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Student Movement From Noncredit to Credit (Prior Noncredit Students) Office of Institutional Research & Planning October 2005

Continuing Education Approximately 100,000 students take continuing education classes every academic year (duplicate across terms). Approximately 29% are first time students. About 23% are “true” first time students in that they have never taken a credit course at SDCCD and are not concurrently enrolled in credit. * Based on 2003 academic year (summer ’03, fall ’03 & spring ’04) October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 2

Movement from Noncredit to Credit In the last 5 years, 16,205 “prior noncredit students” entered the credit system by enrolling at City, Mesa, or Miramar College between fall 1999 and spring 2004. In the past 20 years, over 60,000 prior noncredit students attended City, Mesa or Miramar College. *Prior noncredit students – students who started in Continuing Education and later enrolled at City, Mesa, or Miramar college. Note 1: Numbers are unduplicated. October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 3

First Time Credit Students For the past 5 years, an average of 3,200 (11%) prior noncredit students took their first credit class at City, Mesa or Miramar College. Percent of Prior Noncredit Students Entering College Credit Program per Year 2 5 . 0 % 2 0 . 0 % 1 5 . 0 % 1 1 .8 % 1 2 .3 % 1 0 .9 % 1 0 .0 % 1 0 .2 % 1 0 . 0 % (3,323) (3,346) (3, 632) (3,633) (2,541) 5 .0 % 0 .0 % 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 Academic Year October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 4

FTES (2003 – 2004) 8,711 prior noncredit students were enrolled in credit in the 2003 – 2004 academic year. 8,429 were residents generating 3709.50 FTES. 8,711 3,709.50 prior FTES* noncredit students * Only includes resident FTES October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 5

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students (Fall 2004) Age M e a n A g e 4 5 . 0 4 0 . 0 4 2 .2 3 5 . 0 3 4 .6 3 0 . 0 2 5 . 0 2 7 .1 2 0 . 0 P r i o r N o n c r e d i t G e n e r a l C o l l e g e G e n e r a l E n r o l l e d i n C r e d i t P o p u l a t i o n N o n c r e d i t P o p u l a t i o n October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 6

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students (Fall 2004) Gender Male General College Female 4 7 .9 % Population 5 2 .0 % Male 4 1 .8 % Female 5 8 .2 % Male General Noncredit Female 4 0 .1 % Population Prior Noncredit 5 9 .8 % Enrolled in Credit October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 7

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students (Fall 2004) Marital Status No Response 3 .9 % No Response Married 1 8 .9 % 3 .9 % General College Population Single Married 7 7 .2 % 3 5 .5 % No Response Single 0 .2 % 6 0 .6 % Married General Noncredit Single 4 5 .1 % Population Prior Noncredit 5 4 .7 % Enrolled in Credit October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 8

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students (Fall 2004) Educational Objective 4 0 % 3 5 % 3 0 % 2 5 % 2 0 % 1 5 % 1 0 % 5 % 0 % T r a n s f e r T r a n s f e r A A V o c a t i o n a l C a r e e r O t h e r U n d e c i d e d w /A A w /o u t A A R e l a t e d R e la t e d P r io r N o n c r e d it E n r o lle d in C r e d it G e n e r a l C o lle g e P o p u la tio n October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 9

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students at City/Mesa/Miramar Ethnicity (Fall 2004) A s ia n - P a c if ic A f r ic a n - A m e r ic a n 5 0 % 5 0 % 4 0 % 4 0 % 3 0 % 3 0 % 2 0 % 2 0 % 1 0 % 1 0 % 0 % 0 % C ity M e s a M ira m a r C ity M e s a M ira m a r L a tin o W h it e 5 0 % 5 0 % 4 0 % 4 0 % 3 0 % 3 0 % 2 0 % 2 0 % 1 0 % 1 0 % 0 % 0 % C ity M e s a M ir a m a r C ity M e s a M ira m a r Prior Noncredit Enrolled in Credit General College Population October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 10

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students Average Units Completed (Fall 2004) 9 .0 8 .0 7 .0 6 .0 5 .0 5 . 1 4 . 7 4 .0 3 .0 2 .0 1 .0 0 .0 U n its C o m p le te d P r io r N o n c r e d it E n r o lle d in C r e d it G e n e r a l C o lle g e P o p u la tio n October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 11

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students Average Term GPA (Fall 2004) 2 .9 2 .9 3 . 0 2 .7 2 .5 2 .5 2 . 5 2 .2 2 .2 2 .2 2 . 0 1 . 5 1 . 0 0 . 5 0 . 0 A s ia n -P a c ific A fr ic a n - W h ite L a tin o A m e r ic a n P r io r N o n c r e d it G e n e r a l C o lle g e P o p u la tio n October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 12

Profile of Prior Noncredit Students at City/Mesa/Miramar Success Rates (Fall 2004) A f r ic a n A m e r ic a n A s ia n -P a c ific 8 5 % 8 5 % 7 5 % 7 5 % 6 5 % 6 5 % 5 5 % 5 5 % C ity M e s a M ir a m a r C ity M e s a M ir a m a r L a tin o W h it e 8 5 % 8 5 % 7 5 % 7 5 % 6 5 % 6 5 % 5 5 % 5 5 % C ity M e s a M ir a m a r C ity M e s a M ir a m a r Prior Noncredit Enrolled in Credit General College Population Success rate = the percentage of students who receive a grade of A, B, C or Credit October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 13

Top 5 Noncredit Courses Taken by Prior Noncredit Students Between Summer 1999 and Fall 2003 O f f ic e S y s t e m s E n g lis h a s a S e c o n d L a n g . H ig h S c h o o l D ip lo m a P r o g r a m A d u lt B a s ic E d In t e r d is c ip lin a r y S t u d ie s 0 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 ,0 0 0 1 5 ,0 0 0 2 0 ,0 0 0 2 5 ,0 0 0 Cumulative Enrollments October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 14

Top 5 Credit Courses Taken by Prior Noncredit Students Between Fall 1999 and Spring 2004 M a t h E n g lis h C o m p u t e r B u s in e s s T e c h P h y s ic a l E d E n g lis h a s a S e c o n d L a n g 0 5 ,0 0 0 1 0 ,0 0 0 1 5 ,0 0 0 Cumulative Enrollments October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 15

Course Taking Patterns Students who take English as a Second Language in Continuing Education, enroll in the following credit courses with the highest frequency: 1. English as a Second Language 2. Mathematics 3. English 4. Computer and Business Technology Students who take Office Systems, High School Diploma Program, Interdisciplinary Studies or Adult Basic Education in Continuing Education, enroll in the following credit courses with the highest frequency: 1. Mathematics 2. English 3. Computer and Business Technology 4. Physical Education October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 16

Summary Compared to the general college population, prior noncredit students have the following characteristics: Older Higher proportion of female and almost double the percentage of married students Smaller proportion of students who have “transfer” as their educational objective Larger proportion of students who have “AA”, vocational or career-related as their educational objective Slightly larger proportion of Asians and African- Americans and smaller proportion of white students across all colleges Success rates tend to be higher October 2005 Institutional Research & Planning 17