UNIVERSITY
Transfer students say LCC good experience
One-third of
students start
out at CC level
By Cathy Peterson
Emerald Reporter
More than one-third of stu
dents attending s< hools in the
Oregon State System of Higher
Kducation have also atlemied
Oregon communilv colleges .it
one time or another.
According to a preliminary
study from the state system and
the (Jregon (Jffice of (.'ommuni
ty College Services. 1-1 percent
of the sample of graduating stu
dents in the state had Oregon
community college experience,
said Susan Weeks, director of
Institutional Research Servii e
for the state system
In the last three years more
than 1.000 students who have
enrolled at the University
attended Lane Comnitinitv Col
lege at some time, said Marie
Matsen. research analyst at
LCC.
Students and education ad
ministrators say students are
getting good preparation .it
community colleges, such as
LCC in Eugene, before transfer
ring to state universities
Bob Walter has been a Uni
versity student for two years
After taking two years of class
es at Lane. he transferred to the
University and entered the
journalism department
"Education is a pretty pre
cious commodity. I want to get
the most I can out of it." he
said.
Walter said lie's studying
l.atin American history and tak
ing Spanish lie hopes to get a
job as a reporter in Central or
Latin America when he gradu
ates.
"I really enjoyed my educa
tion at l.ane," Walter said I
had a good experience
lie said he was careful to
pick good te.u hers, and In
dropped (lasses when he
wasn't satistled w ith the course
two things he said he's also
done at the University. "I've
had to use as mu< h disi rimina
tiou in choosing classes .it the
lIniversilv as I had to at I.UU
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Many University students found it helpful to start their collegiate careers at Lane Community
College before enrolling.
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As many as 3.000 students
seek academic counseling eat h
term, said I.CC Counseling
Center Director )ohn Winquist.
with half of those seeking infor
mation about transferring to
other schools
"The majority talk about Ore
gon." Winquist said. Most of
the students who transfer have
either earned a two-year associ
ate arts degree at I.CC or have
tried to fulfill entrance require
ments for the University.
"In general, people are well
satisfied with their preparation
here." Winquist said
) I’ Berg, a junior Knglish
major, said he attended I.CC for
a year at his parent's encour
agement before transferring to
the University He had been ac -
cepted to OSU. the University
and several other schools, hut
he chose to stay in town lie
cause of his family's ski busi
ness
"I always knew I'd end up at
the University," he said Berg
said most of his friends went to
OSU, but many of his high
school classmates joined him at
ix:c
"The instructors were great
there," he said
Senior Frances O'Connor
said going to IX'C before enroll
mg at the University made a
lug different e in her edui ation
"I'm really glad I did it the
way that I did." O'Connor said.
"I think now. it I had gone
straight into the University, as
big as it is. I might have been
overwhelmed
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