.0 26 74.3 16 64.0 16 76.2
MIXED 2 9.5 3 12.0 5 14.3 5 20.0 1 4.8
SOURCE: INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM FILES
Section III: Number of Degrees Awarded
1997 Through 1999 Graduates With An A.A.S. and CERT In
Travel and Tourism
|
CURRICULUM/SPECIALIZATION |
YEAR OF GRADUATION |
|||
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Total |
|
|
Travel and Tourism, A.A.S. |
13 |
12 |
10 |
35 |
|
Travel and Tourism, CERT |
25 |
30 |
14 |
69 |
|
Travel and Tourism/Convention & Exposition Management, CERT |
8 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
|
Total |
46 |
47 |
30 |
123 |
Note: Few of the students in this program may have more than one award.
Source: OIR - IRIS Graduate Files and Online Graduate File.
FTES:FTEF Ratios by Campus
Discipline Prefix: TRV
Annandale Campus
|
FTES:FTEF Ratio |
Current Funded Ratio |
Differential |
|
|
Fall 1997 |
20.2 |
19.4 |
0.8 |
|
Spring 1998 |
21.5 |
19.4 |
2.1 |
|
Fall 1998 |
19.5 |
19.4 |
0.1 |
|
Spring 1999 |
16.8 |
19.4 |
-2.6 |
Ratio = Actual Ratio of FTES:FTEF
Current Funded Ratio = Current Funded SCHEV ratio
Differential = Difference Between Actual Ratio and Current Funded Ratio
Section V: Graduate Survey Summary
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GRADUATE SURVEY SUMMARY 1993 - 1997
PROGRAM: TRAVEL & TOURISM, A.A.S.
GRADUATE RATINGS FOR SELECTED COLLEGE SERVICES
(4=EXCELLENT 3=GOOD 2=AVERAGE 1=BELOW AVG 0=POOR)
NUMBER OF GRADUATES BY YEAR OVERALL OVERALL
PROG. COLLEGE
Y E A R GRADUATES RESPONDENTS SERVICE CATEGORY N RATING N RATING
------- --------- ----------- ---------------------- ----- ------- ---- -------
1993 9 3 WRITING EFFECTIVELY 10 2.70 3965 2.92
1994 9 2 SPEAKING EFFECTIVELY 11 3.00 3891 2.89
1995 6 2 UNDERSTANDING MATHEMATICS 10 2.80 3653 2.71
1996 6 1 USING COMPUTERS 11 3.09 3629 2.60
1997 13 3 INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS 8 2.88 2827 2.33
------- --------- ----------- COOPERATING W. OTHERS 10 3.40 3876 2.97
TOTAL 43 11 LEADERSHIP SKILLS 9 3.33 3529 2.74
APPRECIATING OTHER PTS. OF VIEW 9 3.22 3906 2.99
AWARENESS OF MANY CULTURES 10 3.40 3685 2.92
AVERAGE NUMBER OF YEARS
IT TOOK TO GRADUATE = 6 AVERAGE SALARY FOR GRADUATES WORKING 35 HRS. OR MORE = $39,833
(SELF REPORTED)
PRIMARY GOAL IN ATTENDING NVCC. MINIMUM SALARY.. $17,500
N % MAXIMUM SALARY.. $76,000
------ ------
TRANSFER TO UNIV. 2 20
OCC. TRAINING 7 70 HOW DID YOUR NVCC DEGREE HELP YOU ON THE JOB ?
IMPROVE JOB SKILLS 0 0 N %
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT 1 10 ----- -----
------------------- ------ ------ SALARY INCREASE . 0
T O T A L 10 100 GAINED PROMOTION . 0
SAL. INCREASE & PROMOTION . 0
WAS YOUR GOAL ATTAINED ? YES- 10( 91%) BETR. JOB W. NEW EMPLOYER 4 67
NO- 1( 9%) OTHER 2 33
------------------------- ---- ----
T O T A L 6 100
OCCUPATIONAL STATUS 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATING.
N %
------ ------ JOB RELATED TO MAJOR ? YES- 6( 60%)
FT EMPLOYED 4 36 NO- 4( 40%)
PT EMPLOYED 6 55
UNEMP (LOOKING) 1 9
------------------- ------ ------
T O T A L 11 100 DIFFICULTY TRANSFERRING NVCC CREDIT HOURS
TO TRANSFER COLLEGE ?
N %
EDUCATIONAL STATUS 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATING. ----- -----
N % NO (OR NOT APPLICABLE) 4 67
------ ------ YES 2 33
FULL-TIME STUDENT 1 13 MAJOR REASON:
PART-TIME STUDENT 5 63 NVCC CREDITS TRANSFERRED
NOT A STUDENT 2 25 AS ELECTIVES ONLY 1 100
------------------- ------ ------ SOME NVCC CREDITS WOULD
T O T A L 8 100 NOT TRANSFER 0 0
CREDITS NOT EVALUATED BY
TRANSFER COLLEGE 0 0
NVCC EDUCATION AS PREP. FOR PRESENT COLLEGE STUDIES. ENTIRELY NEW FIELD OF
N % STUDY AT TRANSFER INST. 0 0
----- ----- OTHER 0 0
EXCELLENT PREP. 3 50
ADEQUATE PREP. 3 50
INADEQUATE PREP. 0 0 OVERALL OVERALL
------------------- ----- ----- PROG. COLLEGE
T O T A L 6 100 OVERALL RATING OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION N RATING N RATING
------------------------------------- ---- ------- ---- -------
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION 11 3.36 4263 3.24
RELATION OF PRESENT MAJOR TO OLD MAJOR. COURSE CONTENT 11 3.27 4199 3.14
N % GRADING 11 3.36 4229 3.13
----- ----- TEXTBOOKS 3 3.00 965 2.62
SAME AS NVCC 0 0
RELATED TO NVCC 3 50
NOT RELATED TO NVCC 3 50
NEW & DIFFERENT MAJOR 0 0
--------------------- ----- -----
T O T A L 6 100
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GRADUATE SURVEY SUMMARY 1993 - 1997
PROGRAM: TRAVEL & TOURISM, A.A.S. (Contd.)
OVERALL OVERALL
PROG. COLLEGE
COLLEGE PROF. SERVICES N RATING N RATING
---------------------- ---- ------- ---- -------
CAREER & ED. PLANNING INFO 9 3.44 2811 2.71
COURSE & PROG. ADVISEMENT 11 3.36 3562 2.75
LIBRARY SERVICES 3 3.33 903 3.20
TESTING LAB SERVICES 7 3.00 3227 2.90
LEARNING LAB SERVICES 4 3.75 2037 2.88
WRITING LAB SERVICES 6 2.50 1467 2.83
COOP. EDUCATION 1 4.00 214 2.94
FINANCIAL AID 5 2.00 1224 2.65
BOOKSTORE 10 2.80 4017 2.61
SERVICES FOR DISABLED STUDENTS 3 3.00 699 2.85
FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT
--------------------
SCIENCE LABS & EQUIPMENT 5 2.60 2586 2.66
COMPUTER LABS & EQUIPMENT 9 3.11 3143 2.65
LIBRARY FACILITIES 10 2.90 3737 2.92
DISABLED ACCESS 1 3.00 128 2.80
NOTE: 1. "HOW DID YOUR NVCC DEGREE HELP YOU ON THE JOB"
--------------------------------------------
AS OF 1994 MULTIPLE RESPONSES WERE ALLOWED
2. COLLEGE PROF. SERVICES
----------------------
VARIABLES EXIST AND ARE CONTINUOUS FROM 1993 - 1997
3. FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT
--------------------
VARIABLES EXIST AND ARE CONTINUOUS FROM 1993 - 1997
** THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON CURRICULUM CODE 249 **
SOURCE: OIR AND ONLINE GRADUATE FILES
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GRADUATE SURVEY SUMMARY 1993 - 1997
PROGRAM: TRAVEL & TOURISM, CERT
GRADUATE RATINGS FOR SELECTED COLLEGE SERVICES
(4=EXCELLENT 3=GOOD 2=AVERAGE 1=BELOW AVG 0=POOR)
NUMBER OF GRADUATES BY YEAR OVERALL OVERALL
PROG. COLLEGE
Y E A R GRADUATES RESPONDENTS SERVICE CATEGORY N RATING N RATING
------- --------- ----------- ---------------------- ----- ------- ---- -------
1993 25 7 WRITING EFFECTIVELY 36 2.72 3965 2.92
1994 32 14 SPEAKING EFFECTIVELY 40 2.73 3891 2.89
1995 28 9 UNDERSTANDING MATHEMATICS 18 2.44 3653 2.71
1996 31 8 USING COMPUTERS 36 2.89 3629 2.60
1997 25 9 INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS 21 2.81 2827 2.33
------- --------- ----------- COOPERATING W. OTHERS 38 3.03 3876 2.97
TOTAL 141 47 LEADERSHIP SKILLS 31 2.71 3529 2.74
APPRECIATING OTHER PTS. OF VIEW 35 3.00 3906 2.99
AWARENESS OF MANY CULTURES 38 3.21 3685 2.92
AVERAGE NUMBER OF YEARS
IT TOOK TO GRADUATE = 5 AVERAGE SALARY FOR GRADUATES WORKING 35 HRS. OR MORE = $23,494
(SELF REPORTED)
PRIMARY GOAL IN ATTENDING NVCC. MINIMUM SALARY.. $2,200
N % MAXIMUM SALARY.. $57,800
------ ------
TRANSFER TO UNIV. 3 7
OCC. TRAINING 30 67 HOW DID YOUR NVCC DEGREE HELP YOU ON THE JOB ?
IMPROVE JOB SKILLS 4 9 N %
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT 8 18 ----- -----
------------------- ------ ------ SALARY INCREASE 4 19
T O T A L 45 100 GAINED PROMOTION 2 10
SAL. INCREASE & PROMOTION 1 5
WAS YOUR GOAL ATTAINED ? YES- 42( 91%) BETR. JOB W. NEW EMPLOYER 7 33
NO- 4( 9%) OTHER 7 33
------------------------- ---- ----
T O T A L 21 100
OCCUPATIONAL STATUS 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATING.
N %
------ ------ JOB RELATED TO MAJOR ? YES- 24( 62%)
FT EMPLOYED 22 49 NO- 15( 38%)
PT EMPLOYED 18 40
UNEMP (LOOKING) 2 4
------------------- ------ ------
T O T A L 42 93 DIFFICULTY TRANSFERRING NVCC CREDIT HOURS
TO TRANSFER COLLEGE ?
N %
EDUCATIONAL STATUS 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATING. ----- -----
N % NO (OR NOT APPLICABLE) 13 100
------ ------ YES 0 0
FULL-TIME STUDENT 1 3 MAJOR REASON:
PART-TIME STUDENT 11 37 NVCC CREDITS TRANSFERRED
NOT A STUDENT 18 60 AS ELECTIVES ONLY 0 0
------------------- ------ ------ SOME NVCC CREDITS WOULD
T O T A L 30 100 NOT TRANSFER 0 0
CREDITS NOT EVALUATED BY
TRANSFER COLLEGE 0 0
NVCC EDUCATION AS PREP. FOR PRESENT COLLEGE STUDIES. ENTIRELY NEW FIELD OF
N % STUDY AT TRANSFER INST. 0 0
----- ----- OTHER 0 0
EXCELLENT PREP. 10 71
ADEQUATE PREP. 3 21
INADEQUATE PREP. 1 7 OVERALL OVERALL
------------------- ----- ----- PROG. COLLEGE
T O T A L 14 100 OVERALL RATING OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION N RATING N RATING
------------------------------------- ---- ------- ---- -------
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION 46 3.28 4263 3.24
RELATION OF PRESENT MAJOR TO OLD MAJOR. COURSE CONTENT 46 3.17 4199 3.14
N % GRADING 46 3.39 4229 3.13
----- ----- TEXTBOOKS 7 2.43 965 2.62
SAME AS NVCC 0 0
RELATED TO NVCC 10 71
NOT RELATED TO NVCC 4 29
NEW & DIFFERENT MAJOR 0 0
--------------------- ----- -----
T O T A L 14 100
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GRADUATE SURVEY SUMMARY 1993 - 1997
PROGRAM: TRAVEL & TOURISM, CERT (Contd.)
OVERALL OVERALL
PROG. COLLEGE
COLLEGE PROF. SERVICES N RATING N RATING
---------------------- ---- ------- ---- -------
CAREER & ED. PLANNING INFO 29 3.10 2811 2.71
COURSE & PROG. ADVISEMENT 37 2.97 3562 2.75
LIBRARY SERVICES 6 3.00 903 3.20
TESTING LAB SERVICES 27 2.96 3227 2.90
LEARNING LAB SERVICES 17 2.88 2037 2.88
WRITING LAB SERVICES 13 2.62 1467 2.83
COOP. EDUCATION 0 . 214 2.94
FINANCIAL AID 9 2.89 1224 2.65
BOOKSTORE 43 2.63 4017 2.61
SERVICES FOR DISABLED STUDENTS 10 2.50 699 2.85
FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT
--------------------
SCIENCE LABS & EQUIPMENT 12 2.83 2586 2.66
COMPUTER LABS & EQUIPMENT 36 2.86 3143 2.65
LIBRARY FACILITIES 40 2.98 3737 2.92
DISABLED ACCESS 3 3.67 128 2.80
NOTE: 1. "HOW DID YOUR NVCC DEGREE HELP YOU ON THE JOB"
--------------------------------------------
AS OF 1994 MULTIPLE RESPONSES WERE ALLOWED
2. COLLEGE PROF. SERVICES
----------------------
VARIABLES EXIST AND ARE CONTINUOUS FROM 1993 - 1997
3. FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT
--------------------
VARIABLES EXIST AND ARE CONTINUOUS FROM 1993 - 1997
** THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON CURRICULUM CODE 243 **
SOURCE: OIR AND ONLINE GRADUATE FILES
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GRADUATE SURVEY SUMMARY 1993 - 1997
PROGRAM: TRAV & TOUR/CONV & EXPO, CERT
GRADUATE RATINGS FOR SELECTED COLLEGE SERVICES
(4=EXCELLENT 3=GOOD 2=AVERAGE 1=BELOW AVG 0=POOR)
NUMBER OF GRADUATES BY YEAR OVERALL OVERALL
PROG. COLLEGE
Y E A R GRADUATES RESPONDENTS SERVICE CATEGORY N RATING N RATING
------- --------- ----------- ---------------------- ----- ------- ---- -------
1993 0 0 WRITING EFFECTIVELY 5 3.00 3965 2.92
1994 2 1 SPEAKING EFFECTIVELY 5 2.80 3891 2.89
1995 1 0 UNDERSTANDING MATHEMATICS 4 1.75 3653 2.71
1996 3 2 USING COMPUTERS 3 2.00 3629 2.60
1997 8 2 INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS 2 1.50 2827 2.33
------- --------- ----------- COOPERATING W. OTHERS 5 2.60 3876 2.97
TOTAL 14 5 LEADERSHIP SKILLS 4 2.75 3529 2.74
APPRECIATING OTHER PTS. OF VIEW 5 2.60 3906 2.99
AWARENESS OF MANY CULTURES 4 2.50 3685 2.92
AVERAGE NUMBER OF YEARS
IT TOOK TO GRADUATE = 8 AVERAGE SALARY FOR GRADUATES WORKING 35 HRS. OR MORE = $36,000
(SELF REPORTED)
PRIMARY GOAL IN ATTENDING NVCC. MINIMUM SALARY.. $36,000
N % MAXIMUM SALARY.. $36,000
------ ------
TRANSFER TO UNIV. 1 20
OCC. TRAINING 2 40 HOW DID YOUR NVCC DEGREE HELP YOU ON THE JOB ?
IMPROVE JOB SKILLS 2 40 N %
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT 0 0 ----- -----
------------------- ------ ------ SALARY INCREASE . 0
T O T A L 5 100 GAINED PROMOTION . 0
SAL. INCREASE & PROMOTION . 0
WAS YOUR GOAL ATTAINED ? YES- 5(100%) BETR. JOB W. NEW EMPLOYER . 0
NO- 0( 0%) OTHER 3 100
------------------------- ---- ----
T O T A L 3 100
OCCUPATIONAL STATUS 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATING.
N %
------ ------ JOB RELATED TO MAJOR ? YES- 4(100%)
FT EMPLOYED 3 60 NO- 0( 0%)
PT EMPLOYED 1 20
UNEMP (LOOKING) 0 0
------------------- ------ ------
T O T A L 4 80 DIFFICULTY TRANSFERRING NVCC CREDIT HOURS
TO TRANSFER COLLEGE ?
N %
EDUCATIONAL STATUS 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATING. ----- -----
N % NO (OR NOT APPLICABLE) 1 50
------ ------ YES 1 50
FULL-TIME STUDENT 1 33 MAJOR REASON:
PART-TIME STUDENT 1 33 NVCC CREDITS TRANSFERRED
NOT A STUDENT 1 33 AS ELECTIVES ONLY 1 100
------------------- ------ ------ SOME NVCC CREDITS WOULD
T O T A L 3 100 NOT TRANSFER 0 0
CREDITS NOT EVALUATED BY
TRANSFER COLLEGE 0 0
NVCC EDUCATION AS PREP. FOR PRESENT COLLEGE STUDIES. ENTIRELY NEW FIELD OF
N % STUDY AT TRANSFER INST. 0 0
----- ----- OTHER 0 0
EXCELLENT PREP. 2 67
ADEQUATE PREP. 1 33
INADEQUATE PREP. 0 0 OVERALL OVERALL
------------------- ----- ----- PROG. COLLEGE
T O T A L 3 100 OVERALL RATING OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION N RATING N RATING
------------------------------------- ---- ------- ---- -------
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION 5 3.00 4263 3.24
RELATION OF PRESENT MAJOR TO OLD MAJOR. COURSE CONTENT 5 3.00 4199 3.14
N % GRADING 5 3.20 4229 3.13
----- ----- TEXTBOOKS 0 . 965 2.62
SAME AS NVCC 0 0
RELATED TO NVCC 1 33
NOT RELATED TO NVCC 2 67
NEW & DIFFERENT MAJOR 0 0
--------------------- ----- -----
T O T A L 3 100
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GRADUATE SURVEY SUMMARY 1993 - 1997
PROGRAM: TRAV & TOUR/CONV & EXPO, CERT (Contd.)
OVERALL OVERALL
PROG. COLLEGE
COLLEGE PROF. SERVICES N RATING N RATING
---------------------- ---- ------- ---- -------
CAREER & ED. PLANNING INFO 4 2.75 2811 2.71
COURSE & PROG. ADVISEMENT 4 2.50 3562 2.75
LIBRARY SERVICES 0 . 903 3.20
TESTING LAB SERVICES 4 3.00 3227 2.90
LEARNING LAB SERVICES 4 2.75 2037 2.88
WRITING LAB SERVICES 2 3.00 1467 2.83
COOP. EDUCATION 0 . 214 2.94
FINANCIAL AID 2 2.50 1224 2.65
BOOKSTORE 5 2.60 4017 2.61
SERVICES FOR DISABLED STUDENTS 0 . 699 2.85
FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT
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SCIENCE LABS & EQUIPMENT 1 3.00 2586 2.66
COMPUTER LABS & EQUIPMENT 3 2.67 3143 2.65
LIBRARY FACILITIES 4 3.50 3737 2.92
DISABLED ACCESS 0 . 128 2.80
NOTE: 1. "HOW DID YOUR NVCC DEGREE HELP YOU ON THE JOB"
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AS OF 1994 MULTIPLE RESPONSES WERE ALLOWED
2. COLLEGE PROF. SERVICES
----------------------
VARIABLES EXIST AND ARE CONTINUOUS FROM 1993 - 1997
3. FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT
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VARIABLES EXIST AND ARE CONTINUOUS FROM 1993 - 1997
** THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON CURRICULUM CODE 267 **
SOURCE: OIR AND ONLINE GRADUATE FILES
FORMER NVCC MAJORS IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
WHO ATTENDED A SENIOR INSTITUTION
BETWEEN 1996 AND 1998
GPA/ GPA/
NUMBER OF AVG. NUM. MEAN MEAN NUMBER
TRANSFER OF CREDITS GPA AT GPA AT WITH NVCC
NAME OF INSTITUTION STUDENTS TRANSFERRED SR. INST. NVCC AWARD
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 7 63.3 2.7 3.1 4
ACADEMIC STANDING AT SENIOR INSTITUTION
ACADEMIC STANDING NUM. OF STUDENTS PERCENT
DEANS LIST 1 14.3
GOOD 6 85.7
FORMER NVCC MAJORS IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
TOP MAJORS AT SENIOR INSTITUTIONS
CURRENT MAJOR NUM. OF STUDENTS
PSYC 2
ENGL 1
GEOG 1
HEALTH 1
LIBERAL ARTS 1
MANAGEMENT 1
Note: 1. UNDUPLICATED STUDENT HEADCOUNT
2. INCL. ONLY STUDENTS WITH 12 OR MORE NVCC CREDIT HOURS
3. WHEN ONLY ONE STUDENT IS IDENTIFIED, STUDENT GPA DATA WILL BE GIVEN
4. TRANSFER CREDITS MAY INCLUDE CREDIT HOURS FROM COLLEGES OTHER THAN NVCC
Source: OIR, GL8 database
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
DIRECTOR
Dr. George E. Gabriel
STAFF MEMBERS
Consuelo Brito
Margret Chang
Johan Dennett
Louise Herzfeld
Linda Hoffman
Nadezhda Osmanova
