Title: Transfer Student Housing
1Transfer Student Housing
- By Katherine Chau, Carolyn Chu, Faisal Khan,
Elise Richieri, Tiffany Young
2Objective/Charge
- Assess
- Determine
- Make recommendations
3Process
- Research other UCs
- Survey
- Information why transfer students dont choose
Davis - Analysis
- Recommend
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5Analysis UC research
- Overall increasing demand 2003-2007.
- Guaranteed transfer student housing for 2008-2009
- All transfer housing costs is equal to freshmen
housing costs - Social events and either residence advisors or
coordinators
6On-Campus Housing College Selection
- Where do transfer students rank quality and
availability of on-campus housing among a list
of characteristics used in college selection? - Non-enrolling admits 14 out of 22
- (College Choice Survey, SARI, summer 2007, n78)
- Enrolling admits 21 out of 22
- (Incoming Student Survey, SARI, summer 2007,
n620) -
7Incoming Transfer Students
Incoming Student Survey, SARI, summer 2007
8Our Survey Questions
- As an incoming transfer student, would you have
been interested in guaranteed university-sponsored
housing? - Yes, apartment styles
- Yes, residence hall/suite style
- Yes, either apartment style or residence
hall/suite style - No
- Im not a transfer student
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10Our Survey Questions
- As an incoming transfer student, would you have
been interested in guaranteed university-sponsored
housing? - Yes, apartment styles
- Yes, residence hall/suite style
- Yes, either apartment style or residence
hall/suite style - No
- Im not a transfer student
11Branch Question
- Check your preference of programs and living
situations - Single occupancy
- Double occupancy (less expensive)
- Triple occupancy (least expensive)
- Meal plan
- Resident advisor
- Organized social events
- Willing to pay higher than non-university
sponsored housing
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13Our Survey Questions
- As an incoming transfer student, would you have
been interested in guaranteed university-sponsored
housing? - Yes, apartment styles
- Yes, residence hall/suite style
- Yes, either apartment style or residence
hall/suite style - No
- Im not a transfer student
14Reasons why transfer students did not want
University Housing (Source SARI Quick Survey,
2008, n92)
Number of responses Reason
33 Already live nearby or are staying with people who live nearby
12 Too expensive
10 Dont like regulations of dorms
7 Want to live off campus
5 Own a pet
4 Long distance commuters
4 Want to live in a house
3 Married
2 Want to live alone
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17Recommendations
- Transfer socials
- On site peer coordinator
- Single and double occupancy apartments
- Provide housing for 20-25 of incoming transfer
student class - Improve residential programming
- More options for living arrangements
18Thank You
- Elias Lopez
- Emily Galindo
- Kathy Davis
- Gillian Butler
- Sabrina Sewell
- Joann Wilson
- Nate Delaney-Busch
- Contacts for other UCs
- Dani Laub (Santa Barbara)
- Charlotte Shifflet (Riverside)
- Connie Malone (Irvine)
- Nancy Jurich (Berkeley)
- Mary Vasquez (Davis)
- Kevin Tresham Delores Wright (Santa Cruz)
- Hilary Crocker (Los Angeles)