NACADA 2000 MEMBER SURVEY
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Notice of survey was sent to NACADA
members by postcard and two e-mails in April 2000. Members were
encouraged to forward the announcement to others participating
in advising (faculty, administrators, etc) who were not current
NACADA members. Survey was administered via the web during April
and May 2000. Written surveys were sent to those requesting and
of those, five were returned and entered into the computer by
staff.
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| Gender | Total Respondents | Current Members |
| Female | 2051 (77%) | 76% |
| Male | 621 (23%) | 24% |
| | |
| Degree | |
| Associate | 23 (1%) |
| Bachelor | 501 (19%) |
| Masters | 1675 (63%) |
| Adv Certif | 47 (2%) |
| Doctorate | 391 (15%) |
| Other | 28 (1%) |
| Major: | Education | 1325 | 50.1% |
| Arts & Sciences All | 1051 | 39.8% |
| Social Science | 486 | 18.4% |
| Humanities | 264 | 10.0% |
| Natural/Computer Science | 110 | 4.2% |
| Fine Arts | 78 | 2.9% |
| General Arts & Sciences | 76 | 2.9% |
| Business | 185 | 7.0% |
| Allied Health/Medicine | 37 | 1.4% |
| Home Economics/Human Ecology | 33 | 1.2% |
| Agriculture | 18 | .7% |
| Engineering | 8 | .3% |
| Law | 6 | .2% |
| Architecture | 1 | |
| Other | 20 | .8% |
If Education, then focus was:| Counseling | 404 | 31.5% |
| College Student Personnel | 272 | 21.2% |
| Elementary/Secondary Education | 245 | 19.1% |
| Higher Education | 233 | 18.2% |
| Educational Psychology | 52 | 4.1% |
| Other | 76 | 5.9% |
Race: | Total
Respondents | | Current
Members |
| European/White | 2171 | 84.8% | 81% |
| Black | 160 | 6.3% | 9% |
| Hispanic | 99 | 3.9% | 4% |
| Asian | 49 | 1.9% | 1% |
| Multicultural | 49 | 1.9% | 1% |
| Native American/Aboriginal | 20 | .8% | 1% |
| Other | 12 | .5% |
Do you have access to e-mail?Are you a NACADA member?As a member, would it be acceptable
to receive NACADA newsletter, region/commission updates, etc. via
e-mail?
Percentages based only on member responses:| Yes | 1928 | 92% |
| No | 164 | 8% |
| Not Applicable | 480 | (non-members) |
Location of your institution:| US | 2544 | 97.1% |
| Canada | 64 | 2.4% |
| US Terr | 6 | .2% |
| Other Country | 5 | .2% |
Institutional Type | Total
Respondents | | NACADA
Members |
| Public Research | 1067 | 40.7% | 38.0% |
| 2-Year College | 509 | 19.4% | 19.0% |
| Public Comprehensive | 416 | 15.9% | 14.0% |
| Private Liberal Arts | 189 | 7.2% | 5.0% |
| Private Comprehensive | 148 | 5.6% | 9.0% |
| Private Research | 144 | 5.5% | 9.0% |
| Public Liberal Arts | 124 | 4.7% | 2.5% |
| Other | 23 | .9% | 3.5% |
Size of Undergraduate Enrollment
at Institution| 10,000-19,999 | 703 | 27% |
| 20,000 or more | 642 | 24.7% |
| 5000-9999 | 427 | 16.4% |
| 1000-2499 | 361 | 14.9% |
| 2500-4999 | 347 | 13.3% |
| Under 1000 | 124 | 4.8% |
Size of Graduate Enrollment
at Institution: Percentages based on those with Graduate Programs.| 5000 or more | 559 | 27% |
| 1-999 | 524 | 26% |
| 1000-2499 | 502 | 24% |
| 2500-4999 | 428 | 21% |
| none | 549 | 21.4% of all respondents |
Where you work:| Student Services | 583 | 22.2% |
| Central Institutional Administration | 342 | 13.0% |
| Central Institutional Advising | 332 | 12.6% |
| General Arts & Science | 293 | 11.2% |
| Business | 224 | 8.5% |
| Undecided Students | 156 | 5.9% |
| Natural or Computer Science | 122 | 4.6% |
| Education | 121 | 4.6% |
| Social Science | 95 | 3.6% |
| Allied health/medicine | 93 | 3.5% |
| Engineering | 75 | 2.9% |
| Humanities | 67 | 2.6% |
| Fine Arts | 34 | 1.3% |
| Agriculture | 30 | 1.1% |
| Other | 26 | 1.0% |
| Home Economics or Human Ecology | 20 | .8% |
| Architecture | 11 | .4% |
| Law | 2 | .1% |
Position Title:| Academic Advising/Specialist | 1209 | 46.1% |
| Advising Coordinator/Director | 567 | 21.6% |
| Assistant/Associate Dean Student
Affairs | 168 | 6.4% |
| Assistant/Associate Dean Academic
Affairs | 167 | 6.4% |
| Professor/Instructor | 161 | 6.1% |
| Counselor/Psychologist | 133 | 5.1% |
| Assistant/Associate College Dean | 57 | 2.2% |
| Counseling Coordinator/Director | 52 | 2.0% |
| Other | 44 | 1.7% |
| VP/Dean/Provost Academic Affairs | 28 | 1.1% |
| Academic Dept Chair | 22 | .8% |
| VP/Dean Student Affairs | 12 | .5% |
| Peer Advisor | 4 | .2% |
Reports to:| Advising Coordinator/Director | 643 | 24.5% |
| Department/Division Chair | 415 | 15.8% |
| School, College, Division Dean | 334 | 12.7% |
| Vice President/Dean/Provost of Academic
Affairs | 249 | 9.5% |
| Assistant/Associate College Dean | 245 | 9.3% |
| VP/Dean of Student Affairs | 176 | 6.7% |
| Assistant/Associate Dean of Student
Affairs | 146 | 5.6% |
| Assistant/Associate Dean of Academic
Affairs | 142 | 5.4% |
| Counselor Coordinator/Director | 100 | 3.8% |
| Other | 94 | 3.6% |
| Registrar | 71 | 2.7% |
| President/Chancellor | 11 | .4% |
Length of Contract| Full Year | 2297 | 88.2% |
| Academic Year | 308 | 11.8% |
Contract Type:| Full time | 2409 | 92.5% |
| Half time | 97 | 3.7% |
| ¾ Time | 79 | 3.0% |
| ¼ Time | 18 | .7% |
Salary: (not annualized for less than full time nor for 9 month contracts)| $30,000-39,999 | 985 | 37.6% |
| $20,000-29,999 | 566 | 21.6% |
| $40,000-49,999 | 526 | 20.1% |
| $50,000-59,000 | 239 | 9.1% |
| $60,000-69,999 | 121 | 4.6% |
| Under $20,000 | 92 | 3.5% |
| $70,000-79,999 | 49 | 1.9% |
| $80,000 or more | 40 | 1.5% |
Approximate average for all respondents=$38,940
Primary Model of Delivery
of Advising Services:Percentages based on those respondents who deliver services.
| Individual Contact | 2439 | 96% |
| Group advising | 50 | 2% |
| Course based Advising | 35 | 1.4% |
| Not applicable | 77 | 3.0%
of all respondents |
Average length of meeting with
advisees:Percentages based
on those who meet.| 15-30 minutes | 1695 | 67.1% |
| 31-45 minutes | 521 | 20.6% |
| Under 15 minutes | 190 | 7.5% |
| Over 45 minutes | 120 | 4.8% |
| N/A= | 72 | 2.8%
of all respondents |
Do you use Electronic Advising?(e-mail, web, etc)| Yes | 1932 | 74.7% |
| No | 573 | 22.2% |
| Not Applicable | 81 | 3.1% |
Advisee Load Satisfaction:| Very Satisfied | 341 | 13.2% |
| Satisfied | 1051 | 40.7% |
| Neither | 399 | 15.4% |
| Dissatisfied | 535 | 20.7% |
| Very Dissatisfied | 158 | 6.1% |
| Not Applicable | 99 | 3.8% |
Satisfaction with current workload
in direct service in advising:| Very Satisfied | 753 | 28.9% |
| Satisfied | 1113 | 42.8% |
| Neither | 243 | 9.3% |
| Dissatisfied | 361 | 13.9% |
| Very Dissatisfied | 80 | 3.1% |
| Not Applicable | 52 | 2.0% |
Satisfaction with current workload
in administration of advising and support programs:| Very satisfied | 371 | 14.4% |
| Satisfied | 991 | 38.6% |
| Neither | 399 | 15.5% |
| Dissatisfied | 467 | 18.2% |
| Very Dissatisfied | 72 | 2.8% |
| Not Applicable | 270 | 10.5% |
Satisfaction with current workload
regarding advising related activity:| Very Satisfied | 410 | 16.0% |
| Satisfied | 1172 | 45.6% |
| Neither | 435 | 16.9% |
| Dissatisfied | 367 | 14.3% |
| Very Dissatisfied | 55 | 2.1% |
| Not Applicable | 129 | 5.0% |
Type of Unit in which working:| Central-within administrative unit | 946 | 36.4% |
| Central-within academic unit | 629 | 24.2% |
| Decentral within academic unit | 430 | 16.6% |
| Center | 310 | 11.9% |
| Decentral within administrative
unit | 247 | 9.5% |
| Other | 35 | 1.3% |
Adequacy of advisor staffing
to meet the advising needs in your unit:| Exceptional | 95 | 3.7% |
| More than adequate | 369 | 14.4% |
| Just adequate | 996 | 38.8% |
| Inadequate | 796 | 31.0% |
| Quite inadequate | 274 | 10.7% |
| Not Applicable | 37 | 1.4% |
Adequacy of support staff available
to support the advising activities in your unit:| Exceptional | 95 | 3.7% |
| More than adequate | 331 | 12.9% |
| Just adequate | 970 | 37.7% |
| Inadequate | 805 | 31.3% |
| Quite inadequate | 268 | 10.4% |
| Not Applicable | 106 | 4.1% |
Office Space Available for
advising:| Private | 1993 | 77.0% |
| Semi-private | 265 | 10.2% |
| Shared | 195 | 7.5% |
| Shared/Semi-private | 74 | 2.9% |
| Open Space | 61 | 2.4% |
Adequacy of office space available
for advising:| Exceptional | 446 | 17.3% |
| More than adequate | 789 | 30.5% |
| Just adequate | 738 | 28.6% |
| Inadequate | 380 | 14.7% |
| Quite inadequate | 217 | 8.4% |
| Not Applicable | 14 | .5% |
Technology, print, and other
resources available to support advising and advising activities
in your unit:| Email | YES | 2661 | 98.7% | NO | 34 | 1.3% |
| Internet access | YES | 2639 | 97.9% | NO | 56 | 2.1% |
| Computer hardware | YES | 2496 | 92.6% | NO | 199 | 7.4% |
| Photocopier | YES | 2458 | 91.2% | NO | 237 | 8.8% |
| Computer software | YES | 2433 | 90.3% | NO | 262 | 9.7% |
| FAX | YES | 2415 | 89.6% | NO | 280 | 10.4% |
| Profess journals or publs | YES | 1696 | 62.9% | NO | 999 | 37.1% |
| TV/VCR | YES | 1211 | 44.9% | NO | 1484 | 55.1% |
| Videos | YES | 978 | 36.3% | NO | 1717 | 63.7% |
| Scanner | YES | 937 | 34.8% | NO | 1758 | 65.2% |
Advising related professional
development activities available to advisors in your unit:| Travel support for regional or state
conferences | YES | 2035 | 75.5% | NO | 660 | 24.5% |
| Travel support/national conference/workshops | YES | 1706 | 63.3% | NO | 989 | 36.7% |
| In-service training on campus | YES | 1666 | 61.8% | NO | 1029 | 38.2% |
| Organizational membership | YES | 1557 | 57.8% | NO | 1138 | 42.2% |
| Printed or video resources | YES | 955 | 35.4% | NO | 1740 | 64.6% |
| Stipends for attending workshops/meetings | YES | 632 | 23.5% | NO | 2063 | 76.5% |
| Speakers or consultants from outside
institution | YES | 273 | 10.1% | NO | 2422 | 89.9% |
Adequacy of the advising related
professional development resources available to advisors in your
unit:| Exceptional | 6.4% |
| More than adequate | 22.7% |
| Just adequate | 34.4% |
| Inadequate | 25.7% |
| Quite inadequate | 9.7% |
| Not Applicable | 1.0% |
Level of satisfaction with
the extent to which the opinions of advisors at your institution
are heeded in institutional decisions:| Very satisfied | 5.8% |
| Satisfied | 25.1% |
| Neither Satisfied or Dissatisfied | 22.6% |
| Dissatisfied | 33.1% |
| Very dissatisfied | 11.2% |
Level of satisfaction with
institutional support for advising:| Very satisfied | 7.8% |
| Satisfied | 27.0% |
| Neither | 19.5% |
| Dissatisfied | 33.6% |
| Very dissatisfied | 11.4% |
In
what ways could NACADA help to provide additional support of advising
and advisors at your institution?
By ranking:- Provide additional professional development
opportunities (1641)
- Provide informational workshops and
teleconferences (1630)
- Provide additional advisor training
resources (1622)
- Provide information on the available
technological resources for advising (1573)
- Provide additional means for networking
with colleagues (1436)
Topics of most interest if
offered in a workshop or teleconference:
By rank:- Improving advisor skills (1760)
- Legal issues in advising (1601)
- Uses of technology in advising (1515)
- Developing Advisor training programs
(1495)
- Advising special populations (1432)
- Securing additional funding for advising
activities (1353)
- Conducting research in advising
(1187)