Morton College’s reputation is centered around being the state’s smallest community college with the biggest heart.
Now data from the 2022 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) reflects that belief. The CCSSE is a project of the University of Texas at Austin, which administers in-class surveys at community colleges across the nation.
调查显示:
- 93 percent of students say they would recommend Morton College to a friend or family member
- 84 percent of students said they felt like they belong in the Morton College community
- 90 percent of students said there was a culture of caring at Morton College
“I am so proud that the intentional work of the institution is being noticed by our college community and impacting students in such a positive way,玛丽索尔·委拉斯开兹说, 副教务长 & Vice 总统 of Student 服务 at Morton College. “在过去几年里, 特别是在COVID期间, Student 服务 has been focused on enhancing our student services to create a culture of care.”
Morton College’s culture of care includes the addition of:
- 建立学生应急基金
- 为学生提供笔记本电脑
- Addressing food insecurities by expanding hours to the Panther Pantry and offering a meal voucher program
- Removing financial barriers by establishing a Panther Balance Forgiveness Grant
- Creating a Transportation Assistance Program helping cover expenses of commuting to campus
- 客人可免费使用健身中心
“We recognize students need support in a variety of areas, 不仅仅是在教室里,委拉斯开兹说. “We want our students to know that we care and we are here to guide them throughout their collegiate journey. Our culture of care covers everything from mental health to physical health. The enhancement of our student services to provide a culture of care means removing financial barriers to offering a fitness center that is completely free to use.”
Since the Panther Balance Forgiveness Grant was established in the Spring of 2010, 立博网站中文版减免了71美元,335以前的学生余额, 根据委拉斯开兹的说法.
“This grant removes financial insecurities and allows students to enroll in the upcoming semester,委拉斯开兹说. “It allows students to focus on their academics, continue their education and complete their degree or credentials.”
With the opening of the new One-Stop Center, Velazquez is confident the percentages in this year’s survey will only increase in future student satisfaction surveys.
“Our One-Stop Center is a true testament that demonstrates the commitment to our students and college community that we care about making all student services visible and accessible to students,委拉斯开兹补充道. “The Center’s location was intentional to ensure students immediately identify where they need to go for assistance.”
除了, the survey revealed Morton College students spent more time with academic advisors than at other Illinois community colleges. This was true especially among second-year students with 65 percent of first-year students and 76 percent of second-year students seeing their 学生的成功 Coach at least twice in 2021-22.
Of the 22 Illinois community colleges administering the survey, participation in advising was lower. Just 59 percent both of first and second-year students saw an academic advisor at least twice in the same period.
学术顾问 and 金融援助 Advising are the two most prominent services offered at Morton College. 学生们最常使用这两种方法, are the most satisfied with and view them among the most important to their success, 根据调查.
学术顾问 experienced a 29-percentage point increase in use from 2014 to 2022 with most of that increase happening between 2014 and 2018.
“Our greatest asset in Student 服务 is our talented team,委拉斯开兹说. “We have continued to expand our positions to provide quality services and resources. We have nearly doubled the amount of 学生的成功 Coaches since 2016 and added additional staff such as our Undocumented Student Liaison, Student 服务 Liaison and a Bilingual mental health counselor.”
“The purpose of these measures is to judge how well we are doing at engaging students by comparing to other community colleges,艾琳·斯特劳茨说, Associate Dean of Institutional Research at Morton College. “This suggests Morton College is making strong progress toward creating a campus climate of inclusivity.”