Carroll Community College Director of Transfer and Retention Kristine DeWitt received the Marion Patterson Award for “Significant Contributions to Transfer in Maryland”. She received the honor at the 2008 Maryland Institute for Transfer Success.

Tracey Jamison of the University System of Maryland presented the award at the conference at Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center on Nov. 7, 2008.

The conference highlights best practices in transfer among four-year and community colleges in Maryland.

“I felt grateful to be honored by my colleagues in the transfer field,” said DeWitt.

“This was wonderful and well-deserved for Kris, who has been very involved and has served as a leader in planning and carrying out activities of the institute,” said Dr. Michael Kiphart, Dean of Student Affairs at Carroll.

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The following reports are available in the Institutional Research office (M-257) and on the network J drive under “IR Reports.”

New Student Survey Findings, Fall 2008
(September 2008). Reports the findings from a survey of 249 students attending New Student Orientation in August 2008. Over three-fourths of the students had not applied to any other colleges; they chose Carroll because of its location and low cost. Eighty-one percent plan to transfer credits earned at Carroll to a four-year institution.

Fall 2008 Credit Enrollment Report
(October 2008). Headcount reached 3,460 in fall 2008, an all-time high. One-sixth of the students used the FACTS tuition payment plan. Retention of part-time students from the prior fall was at an all-time high of 42.6 percent. Enrollment of students age 25 and above rose ten percent.

Concurrently Enrolled Students in AY2007–08
(November 2008). Reports the enrollment of high school students in college courses at Carroll and their persistence in higher education after graduation. A third of the concurrently-enrolled students in 2007–08 who graduated from high school in 2008 enrolled at Carroll in fall 2008. Half matriculated at four-year schools.

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