Public Agenda Report Highlights Weaknesses Of College Counseling System
Posted on | March 3, 2010 | No Comments
From Inside Higher Ed:
The findings are based on a national survey of 614 individuals aged
22 through 30 who had attended college (although not necessarily for
long or long enough to earn a degree). Among the responses:
22 through 30 who had attended college (although not necessarily for
long or long enough to earn a degree). Among the responses:
- 48 percent said that they felt like "just another face in the crowd" in dealing with their guidance counselors.
- 67 percent said that they would rank their counselors as fair or poor in helping them find an appropriate college.
- 62 percent said that they would rank their counselors as fair or poor in helping them find ways to pay for college.
- 60 percent gave their counselors fair or poor rankings on thinking about different career paths.
Here were the four findings listed on Public Agenda website:
Finding 1: Most students give their high school guidance counselors fair or poor ratings
Finding 2: Students who get perfunctory counseling are more likely to delay college and make more questionable higher education choices
Finding 3: High school counselors are viewed as less helpful than teachers
Finding 4: Advisors at higher education institutions get better ratings, but there’s room for improvement
Finding 2: Students who get perfunctory counseling are more likely to delay college and make more questionable higher education choices
Finding 3: High school counselors are viewed as less helpful than teachers
Finding 4: Advisors at higher education institutions get better ratings, but there’s room for improvement
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