By helping students engage in the exploration of educational options after the completion of the associate degree, CSN’s transfer services have served a vital function in fostering a culture of baccalaureate attainment throughout the years. Transfer services at CSN range from advising staff helping students search for school and program information to the development of institutional transfer articulations under the direction of Academic Affairs. With over twenty transfer articulations with baccalaureate granting institutions across the nation, CSN graduates are able to complete their bachelor degrees more quickly and affordably. In addition to benefiting from transfer articulations, CSN students enjoy regular campus visits from in and out-of-state college recruiters and take advantage of CSN’s annual fall and spring Transfer Fairs which bring on campus dozens of recruiters for two consecutive days. Transfer fairs have traditionally been organized by CSN’s Advising Services.
Most recently, CSN entered into an agreement with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas that houses two full-time UNLV Transition Advisors alongside CSN’s Advising & Coaching Services Department – Mr. Eric Lee on the Charleston Campus and Ms. Janet Hollinger on the Cheyenne campus. Mr. Lee and Ms. Hollinger rotate office hours at Henderson. As Transition Advisors, they are responsible for simplifying the transfer process from CSN to UNLV, advising CSN students interested in transferring to UNLV after graduation, and providing UNLV admission services to future CSN graduates. Since establishing a home at CSN in January of 2013, Mr. Lee and Ms. Hollinger have logged 1,175 student appointments. Their daily presence in the Advising and Coaching Services Department facilitates continued collaboration between the two institutions leading to timely dissemination of curriculum and policy information, as well as better coordination of resources and activities for a more seamless transfer experience for our students. Through a streamlined process which includes onsite degree articulations, advising, admission evaluations, financial aid, and orientation services, CSN and UNLV hope to increase baccalaureate degree attainments in the state of Nevada.
This CSN/UNLV partnership has indisputably provided a model for exploring similar arrangements with other institutions. In the next few weeks, CSN and Nevada State College will finalize the establishment of two NSC transition advisors on campus whose purpose will be to enhance the transition experience of CSN graduates to NSC.
by Laura Latimer, Assistant Vice-President of Community Engagement Services