Centralia College2013 Institution Survey
Sites of Writing--General Description
Does your institution have a writing center or learning center with writing tutors? (n=219)
Yes
If not part of the writing program or department, what is the institutional home for the writing center? (n=171)
Independent Unit
If not part of the writing program or department, what is the institutional home for the basic writing program? (n=136)
English Department
Sites of Writing--Writing Requirement
What does the writing requirement at your institution consist of? (n=106)
First-year composition predominately taught by English and/or Writing department (FYC)
Other
Sites of Writing--College Writing Goals
Sites of Writing--Community College Survey of Student Engagement
Does your institution administer the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)? (n=219)
Yes
Sites of Writing--Changes to Writing Program
Have there been changes to the writing program or sites of writing at your institution in the past 10 years? (n=219)
Yes
Which changes have taken place in regards to the writing requirement? (n=116)
Other
Were there any changes to the administrative structures of the writing program or the sites of writing over the past 10 years? (n=195)
No
Was the writing program changed in the past 10 years to expand or eliminate areas? (n=191)
No
Were there changes to the staffing of the writing program or center over the past 10 years? (n=194)
Yes
Which changes to the staffing of the writing program or center have taken place over the past 10 years? (n=114)
Peer tutoring positions were added.
Other
Were there any additional changes to the writing program or the sites of writing at your institution not already mentioned? (n=193)
No
Do you foresee changes to the administrative, curricular, or support structures of the sites of writing at your institution over the next five years? (n=217)
No
First-Year Writing/ English Composition--General Description
Does your institution have a first-year writing requirement, whether explicit or embedded? (n=217)
No
Identifying and supporting diversely-prepared students--General Description
Does your institution identify students who may need additional writing support, including students whose primary language is not English? (n=220)
Yes
How does the institution identify these students? (n=157)
Placement Test
Admissions office/ student affairs referral
Faculty referral
Student self-referral
Identifying and supporting diversely-prepared students--Basic Writing
What is the curriculum of the basic writing courses? (n=126)
Grammar
Sentence writing
Paragraph writing
Reading and writing
Identifying and supporting diversely-prepared students--Support for English Language Learners (ELLs)
What percentage of the student body is placed into ELL writing courses? See Note 4. (n=33)
2
How are students identified and/or placed into ELL writing courses? (n=76)
SAT/ACT/TOFEL
Admissions office/ student affairs referral
Advisor referral
Writing across the curriculum (WAC) and writing beyond the first year--General Description
Does your institution have a WAC/WID program and/or a writing requirement beyond the first year? (n=203)
No
Writing centers--General description
Does your institution have a writing center or learning center with writing tutors? (n=219)
Yes
Is the writing center free-standing or part of another institutional unit? (n=157)
Free-standing
Where is the writing center located? *Note: From this point on, writing center refers to both free-standing and those located within another unit. (n=157)
Academic building
What services does the writing center offer? (n=155)
Face-to-face consultations
Online feedback via e-mail (asynchronous)
Assistance with oral presentations
Assistance with Powerpoint or other presentation software
Writing centers--Consultations
What is the average length of a consultation or tutorial session offered? (n=143)
No limit
Writing centers--Consultants
How are consultants working in the writing center initally trained?
| Undergraduate students (n=90) | Faculty who teach in the writing program (n=77) | Faculty who teach in other academic departments (n=21) | Professional tutors (n=71) | Volunteers (n=22) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-credit course | |||||
| Half-credit course | |||||
| Weekly meetings | Yes | Yes | |||
| Monthly meetings | |||||
| Workshops before the semester | |||||
| No training required | Yes | ||||
| Other |
How are consultants working in the writing center compensated?
| Undergraduate students (n=96) | Faculty who teach in the writing program (n=85) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly wage | Yes | |
| Stipend | ||
| Tuition waver | ||
| Course credit | ||
| Faculty salary | Yes | |
| Release time | ||
| Other |
Writing centers--Course-based Peer Tutoring
Does your institution have a writing fellows program (course-based peer tutoring)? (n=143)
No
Administrative Structures
Who has primary responsibility for administering the writing/learning center? (n=139)
Other