Advisory Committee SurveyApril 28, 2014

All attendees are asked to complete this. It not only has data regarding graduates, program positive and negatives, but how the public learns about us as an institution. We especially need to know what the industry needs in the form of our graduates becoming potential employees.

OZARKACOLLEGE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SURVEY / You can be anonymous
Name / Title/Position
Company/Organization
Address / E-mail
City / State / Zip / Phone
The Ozarka College Allied Health Programs are:
Certificate of Proficiency for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Certificate of Proficiency in Certified Nurse’s Aide
Certificate of Proficiency in Health Sciences
Technical Certificate for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing (RN)
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Health Information Technology
Your ideas and opinions are important to continuous improvement of the Allied Health Programs.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete the Allied Health Focused survey.
1. What are the strengths of the Allied Health programs?
What are the weaknesses of the Allied Health program?
2. We are accredited through North Central Association and have other program specific
Accreditations such as the ArkansasState Board of Nursing and the Arkansas Department
of Health. Continuous improvement and customer satisfaction are ongoing goals whether
it be staff, nurse, patient, etc.
What improvements do you recommend that could improve the quality and skills of the
graduates?
To your knowledge, has your company/organization hired an Allied Health graduate?
Yes, Technical Certificate(LPN)(EMT) / # of graduates
Yes, Assoc. of Applied Science(RN)(HIT) / # of graduates
No
4. In your opinion, what is the job placement outlook for the graduates in this program, not
only at your facility, but statewide?
Nursing-- CNA--
HIT-- EMT--
5. We need your input on our graduates. Do you feel they are prepared at an entry level?
6. Please evaluate how the Allied Health Division could better market our programs:

STRATEGY

/ RATING
5=Most favorable
4=could be favorable
3=May or may not be favorable
2=Less likely to be favorable
1=Would not be favorable
(Please circle one) / COMMENTS and RECOMMENDATIONS on specific strategy
Billboards / 5 4 3 2 1
Newspaper advertising / 5 4 3 2 1
Web page / 5 4 3 2 1
Direct contact with OzarkaCollege personnel / 5 4 3 2 1
Radio advertising / 5 4 3 2 1
Cable TV advertising (Mountain View, Melbourne, Ash Flat) / 5 4 3 2 1
College Catalog / 5 4 3 2 1
Former graduate “word of mouth” / 5 4 3 2 1
Community presentation / 5 4 3 2 1
7. What recommendation do you have for program improvement?
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8. What recommendations do you have for professional development opportunities for
instructors, administrators, and staff to stay current in your career area?
COMMENTS:

Thank you for completing this survey!

Revised Jan. 2013.