Non-Traditional Students
Transfer Students
Transferring is easier than ever at DC! To get started, set up a personalized, virtual appointment. As part of the appointment, you will find out how your credits translate into our 40+ majors and programs with a transfer credit evaluation from the comfort of your own home. Defiance College had a 98% placement rate for the Class of 2020, and a 93.4% placement rate for the Class of 2021. This means nearly all of those graduates found full-time employment or entered graduate school.
Ohio Consortium For Transfer Pathways To The Liberal Arts
Defiance College is a member of the Ohio Consortium for Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts, a group of 25 two-year and four-year colleges working together to provide clear, consistent transfer pathways in English and psychology for community college students transferring to Defiance College and other private colleges in Ohio. These transfer pathways align with the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways (OGTPs) in English and psychology, ensuring that associate degrees from Ohio’s community colleges provide a clear path to colleges and universities across Ohio.
Defiance College and other partner institutions signed a Transfer Pledge as our commitment to your success as a transfer student.
Defiance College has approved transfer pathways in English and psychology. You’ll be right on track to graduate with your bachelor’s degree!
Here are the benefits for you:
- Transfer pathways give you clarity in the courses you take from many different community colleges and assurance that your courses will transfer smoothly toward your bachelor’s degree at Defiance College.
- You’ll transfer with an introductory major and most general education courses complete.
- With the associate degree and transfer pathway, students can transfer to Defiance College as a college junior, with maximum credit counting toward the major and bachelor’s degree. Check with our transfer advisor to make sure you meet GPA and other admission requirements.
- Once you’ve enrolled at Defiance College, you can complete your bachelor’s degree in as little as two years, enrolled as a full-time student.
- Transfer advisors at Defiance College and community colleges are working together for your success! They will answer questions and guide you every step of the way.
We’re excited to see you at Defiance College! Meet with Defiance College’s transfer advisor to learn about the application and admission process, as well as scholarships and financial aid.
ASD Affinity Program
Defiance College’s ASD Affinity Program is a comprehensive, fee-based support program for Defiance College students with autism spectrum disorder. Students who are accepted to the program have demonstrated that they are academically capable by meeting the Defiance College admissions requirements.
As students transition into their role as Defiance College students, our goal is to support the development of the skills necessary for navigating college academics and campus life. As students prepare for their transition from Defiance College to their chosen profession, our goal is to support the further development of self-advocacy skills, self-determination, and the ability of students to be able to articulate their strengths and support needs as professionals.
Support Sessions
Students attend regular 1:1 support meetings with the Program Coordinator or peer support staff each week.
Each session is adjusted based on student support needs but may include the following:
Academic Success
- Development of academic time-management plans
- Review of class syllabi and discussion of academic expectations and progress
- Goal setting for academic success
- Discussion of available accommodations and processes for using accommodations
- Clarification of communication from campus faculty/administration
- Support to communicate with campus faculty/administration
- Review of course-specific or campus policies and procedures as appropriate
- Skill building focused on individual student goals by request
Campus Engagement
- Notification of upcoming student organization meetings and campus social events
- Peer support staff are available to attend events with students by request and if schedules allow
- Support to navigate campus relationships
Campus/Community Life
- Goal setting for personal goals
- Selection, creation, and instruction to be able to use support tools such as Google Calendar, phone alarms, visual schedules, etc.
- Instruction to be able to use community resources by request
- Skill building focused on individual student goals by request
PAID CAREER EXPERIENCE
Second semester sophomore year, students are eligible to participate in a semester-long, campus-based employment program. During the first four weeks of the semester, students will be matched with on-campus employment opportunities related to their field of study, apply to appropriate positions, and participate in interviews. Once a student is hired to fill a position, he or she will work 3-5 hours per week for ten weeks.
Support provided during the experience includes:
- On-site training for DC faculty and staff who supervise career experiences
- On-site training and supervision for participating students
- Weekly performance-specific feedback focused on the national Association of Colleges and Employers career competencies
- Performance review meetings with employment supervisor and ASD Affinity Program coordinator mid-way and at the end of the career experience
- Action plans created as needed to support students in developing career readiness skills
OTHER PROGRAM BENEFITS
ADVISING PLUS
The Director of the Hench Autism Studies Program serves as a second advisor for all ASD Affinity Program participants. The Director works collaboratively with the student’s faculty advisor to support the student in selecting, navigating, and completing their college journey.
ASD AFFINITY LOUNGE ACCESS
Located in Defiance Hall, the ASD Affinity Lounge is a dedicated space with ID access. Participants can use the lounge as a meeting space with Peer Support Staff, to study on their own, or as a quiet place to decompress and watch TV between classes.
PEER SUPPORT STAFF
Peer Support staff are Defiance College undergraduate students who have been selected to work for the ASD Affinity Program based on faculty recommendations. All Peer Support staff are trained and supervised by the Program Coordinator.
Veterans Programs
Military veterans as students provide a valuable dimension and depth to a college campus. They have unique perspectives on learning and real-life situations that can enrich the learning environment for all students.
In turn, a successful college experience can give veterans a positive transition from active military service back into the citizen workforce.
Since the Fall 2022 semester, Veterans and any other military connected students have been given priority registration. Along with our Honors Students, they will be able to register for classes earlier than the general student body.
Defiance College has a long history of welcoming military veterans to campus. We work hard to make sure that veterans receive the support needed to transition to college life. Our Registrar’s Office works closely with current and prospective student veterans on understanding their education benefits and submitting all necessary paperwork to the VA for approval. In addition to staff support throughout campus departments, the college provides a Veterans Resource Center on campus where student veterans can study.
