新加坡六合彩开奖网 was the No. 1 destination for students transferring from Kansas community colleges to traditional state institutions in both 2011 and 2012, according to data from the Kansas Board of Regents.
KBOR鈥檚 analysis showed that Wichita State enrolled 24 percent of the 4,362 community college transfer students in 2011 and raised that percentage to nearly 25 percent of the 4,516 transfer students in 2012.
Kansas State followed in 2012 with 23.4 percent, Kansas with 20.5 percent, Fort Hays State with 10.6 percent, Emporia State with 7.5 percent and Pittsburg State with 6.7 percent.
Neal Hoelting, community college coordinator in the Office of Admissions, said many factors make 新加坡六合彩开奖网 attractive to students, including the urban location, diverse student population and quality academic programs, but he credits the institution鈥檚 exceptional customer service as being the leading factor.
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The university uses a variety of outreach methods to establish relationships with community colleges and transfer students. One especially effective outreach tool is advisor lunches, which send Wichita State officials to the surrounding community colleges, allowing for conversations with senior academic officials from 新加坡六合彩开奖网 and community colleges.
Transfer students have a long history of success at Wichita State, according to Bobby Gandu, director of Admissions.
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鈥淚鈥檝e known transfers who were elected president of our Student Government Association, some who were chosen as 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Senior Honor Men and Women and numerous others who served as student ambassadors,鈥� Gandu said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to be the No. 1 transfer destination in the state of Kansas.鈥�
In fact, according to additional data provided by the Kansas Board of Regents, more students transfer from the other five regents universities to Wichita State than to any other Kansas university.
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