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Volume 2 Issue 1January 1998

Electronic Transcript Exchange:
Santa Barbara City College

Jane G. Craven
Assistant Dean, Admissions and Records, Santa Barbara City College

Shelly Dixon
Matriculation, Programmer/Analyst

This project involves a consortium approach that will allow Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) to implement an electronic transcript exchange in which: 1) SBCC?s four local feeder high schools will send electronic transcripts to SBCC, CSU Northridge (CSUN), and UC Santa Barbara, and 2) SBCC will send electronic transcripts to CSUN. Once the project is underway, SBCC will develop and implement a workshop for other colleges seeking to implement similar projects.

The project addresses two areas, student services and administrative services. Although transcripts are recommended, the college finds that many students do not provide them. As a result, advisors are limited in their abililty to help students choose the right programs and appropriate course work.

It is expected that the electronic exchange of high school transcripts will increase the number of applicants who provide transcripts, will provide transcripts in a timely manner, improve the placement of incoming students into appropriate SBCC courses, and will assist transfer students to four-year institutions assess their eligibility for transfer. This regional model, involving all segments of education, is one that can be replicated in other areas of the state through project dissemination activities.