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Graduating Student Survey Summary Report for Fall 2015 -

School of Business

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Graduating Student Survey Fall 2015 Summary The purpose of the Graduating Student Survey is to determine the level of satisfaction of graduating students concerning their recent higher education experience at University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). The graduating student’s opinions are solicited regarding which areas or issues should be improved to ensure that UHCL maintains the highest quality of instruction. The percentage of students who would recommend UHCL to family or friends is included in the UHCL progress card each year and is shown below. The online Graduating Student Survey is conducted in fall and spring semesters using Qualtrics survey software. UHCL launched its semi-annual survey to graduating students for the fall 2015 on November 19 and the survey was active through December 19, 2015. All students who applied for graduation during the fall 2015 semester were sent an invitation to complete the survey. The data can be divided by school, by degree level, by gender, by ethnicity, by program or any of the above combinations. The average completion time for the survey is 10 minutes. Below is a short summary of data collected in the Graduating Student Survey Fall 2015 by UHCL and by individual schools: UHCL

• There were 1,207 UHCL graduating students for fall 2015. The survey response rate for fall 2015 was 36.9% (n=445) compared to spring 2015 (28.6%), fall 2014 (28.4%) and spring 2014 (22.6%).

• There was a total of 183 males (41.7%) and 256 females (58.3%) for all of UHCL. Six students did not answer the question on gender.

• When asked ‘Would you still choose the same major or program?’ 64.5% (n=282) said ‘Yes’, 15.8% (n=69) said ‘No’ and 19.7% (n=86) ‘Not Sure’.

• When asked ‘Will you recommend UHCL to friends and family?’ 89.9% (n=391) said ‘Yes’ and 10.1% (n=44) said ‘No’.

School of Business (BUS)

• There were a total of 352 BUS students who applied for graduation for the fall 2015 class. The survey response rate was 36.1% (n=127) compared to spring 2015 (27.3%), fall 2014 (30.4%) and spring 2014 (20.7%).

• There was a total of 49 males (39.0%) and 77 females (61.0%) for all of BUS. One student did not answer the question on gender.

• When asked ‘Would you still choose the same major or program?’ 71.5% (n=88) said ‘Yes’, 11.4% (n=14) said ‘No’ and 17.1% (n=21) ‘Not Sure’. Four BUS students chose not to answer this question.

• When asked ‘Will you recommend UHCL to friends and family?’ 87.1% (n=108) said ‘Yes’ and 12.9% (n=16) said ‘No’. Three BUS students chose not to answer this question.

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School of Human Sciences and Humanities (HSH)

• There were a total of 265 HSH students who applied for graduation for the fall 2015 class. The survey response rate was 41.9% (n=111) compared to spring 2015 (28.8%), fall 2014 (36.4%) and spring 2014 (23.4%).

• There was a total of 33 males (30.6%) and 75 females (69.4%) for all of HSH. Three students did not answer the question on gender.

• When asked ‘Would you still choose the same major or program?’ 68.5% (n=76) said ‘Yes’, 14.4% (n=16) said ‘No’ and 17.1% (n=19) ‘Not Sure’.

• When asked ‘Will you recommend UHCL to friends and family?’ 95.5% (n=105) said ‘Yes’ and 4.5% (n=8) said ‘No’. One HSH student chose not to answer this question.

School of Science and Computer Engineering (SCE)

• There were a total of 410 SCE students who applied for graduation for the fall 2015 class. The survey response rate for SCE was 32.4% (n=133) compared to spring 2015 (29.7%), fall 2014 (24.4%) and spring 2014 (19.8%).

• There was a total of 90 males (68.2%) and 42 females (31.8%) for all of SCE. One student did not answer the question on gender.

• When asked ‘Would you still choose the same major or program?’ 50.0% (n=65) said ‘Yes’, 23.8% (n=31) said ‘No’ and 26.2% (n=34) ‘Not Sure’. Three SCE students chose not to answer this question.

• When asked ‘Will you recommend UHCL to friends and family?’ 86.2% (n=112) said ‘Yes’ and 13.8% (n=18) said ‘No’. Three SCE students chose not to answer this question.

School of Education (SOE)

• There were a total of 180 SOE students who applied for graduation for the fall 2015 class. The survey response rate for SCE was 41.1% (n=74) compared to spring 2015 (28.5%), fall 2014 (29.4%) and spring 2014 (27.0%).

• There was a total of 11 males (15.1%) and 62 females (84.9%) for all of SOE. One student did not answer the question on gender.

• When asked ‘Would you still choose the same major or program?’ 72.6% (n=53) said ‘Yes’, 11.0% (n=8) said ‘No’ and 16.4% (n=12) ‘Not Sure’. One SOE student chose not to answer this question.

• When asked ‘Will you recommend UHCL to friends and family?’ 93.0% (n=66) said ‘Yes’ and 7.0% (n=5) said ‘No’. Three SOE students chose not to answer this question.

1. What will be your degree level?

Graduating Student Survey - Fall 2015 - School of BusinessLast Modified: 01/25/2016Filter By: Report SubgroupCompletion Status: Completed

1 Undergraduate 68 53.5%

2 Graduate 59 46.5%

3 Doctorate 0 0.0%

Total 127

Note 1: There were a total of 352 BUS students who applied for graduation for the Fall 2015 class. 127 students completed the GSS survey resulting in a 36.1% response rate.

Note 2: All NON-answered questions are EXCLUDED. Please note that this will change the TOTAL number of responses for each question since data vary according towhether students chose to respond or not respond to questions. .

# Answer Response %

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2. From which school will you receive your degree?: (A response to this questionis required)

1 School of Business (BUS) 127 100.0%

Total 127

# Answer Response %


3. What is your primary degree program in the School of Business? {Chooseone}

1 Accounting 27 21.3%

2 Business Administration (MBA) 15 11.8%

3 Environmental Management 4 3.1%

4 Finance 11 8.7%

5 Finance with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration 0 0.0%

6 General Business 5 3.9%

7 Healthcare Administration 14 11.0%

8 Healthcare Admin/Business Administration (MHA/MBA) 9 7.1%

9 Healthcare Services 1 0.8%

10 Human Resource Management 2 1.6%

11 Legal Studies 2 1.6%

12 Management 8 6.3%

13 Management Information Systems 25 19.7%

14 Marketing 7 5.5%

15 Professional Accounting 1 0.8%

16 Obtained Dual Degree 0 0.0%

17 Other 0 0.0%

# Answer Response %


4. While attending UHCL, did you take any classes away from the main UHCLcampus (e.g., Sugar Land, Pearland, Medical Center, etc.)?

1 Yes 40 31%

2 No 87 69%

Total 127

# Answer Response %


5. While attending UHCL, did you take any web-based/internet classes?

1 Yes 116 91.3%

2 No 11 8.7%

Total 127

# Answer Response %


6. If you did take web-based/internet courses at UHCL, how would you rate youroverall experience using that format?

1 Poor 8 6.8%

2 Fair 22 18.6%

3 Good 49 41.5%

4 Excellent 39 33.1%

Total 118

Min Value 1

Max Value 4

Mean 3.01

Variance 0.79

Standard Deviation 0.89

Total Responses 118

# Answer Response %

Statistic Value


7. EXPERIENCES WITH FACULTY

1 My faculty treated me with respect. 59 63 2 1 125 3.44

2 My faculty were effective teachers 46 73 6 1 126 3.30

3 My faculty provided guidance on obtaining employment in my field. 36 49 28 7 120 2.95

4 My faculty gave me frequent and prompt feedback regarding academic work. 45 70 9 2 126 3.25

5 My faculty challenged me academically. 52 67 6 1 126 3.35

6 My faculty were accessible 48 71 3 3 125 3.31

7 My faculty ADVISOR gave me accurate information about my program/major. 52 51 8 7 118 3.25

8 My faculty ADVISOR was courteous. 54 51 9 4 118 3.31

9 My faculty ADVISOR gave me the time I needed to discuss myprogram/major. 56 47 9 5 117 3.32

Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Max Value 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Mean 3.44 3.30 2.95 3.25 3.35 3.31 3.25 3.31 3.32

Variance 0.33 0.36 0.77 0.43 0.37 0.41 0.69 0.58 0.63

StandardDeviation 0.57 0.60 0.88 0.66 0.61 0.64 0.83 0.76 0.79

TotalResponses 125 126 120 126 126 125 118 118 117

# Question Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Total Responses Mean

Statistic

Myfacultytreatedme withrespect.

Myfacultywere

effectiveteachers

My facultyprovided guidance

on obtainingemployment in my

field.

My faculty gave mefrequent and promptfeedback regarding

academic work.

My facultychallenged

meacademically.

My facultywere

accessible

My facultyADVISOR gave me

accurateinformation about

myprogram/major.

My facultyADVISOR

wascourteous.

My facultyADVISOR gave

me the time Ineeded to

discuss myprogram/major.


8. ACADEMIC ADVISING

1 My advisors provided accurate information about degree requirements and coursesequencing. 55 51 14 4 124 3.27

2 My advisors were knowledgeable of campus policies and procedures. 55 47 10 4 116 3.32

3 My advisors were accessible. 57 57 6 3 123 3.37

4 My advisors cared about me as a person. 40 50 14 10 114 3.05

Min Value 1 1 1 1

Max Value 4 4 4 4

Mean 3.27 3.32 3.37 3.05

Variance 0.62 0.60 0.48 0.83

StandardDeviation 0.79 0.78 0.69 0.91

TotalResponses 124 116 123 114

# Question StronglyAgree Agree Disagree Strongly

DisagreeTotal

Responses Mean

Statistic My advisors provided accurate information about degreerequirements and course sequencing.

My advisors were knowledgeable ofcampus policies and procedures.

My advisorswere accessible.

My advisors cared aboutme as a person.


9. CLASS AVAILABILITY

1 I am satisfied with the availability of day classes (before 4 p.m.). 25 40 23 5 93 2.91

2 I am satisfied with the availability of night classes (after 4 p.m.). 41 58 13 6 118 3.14

3 I am satisfied with the availability of weekend classes. 21 21 21 8 71 2.77

4 I am satisfied with the availability of web-based classes. 44 56 11 12 123 3.07

5 I am satisfied with the availability of off-campus classes. 28 38 11 8 85 3.01

Min Value 1 1 1 1 1

Max Value 4 4 4 4 4

Mean 2.91 3.14 2.77 3.07 3.01

Variance 0.73 0.65 1.01 0.84 0.85

StandardDeviation 0.86 0.81 1.00 0.92 0.92

TotalResponses 93 118 71 123 85

# Question Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Total Responses Mean

StatisticI am satisfied with the

availability of day classes(before 4 p.m.).

I am satisfied with theavailability of night classes

(after 4 p.m.).

I am satisfied with theavailability of weekend

classes.

I am satisfied with theavailability of web-based

classes.

I am satisfied with theavailability of off-campus

classes.


10. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

1 My program provided the skills and knowledge needed for employment in my field. 47 67 8 2 124 3.28

2 My program prepared me to think critically. 50 69 3 3 125 3.33

3 My program prepared me to write effectively. 55 62 4 3 124 3.36

4 My program prepared me to speak effectively. 47 65 7 4 123 3.26

5 My program prepared me to apply and manage information technology effectively. 49 60 10 4 123 3.25

6 My program prepared me to work effectively in a team environment. 57 58 5 5 125 3.34

7 My program helped me to develop an awareness of local and global diversity. 50 60 9 5 124 3.25

8 My program prepared me to address the ethical commitments of professional life. 55 55 10 4 124 3.30

9 My program has made me more reflective about my personal morality. 54 56 9 5 124 3.28

10 My program has helped me become more conscientious about my role as aresponsible citizen. 47 63 9 4 123 3.24

Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Max Value 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Mean 3.28 3.33 3.36 3.26 3.25 3.34 3.25 3.30 3.28 3.24

Variance 0.43 0.42 0.44 0.51 0.55 0.55 0.58 0.57 0.59 0.53

StandardDeviation 0.66 0.64 0.67 0.71 0.74 0.74 0.76 0.75 0.77 0.73

TotalResponses 124 125 124 123 123 125 124 124 124 123


DisagreeTotal

Responses Mean

Statistic

My programprovided the

skills andknowledgeneeded for

employment inmy field.

Myprogramprepared

me tothink

critically.

Myprogramprepared

me to writeeffectively.

Myprogramprepared

me tospeak

effectively.

My programprepared meto apply and

manageinformationtechnologyeffectively.

My programprepared me

to workeffectively in

a teamenvironment.

My programhelped meto develop

anawarenessof local and

globaldiversity.

My programprepared meto addressthe ethical

commitmentsof

professionallife.

Myprogram

has mademe morereflectiveabout mypersonalmorality.

My programhas helped mebecome moreconscientiousabout my role

as aresponsible

citizen.


11. PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT

1 Participation in school events made me feel more connected to the university. 26 46 7 4 83 3.13

2 Participation in internship and co-op projects made me feel more connected to those in myprogram/major. 14 30 6 2 52 3.08

3 Participation in the Student Government Association provided an opportunity for my voice tobe heard in the university. 12 25 7 2 46 3.02

4 Participation in student leadership training provided the skills for me to have a successfulacademic career. 18 33 5 4 60 3.08

5 Participation in student organizations provided an opportunity for me to learn from my peers. 24 34 7 5 70 3.10

Min Value 1 1 1 1 1

Max Value 4 4 4 4 4

Mean 3.13 3.08 3.02 3.08 3.10

Variance 0.58 0.54 0.60 0.65 0.73

StandardDeviation 0.76 0.74 0.77 0.81 0.85

TotalResponses 83 52 46 60 70


DisagreeTotal

Responses Mean

Statistic

Participation inschool events made

me feel moreconnected to the

university.

Participation in internship andco-op projects made me feelmore connected to those in

my program/major.

Participation in the StudentGovernment Association

provided an opportunity for myvoice to be heard in the

university.

Participation in studentleadership training provided

the skills for me to have asuccessful academic career.

Participation in studentorganizations provided an

opportunity for me tolearn from my peers.


12. What is your current status? (mark all that apply)

1 Active military service or dependent 1 0.8%

2 Self-employed 8 6.3%

3 Employed full-time 56 44.4%

4 Employed part-time 25 19.8%

5 Unemployed, seeking work 34 27.0%

6 Unemployed, not seeking employment 4 3.2%

8 Continuing as a full-time student at a 4-yr college after graduation 3 2.4%

9 Continuing as a part-time student at a 4-yr college after graduation 5 4.0%

10 Volunteer 6 4.8%

11 Other 9 7.1%

Actively looking to work in the healthcare field

Seeking work as well.

Continuing as a full time graduate student after graduation

Pursuing masters

Will be Employed Full-time in January

student

Applying to Law School for Fall 2016

Seeking marketing job

Total Responses 126

# Answer Response %

Other

Statistic Value


13. If you currently have, or will be starting a new job, to what extent is it relatedto your major or area of study at UHCL?

1 Directly Related 68 58.1%

2 Somewhat related 35 29.9%

3 Not related 14 12.0%

Total 117

# Answer Response %


14. How did you find your position? (Please check all that apply)

1 UHCL Career Services 7 7.2%

2 jobs4HAWKS - UHCL online Resume Database 5 5.2%

3 Personal Network 58 59.8%

4 UHCL Faculty/Staff 8 8.2%

5 UHCL Career Event - Jobfair, Networking Reception or Employer Spotlight 9 9.3%

6 Online resource (please specify) 34 35.1%

Total Responses 97

# Answer Response %

Statistic Value


15. I would like to speak with a Career Counselor regarding:

1 Job Search Assistance 20 24.7%

2 Career Counseling and Career Assessments 10 12.3%

3 Mock Interviews 7 8.6%

4 Resume and Cover Letter Assistance 15 18.5%

5 Jobs4Hawks – Job Postings Database 5 6.2%

6 Career Events – Job Fairs, Networking Events, and Workshops 8 9.9%

7 On Campus Recruiting 3 3.7%

9 Salary Negotiation 7 8.6%

10 Other 6 7.4%

Total 81

N/A

N/A

# Answer Response %

Other


16. Contact information: Please note that if you provide the contact informationbelow, your responses to this survey will no longer be anonymous.

Total Responses 36

Statistic Value


17. What is your current position?

Sr. Financial Analyst Forterra Building Products Irving TX

QC Lab Tech AkzoNobel Houston TX

MEMBER CHAMPION TDECU LAKE JACKSON TX

Tax Professional H&R Block La Porte TX

retired

Reinsurance Manager American National Insurance Company Galveston TX

Director of Marketing St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal School Houston TX

Lab Assistant UH- CL Houston Texas

Assistant Children's Pastor Grace Community Church Houston Texas

Environmental and Quality Manager, Gulf Coast Vopak Deer Park TX

Entry-Level Staff EY Houston Texas

Municipal Operations Supervisor Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HOUSTON WIRE & CABLE COMPANY HOUSTON TEXAS

HR Coordinator Bellaire Dermatology Bellaire Texas

VP of Administration Conroe TX

Assistant Accountant Victory Transportation Houston TX

Record Keeper Txdot Angleton Texas

Receptionist Heritage Animal Hospital Friendswood Texas

Substitute Teacher GCCISD Baytown TX

Instructor's Assistant UHCL HOUSTON TX

Pharmacy Technician Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Houston Texas

Operations Analyst - Trucking and Ticketing Primary Services Houston TX

Bartender/Server Olive Garden Italian Restaurant Friendswood Texas

Phlebotomist/ Lab Assistant BayShore Medical Center Pasadena Texas

Application Support Specialist Galveston County Galveston TX

unemployed

Sr. Admin Coordinator Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas

Csr Kelsey seybold Pearland Texas

General Manager Sonic Pearland Texas

n/a

Software engineer Saber Risk Solutions Houston Texas

Assistant Controller

Terminal Manager Kinder Morgan Pasadena Texas

Client Billing Specialist Lawyer Angleton TX

Director SI-BONE, Inc. San Jose CA

Environmental Engineer (co-op) LyondellBasell Pasadena Texas

Not employed None Pasadena Tx

Sales Houston Medical Journal Houston Texas

Executive Fellow Kindred Healthcare - Hospital Division Sugar Land TX

International Financial Coordinator Memorial Hermann- TMC Houston Texas

Teaching Assistant MIS houston TEXAS

Administration Private Practice Sugar Land Texas

Finance Assistant Komos Financial Services Houston Texas

Referral Coordinator Memorial Hermann Houston Texas

Database Coordinator MD Anderson Houston Texas

Treasury Manager League City TX

Cardiopulmonary Manager Kingwood Medical Center Kingwood TX

Pearland Texas

Houston Texas

Houston Texas

Job Title: Employer: City State

Stac

Valu


Total Responses 50

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Statistic Value

18. Which area best describes your current place of employment? (Choose allthat apply)

1 Accounting/Finance 29 29.0%

2 Aerospace 0 0.0%

3 Communications 5 5.0%

7 Counseling 1 1.0%

8 Education (Admin/Support) 3 3.0%

9 Education (Teaching) 4 4.0%

10 Engineering & Mgmt Services 2 2.0%

11 Environmental 5 5.0%

15 Health related 20 20.0%

16 Human Resources 4 4.0%

17 Utilities/Public Works 0 0.0%

18 Social Services 0 0.0%

19 Transportation 3 3.0%

20 Medical related 8 8.0%

21 Manufacturing 2 2.0%

24 Computer Information Systems 14 14.0%

25 Construction 1 1.0%

26 Other 14 14.0%

27 Government (local, state or federal including education) 5 5.0%

28 Legal Services/Criminal Justice 1 1.0%

29 Marketing/Advertising 5 5.0%

30 Real Estate/ Land Management 0 0.0%

31 Retail 5 5.0%

retired

Insurance

Food service

service repair

Quick Service Restaurant

Energy

Health and Safety

Noone yet, but would like any Legal related work

House cleaning services

Total Responses 100

# Answer Response %

Other

Statistic Value


19. What best describes your current professional position? (pick one that bestfits you)

1 Executive Management 2 2.0%

2 Middle Management 17 17.2%

3 Administrative 15 15.2%

4 Self-Employed 8 8.1%

5 Professional 19 19.2%

6 Para-Professional 1 1.0%

7 Support Staff 23 23.2%

8 Education Professional/Teacher 2 2.0%

9 Other 12 12.1%

Total 99

retired

Student

Entry level/Mid career

Currently I'm not working

financial

# Answer Response %

Other


20. What is your current yearly salary range?

1 Less than $14,999 13 14.9%

2 $15,000-$24,999 15 17.2%

3 $25,000-$34,999 14 16.1%

4 $35,000 to $49,999 9 10.3%

5 $50,000 to $74,999 20 23.0%

6 $75,000-$99,999 11 12.6%

7 $100,000 to $149,999 1 1.1%

8 $150,000 to $249,999 2 2.3%

9 $250,000 to $499,999 1 1.1%

10 $500,000 or more 1 1.1%

Total 87

# Answer Response %


21. How useful is what you learned at UHCL in your day-to-day work at yourplace of employment?

1 Not useful at all 3 3.0%

2 Not very useful 4 4.0%

3 Somewhat useful 49 49.5%

4 Very useful 43 43.4%

Total 99

Min Value 1

Max Value 4

Mean 3.33

Variance 0.49

Standard Deviation 0.70

Total Responses 99

# Answer Response %

Statistic Value


22. If you have plans for additional education, where are you planning toattend?

Uhcl

Have not made a decision to pursue further education.

Not sure yet, but I'm looking into continuing at UHCL or UT Dallas

UHCL

UHCL

I am planning to apply to three law schools, however, i want to attend South Texas College of Law.

Uhcl or uh

no

Although I currently do not plan on getting additional education, I will likely strongly consider UHCL if I'm in the area.

N/A

University of Houston

UHCL

N/A

University of Houston main

I plan to get my teachers certification with webcentric. Possibly get my masters later in life

I plan to do my Phd but yet to decide on where to pursue it

UHCL

UHCL

UHCL

Am looking to get my masters either at UHCL or U of H.

N/A

uhcl

Graduate program through UHCL

Possibly a sustainability certification

Uhcl

At UHCL, I want to do my MBA

University of Arlington

University of Florida, Wisconsin, Penn State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, LSU, or UH Main Campus

TSU LAW SCHOOL

UHCL

UH- Main campus - Six Sigma Texas A&M- MBA

I may go back to school for a masters at some point. I have not looked into other schools yet but UHCL will definitely be on the list for price and convenience.

Masters in industrial psychology

I have not decided yet

Text Response


23. If you plan to attend another institution, what is the name of that university?

Have not made a decision to pursue further education.

I have not decided yet

N/A

N/A

N/A

no

Ph. D at Boston University

Possibly on-line program

Rice university

The University of Texas - Tyler

TSU

TWU

UHCL

University of Arlington

University of Florida, Wisconsin, Penn State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, LSU, or UH Main Campus



University of Southern California

U of H Main campus

UT Dallas

Total Responses 20

Text Response

Statistic Value


24. If you plan to continue your education, what is the highest degree you planto earn (choose ONE response)?

1 Master's Degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA) 56 64.4%

2 Professional Degree (e.g., medicine, law) 3 3.4%

3 Doctoral Degree (e.g., Ph.D. Ed. D., D.B.A.) 28 32.2%

Total 87

# Answer Response %


25. Gender

1 Male 49 39%

2 Female 77 61%

Total 126

# Answer Response %


26. Ethnicity

1 White 54 43.2%

2 Black 8 6.4%

3 Hispanic 27 21.6%

4 Asian 28 22.4%

5 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 0.8%

6 American Indian or Alaskan Native 0 0.0%

7 International 4 3.2%

8 Multi-racial 3 2.4%

Total 125

# Answer Response %


27. Citizenship:

1 U.S. Citizen 96 76.8%

2 U.S. Resident (green card holder) 7 5.6%

3 International (F1, J1, H1 Visa i.e. not US Ctizen or Resident) 22 17.6%

Total 125

# Answer Response %


28. Are you the first person in your family to obtain a degree?

1 Yes 36 28.6%

2 No 90 71.4%

Total 126

# Answer Response %


29. What is the highest level of education achieved by your MOTHER or femaleguardian?

1 Less than high school 21 16.8%

2 High School or GED 27 21.6%

3 Some College 16 12.8%

4 Associate's Degree 10 8.0%

5 Bachelor's Degree 37 29.6%

6 Master's Degree 11 8.8%

7 Doctorate or Professional Degree 3 2.4%

Total 125

# Answer Response %


30. What is the highest level of education achieved by your FATHER or maleguardian?

1 Less than high school 21 16.9%

2 High School or GED 28 22.6%

3 Some College 15 12.1%

4 Associate's Degree 5 4.0%

5 Bachelor's Degree 39 31.5%

6 Master's Degree 13 10.5%

7 Doctorate or Professional Degree 3 2.4%

Total 124

# Answer Response %


31. What was your primary reason for obtaining a degree?

1 Start a career 49 39.5%

2 Change careers 17 13.7%

3 Advance in current career 28 22.6%

4 Personal enrichment 21 16.9%

5 Other 1 0.8%

6 To support myself 8 6.5%

Total 124

# Answer Response %


32. If other, please specify:

I want to work in human resources.

N/A

Personal enrichment and to be able to support myself too along with starting career.

To support my children

Total Responses 4

Text Response

Statistic Value


33. Would you still attend UHCL?

1 Yes 76 61.3%

2 No 22 17.7%

3 Not Sure 26 21.0%

Total 124

# Answer Response %


34. Would you still choose the same major or program?

1 Yes 88 71.5%

2 No 14 11.4%

3 Not sure 21 17.1%

Total 123

# Answer Response %


35. If not, please explain why not:

i might have chosen the MS Finance instead of the MBA

If anything, I may have gone to UH main because I feel those students have more opportunities.

I would choose a more specific degree plan

The style of teaching of most professors is not professional. Some are good but are either too slow or too fast.

My dream is to graduate from the University of Houston. I spent my freshman year there, growing my relationship with the campus and everything about it. If I could go back intime, I would have taken out loans and finished my degree there. I want to be a Coog.

N/A

Lack of technological skills that applies in the real world. For example, training in SAP and Excel to use in the real world application. There was no very little emphasis on Exceland none on SAP which is the primary software used by accountants.

I don't like business

And probably dual major in accounting.

There are many core(mandatory ) courses in MIS and with only two electives and the electives should also belong to ISAM courses. There are students who want to take acourse from MBA/Computer Science/ Engineering Management but are forced to take only ISAM electives.

I wish I had worked harder in high school to attend a university with more prestige. I would be more marketable as far as career searching

The business courses required for a bachelors degree in Mangement Information Systems are useful. The M.I.S. department is lacking in many aspects.

UHCLis not a very good school.

UHCL does not offer a Master's program for Marketing.

I knew coming in UHCL was originally geared towards working adults, but for new incoming kids the college doesn't give me the true "college life" and their is a lack ofencouragement to have students seek out internships/co-op programs. I am happy with my degree but I feel like it should be a sub plan of another business degree or sub planfor Environmental Science. I am looking to obtain a masters next but I am going to have to go back to a community college and take a good amount of classes to cover eitherbusiness or science. I would also recommend requiring more technical classes for Environmental Management.

- Poorly developed curriculum with outdated information - Tenured professors abuse their status by discriminating against students

The experience was mostly positive. However, I had a couple awful professors. One that refused to adapt his teaching style and just point blank told students if they were notunderstanding concepts, it was not his fault. I dropped the class and took a professor that better explained the information. I have also had professors that were very ill preparedfor class, not having their examples working prior to teaching them. In my opinion, we should not be spending class time troubleshooting things. One other problem I had wasthat I was admitted and took the final capstone class then was emailed that I was missing a class from my time in community college 6 months after I submitted my graduationaudit and very inconveniently after class registration was over.

I don't like this school in any aspect

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36. Will you recommend UHCL to friends and family?

1 Yes 108 87.1%

2 No 16 12.9%

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37. Tell us why you would or would not recommend UHCL.

Accredited program, convenient location for face-to-face courses, low cost.

Advisors are horrible, and the school did nothing to change this or fix the things that went wrong.

A great college to learn ang gain knowledge. A collge that encrouges students to be an all rounder and succed.

Beautiful and friendly campus. Professors are always helpful. I made better grades here than at San Jac.

Beautiful campus, wonderful online degree programs, supporting staff and overall a pleasant few years.

because I like the school

Close, inexpensive, and quality education.

Close to home, enrollment very easy, books easy to find, solid course material, excellent professors.

Excellent school and staff

Faculty, environment, flexibility, accreditation.

Faculty teaches less and expect more from students. They don't recognize students effort. They just grade as they need. Students suffer from thier grading and nobody cares

about that.

Friendly and enthusiastic staff Affordable tuition fee

Fun professors, well maintained campus and takes the stress of being a college student away.

great place!

I did not like that most of my courses were ONLY offered online. I am a hands on learner and be forced to take so many online courses was difficult for me.

I feel that I got a great education and I am proud to have been part of this institution. As an added bonus the cost of attending UHCL is much more affordable than other schools.

I found UHCL a great school to attend and the professors are great.

I think that the faculty is wonderful and the campus is great! I learned a lot and enjoyed my experience.

It is affordable. Great atmosphere. I have really enjoyed attending.

Its fine for a school. It really depends on what is convienant for you.

I was very pleased with the quality in the professors. I feel all of them had an emphasism on teaching rather than just research. I also found the ability to work a full time job and

attend school part time extremly enriching. This made the MBA program much more interesting as I was able to relate things I was studying to my work environment and vice

versa. I found the program very affordable and a great value. I found that many of the students were international. While this gave some great perspecitves on other cultures, I

found it rare to develop meaningful friendships through this program. While I question how far the UHCL MBA degree will take me in my career after graduation, I have received

several promotions over the last three years and I believe my sucess in my studies played a factor in that.

I would recommend UHCL because I believe the atmosphere helped me get my degree done. Everyone else who is a student is older and working, so they all had the same

ambitions.

I would recommend UHCL for location and relaxed, but professional, environment. While small campuses don't offer as much, you also avoid many hassles of a large

university.

I would recommend UHCL for someone who is struggling financially, but if that person was looking to experience the "college life" and internship/co-op programs I would highly

recommend that they find a better school.

I would recommend UHCL to anyone, however I would advise that some improvements be made to HADM program.

medical center campus is a little far from UHCL main campus, and all administrative work needs to be done at main campus, it's hard for international student to attend the

orientation or other events or use school resources if they don't have a transportation tool.

My experience with UHCL was good and bad. My face to face classes were good, I didn't have any problems with them. However, my online classes were a bit of trouble.

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Not for accounting as they did not provide me with enough resources to start a career. The curriculum is outdated and needs to be revamped to account for current practices

used. I would apply more emphasis on technology and less on journal entries.

People pay large sums of money for sub par educational returns.

Professors and standard of assignments are not worth the market demand requirements.

Small campus and great faculty

Small classes, friendly people, more access to resources, mature\focused student population and pretty campus.

Student friendly

The advising staff is terrible. The only advisor that could answer any questions was Gayla (She was actually really great). The rest of them never understood the students questions

and failed to do things in a resonable amount of time. It made the whole experience confusing and frustrating. ********* is rude to all of the students. I did not hear of one positive

experience with her while I attended this school.

The curriculum is good and according to the changing market. But, I feel the professors have to take initiative to develop students who are introverts and encourage them and

provide that helping hand when they need.

The online classes work mostly, fairly reasonable price

UHCL has an amazing environment and small classes that make learning a lot easier

UHCL manages to bumble the most simple things. It's a glorified junior college that acts like a major university. I can go to UH main campus for the same money and have

access to ten times more activities and organizations. The big four accounting firms don't even recruit from UHCL. Should I go on.

UHCL offers plenty of venues to pursue a higher education. It facilitated my educational needs exceptionally. Thank you!

Up to now, it is still a quiet campus that focuses on academics and not on all the extracurricular excesses that other universities have.

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38. Additional Comments (for any issues or concerns you may have):

Availability of face-to-face finance courses.

Change the system.make students aware of subject and expect knowledge.

Felt that the cost of my education was reasonable.

I attended the school before freshman and sophomores were admitted. After that change, class schedule availability and professor selection went down a lot. While I don't knowtoo much about the situation, I feel UHCL was spreading its resources too thin. After lower classmen were admitted, I felt the needs of upper classmen were put to the side and Ino longer felt as valued at a student by the university as I did before.

I enjoyed all my courses.

In general, I feel that I got more out of the lecture courses and I wish more were offered in the program, especially in the summer. While I found most of the online courses to begreat (the only one I really disliked was FINC 5133), I do wish lecture courses would be offered more regularly in the later evening times (the 4:00 PM classes were difficult tomake with my work schedule). In my opinion, the coursework was generally easier than what I took in undergraduate at Texas A&M. Having said that, I feel I understood andmaintained as much, if not more, out of the UHCL courses that I took. I was very satisfied with this program. I believe the faculty was exceptionally talented. I like that theprogram was affordable and enabled me to continue to maintain a full time job. I believe it has helped me develop into a more capable leader and enriched my understandingof business operations.

Lastly I would like to say the one reason I did choose Uhcl was the convince factor close to home and smaller classes. However after further the review, I have concluded thatdegree does hold the same value as from UH main campus. Employees are looking for grads from the main campus and actively recruit from there versus UHCL

MGMT 5032 and DSCI 5031 need some work. Both of these classes are requirements for a number of degree programs, and thus affect many students. For this reason theyshould be very well organized. MGMT 5032 had many issues related to the group projects - too much of one person's grade relied upon the efforts of others who often did nothave the same degree of aptitude and attitude in striving for an 'A'. The professor's grading at times seemed arbitrary - there should have been a clear rubric. In DSCI 5031, theprofessor is disorganized, and there were too many errors in the book, the extra materials, and the exams.

My experience isn't that good with couple of professors, who are partial to some of the students, who they like and didn't really bother about the other students. Those studentsmanaged to made an "A" without even doing the course work.

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One class was offered to graduates and undergraduates with the exact same coursework yet graduate level was more expensive and that shouldn't happen

Please work on the website as well as the wifi on campus. Many prospective students have told me they didn't choose our school due to an outdated website.

Professor Lin and Professor Shen in the MIS department are amazing. So is Professor Durand from Management and Professor Black from Statistics.

The UHCL main campus provides a great studying environment for students, hope other off-campus locations can become better with more advanced hardware and softwaresupport.

You would probably get more students if your online classes worked better around shift work. The teachers in the business field need to have clearer instructions. Need morebusiness online degree programs variety.

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