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Report of Achieving the Dream Data Team. September 21, 2011. Methodology. AtD Cohort includes all students who enter OCCC for the first-time in the fall semester . (New to higher education and new transfer to OCCC)
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Report of Achieving the DreamData Team September 21, 2011
Methodology • AtD Cohort includes all students who enter OCCC for the first-time in the fall semester. (New to higher education and new transfer to OCCC) • Persistence is defined as a student in Fall AtD Cohort attending one or more classes in the following Spring. (Fall 2010 to Spring 2011) • Retention is defined as a student in Fall AtD Cohort attending one or more classes in the following Fall. (Fall 2010 to Fall 2011)
FALL 2011 AtD COHORT COMPOSITION
AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Demographics • 3,754 students are first-time to OCCC (26% of all Fall 2011) • 57% are Female • 70% are 18–24 years old • Black/African Americans (14%) represent the largest ethnic/racial minority followed by Hispanic/Latinos (12%) • Whites represent 53% of total cohort, which is a continued decline seen Fall 2007 Cohort
AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Demographics • 54% are full-time (12 credit hours or more) • 77% fall into one of two EFC groups: • 42% in $0 - $1,500 • 35% in Did Not Apply for Financial Aid • 50% enrolled in one or more developmental course with almost 13% enrolling in three or more
AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Demographics • Compared to ALL Fall 2011 students: • Slightly higher percentage males(3 percentage points) • Higher percentage 18 – 24 year olds(12 percentage points) • Higher percentage of ethnic minorities(6 percentage points) • Higher percentage are full-time(12 percentage points) • Higher percentage Applied for Financial Aid (7 percentage points) • Higher percentage enrolled in one or more developmental course (22 percentage points)
AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons • Highest percentage of females since the beginning Fall 2004 Cohort • Percentage of students who identify as minority ethnicity/race has steadily increased across the seven cohorts (Fall 2004 = 29% and Fall 2011 = 40%) • Number and percent of AtD Cohort that Hispanic/Latino students comprise has consistently increased across the seven Cohort groups (Fall 2004 = 271/ 8.1%; Fall 2011 = 439/ 11.7%)
AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons • The percentage of students who do apply for Financial Aid increased again in the Fall 2011 Cohort • Fall 2004, 46% • Fall 2008, 52% • Fall 2009, 56% • Fall 2010, 59% • Fall 2011, 63%
AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons • The percentage of students enrolled in one or more developmental course increased slightly in Fall 2011, but remained lower than Fall 2009 Cohort where we experienced a spike • Fall 2009, 2035 students/54% • Fall 2010, 1885 students/49% • Fall 2011, 1887 students/50%
FALL 2010 AtD COHORT RETENTION RATES
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention • Females are consistently retained at a higher rate (38%) than males (35%) • Asian and Hispanic/Latino students are retained at a higher rate (54% and 40% respectively) than the overall retention rate • Black/African American student retention rate has consistently increased since Fall 2006 Cohort • Fall 2006, 23% • Fall 2007, 24% • Fall 2008, 26% • Fall 2009, 27% • Fall 2010, 31%
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention • Full-time students continue to be retained at a higher rate (43%) than part-time students (29%) • Part-time student retention had consistently increased since Fall 2006, but experienced a decline with Fall 2010 Cohort • Fall 2006, 24% • Fall 2007, 27% • Fall 2008, 28% • Fall 2009, 31% • Fall 2010, 29%
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention • Students who did not apply for Financial Aid were retained at a much lower rate (31%) than those who did regardless of EFC category • Students who received a high school diploma are consistently retained at a higher rate (37%) than students who received a GED (30%) or were admitted with no credentials (33%)
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention • As would be expected, students with an academic standing of good were retained at a higher rate (37%) than those on or admitted on probation (36%) or those admitted on suspension (27%) • New Transfer students’ retention rates has steadily increased since Fall 2006 Cohort • Fall 2006, 24% • Fall 2007, 25% • Fall 2008, 28% • Fall 2009, 32% • Fall 2010, 38%
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention • Students who successfully completed SCL 1001 during Fall 2010 or Spring 2011 were retained at a substantially higher rate (65.5%) than the overall Fall 2010 Cohort (36.8%). • Students who successfully completed in Fall 2010 had a retention rate of 63.5% • Students who successfully completed in Spring 2011 had a 72.5% retention rate • Interestingly, all students who enrolled in SCL 1001 were retained at a higher rate (50.6%) than the overall retention rate
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention • Students enrolled in only one developmental course in Fall 2010 were retained at a much higher rate than the Cohort rate and those who were enrolled in two or more developmental courses • Students enrolled in one developmental course, 41% • Students enrolled in two developmental courses, 36% • Students enrolled in three or more developmental courses, 32% • OKC-Go! students’ retention rate (37.8%) was slightly higher than the overall retention rate, however, it is 8.2 percentage points lower than the Fall 2009 OKC-Go! retention rate of 46.0%
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Red font – 3 or greater percentage point decrease from Fall 2009 Cohort Green font – 3 or greater percentage point increase from Fall 2009 Cohort
AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Red font – 3 or greater percentage point decrease from Fall 2009 Cohort Green font – 3 or greater percentage point increase from Fall 2009 Cohort
PERSISTENCE AND RETENTION COMPARISON
Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention • Overall, Fall 2010 Cohort decreased 2.0 percentage points in persistence and decreased 1.0 percentage point in retention rate from the Fall 2009 Cohort • Although the persistence rate for femalesdecreased 1.1 percentage points, the retention rate declined by almost two (1.9) percentage points • Conversely, the persistence rate for males decreased by 3.4 percentage points but the retention rate barely decreased, 0.2 percentage points • Persistence rate for students with a third level EFC declined 9.8 percentage points and the retention rate declined 7.5 percentage points
Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention • Persistence rate for all ethnic/racial minorities as a group decreased 2.7 percentage points (after a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from Fall 2008 to Fall 2009); however the retention rate increased 0.9 percentage points (composition decreased -1.7%) • Although the persistence rate for Black/African American students decreased 0.7 percentage points, the retention rate increased 3.6 percentage points • Persistence rate for Hispanic/Latino students decreased 7.9 percentage points, but the retention rate only decreased 2.3 percentage points • Persistence rate for Asian students increased 0.6 percentage points and the retention rate increased 2.6 percentage points • Persistence rate for Native American students increased 1.0 percentage point and the retention rate increased 4.9 percentage points
Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention
Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention
Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention • Full-time students persisted 2.9 percentage points lower but were retained only 0.9 percentage points lower • Persistence rate for New Transfer students increased 1.1 percentage points, and the retention rate shot up 5.9 percentage points
Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention