GRADUATION - SCHOOL:
Our largest response group involving the Class of 2020 was from Carroll County High School (23 of 82 responses - 28%), followed closely by
GRADUATION - SCHOOL (continued):
DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDITS COMPLETED:
OVERALL DUAL ENROLLMENT EXPERIENCE:
Overwhelmingly (93.9% to be exact), the Class of 2020 respondents noted that their dual enrollment experience ranked at either excellent or good (77
RECOMMENDING WCC DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES:
CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PATH:
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OUTSIDE OF WCC:
CURRENT ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF EDUCATION:
FINAL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES:
Transfer courses were the dual enrollment courses of choice for most respondents, as
English (54 of 82 - 65.9%), History (40 of 82 - 48.8%), and Math (33 of 82 - 40.2%)
were the highest areas. Chemistry (25 of 82
- 30.5%) garnered the fourth highest
attendance area, followed by Psychology (22
of 82 - 26.8%). Additionally, 16 of 82 respondents (19.5%) were equally divided
between American or British Literature,
BETTER PREPARED ACADEMICALLY?:
The Class of 2020 respondents noted that they were better prepared academically for college, as evidenced by scores of either excellent (60 out of 82 -
MORE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS?:
The Class of 2020 respondents noted that they developed more realistic expectations about college, as evidenced by scores of either excellent (54 out of
CONFIDENT ABOUT ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE?:
The Class of 2020 respondents noted that they were more confident about their ability to succeed in college, as evidenced by scores of either excellent
CONSIDERED ENROLLING IN COLLEGE FOR THE FIRST TIME?:
IMPROVED STUDY SKILLS?:
The Class of 2020 respondents stated that their study skills improved, as evidenced by scores of either excellent (46 out of 82 - 56%) or good (21 out of
IMPROVED TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS?:
The Class of 2020 respondents stated that their time management skills improved, as evidenced by scores of either excellent (52 out of 82 - 63%) or
PELL GRANT QUALIFICATION:
This response from the Class of 2020 was almost divided into perfect thirds. A plurality of respondents (33 responses - 40.2%) were not sure whether they qualified for a Pell grant, while affirmative Pell grant responses (25 responses - 30.5%) slightly outnumbered negative Pell grant responses (24
WCC DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES EQUAL IN RIGOR?:
DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDIT ATTEMPT:
CREDIT ADVANTAGES:
A sizable majority from the Class of 2020 respondents said that WCC dual enrollment credits counted as credit towards college degree completion (70 of
82 respondents - 85.4%) and/or exempted them from required courses (52 of 82 respondents - 63.4%). Almost half were able to enroll in a more
STUDENT LOAN REDUCTION:
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
While a plurality from the Class of 2020 respondents (33 of 82 - 40.2%) marked this question as non-applicable, 26 of 82 respondents (31.7%)
completed or plan on completing an internship. 17 respondents (20.7%) indicated that they worked or are currently working as a work study and/or in the processing of completing/pursuing a minor. Additionally, nine respondents (11%) have participated or will participate in Study Abroad, while eight
