Executive Summary
List of Tables
Fall
2001 Enrollment Report
A
monitoring report for:
GRCC
Board of Trustees
October
22, 2001
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Key Findings
Headcount
·
Headcount for Fall, 2001 is up 0.2 percent (28 students)
from last fall. This is the largest
Fall headcount since 1995. (Table 1)
Credit Hours
·
Credit hours for Fall, 2001 are up 4.4 percent (4846 ) from
last fall. This is the largest Fall
credit hour count since 1992. (Table 2)
Workforce
Development/Arts and Sciences Credits
·
Gains in Arts & Sciences credits are leading the way
with a 7.3 percent increase. There is a
slight decrease in Workforce Development credits at –0.9 percent. (Table 3)
·
Workforce Development programs with the largest percentage
increase in credit enrollments include: Dental Auxiliary at 26.6 percent,
Radiologic Technology at 11.0 percent, and Accounting/Office
Administration/Business with a gain of 2.1 percent. Credit enrollment gains are
seen in 4 of the 11 departments; with credit declines in the other 7 areas.
(Table 4)
·
Arts and Sciences departments with the largest percentage
increase in credit enrollments include: Visual Arts at 13.2 percent, Social
Sciences with a 11.6 percent increase, and Performing Arts at 10.3 percent.
Credit enrollment gains are seen in all twelve departments. (Table 4)
Total Number of
Lecture Sections/Average Number of Students Per Section
·
The total number of lecture sections offered for Fall, 2001
is 1627. The average number of students
per section is 23.2. (Table 5)
Kent County Market
Share
·
Over 29 of every 1000 Kent county residents attend GRCC for
the Fall, 2001 semester. This number is
down slightly from 30.2 percent last year. (Table 6)
Retention Rates
·
One-year persistence rates for Fall, 2000 beginning,
degree-seeking freshman returning for Fall, 2001 is 54.8 percent. This number is down from 58 percent for the
Fall, 1999 group returning for Fall 2000. (Table 7)
·
Forty-seven percent of the total Fall 2001 credit enrollment
returned to GRCC after attending Winter 2001.
Twenty one percent had attended GRCC in the past but not last winter.
Spring 2001 high school graduates comprised 12 percent of the total; new
transfer students 2.5%, and new students graduating before Spring 2000 made up
17 percent of the total. (Chart 1)
Gender
·
Female students comprise 48.8 percent of the total fall
enrollment. This number is consistent
with previous years. (Table 8)
Age
·
Thirty-four percent of Fall, 2001 students are age 25 or
older. This number is down from 41
percent in Fall, 1999. (Table 9)
New High School
Graduates
·
The percent of total enrollment made up of Spring 2001 high
school graduates is 11.7 percent, slightly less than last fall. (Table 10)
Ethnicity
·
The percentage of total students from minority populations
has increased to 15.4 percent. Largest increases were seen in the African
American (additional 98 students) population. (Table 11)
Fulltime
Students/Fulltime Equivalency
·
The proportion of students who attend GRCC full time for
Fall, 2001 is 38.4 percent, higher than the 35.5 percent for last fall. (Table
12)
·
The average FTE (Full time Equivalent) for Fall, 2001 is
7384. This is the highest FTE since
1992. The average number of credits
enrolled is 8.5, up from 8.1 in Fall, 1999. (Table 13)
Out of District
·
The proportion of total enrollment who come from outside
Kent county (GRCC service area) is 25.2 percent, slightly higher than in past
years. (Table 14)
Early College
·
The number of early college students continues to increase
with 473 enrolled for Fall, 2001. (Table 15)
Customized Training
and Workshops (Non-credit)
·
The total number of non-credit enrollments has increased
significantly for 2000-2001 (8445 clients) compared with 1999-2000 numbers
(6745 clients). The increases have occurred in Business and Technical Training
and workshops. (Table 16)
·
A total of 24,720 credit students, customized training
clients, and workshop participants were served at GRCC during 2000-2001. (Chart
2)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1: Credit Enrollment Report for Fall, 2001
Table
1: Headcount . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table
2: Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table
3: Credit Hours by Program Type. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table
4: Credit Hours by Department . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Table
5: Total Number of Lecture
Sections/Average Number of Students
Per
Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 9
Table 6: Kent County Market Share Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Table 6b: KISD High School Market Share for New Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Table
7: Student Fall to Fall Persistence
Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chart 1: Fall
2001 Credit Enrollment by Student Type
(New,
Transfer, Returning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section
2: Fall Credit Enrollment Data By
Demographic Variables (1992-2001)
Table
9: Age 25 and older . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Table
10: New High School Graduates . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table
12: Fulltime/Parttime Breakdown . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table
13: Fall Semester Full Time Equivalent
(FTE)/
Average
Credits Enrolled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table
14: Residency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table
15: Early College . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section
3: Customized Training/Workshop
Enrollments for
July, 2000 – June,
2001 (Non-credit)
Table
16: Customized Training/Workshop
Enrollments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section
4: Total Number of Students/Clients
Served for
July, 2000 – June,
2001
Chart
2: Total Number of Students/Clients
Served 2000-2001 . . . . . . . . .25
Section 1
Credit Enrollment Report for Fall, 2001
TABLE 1
Headcount for
Fall Semesters
|
Year |
Fall |
% Change |
|
2001 |
13,479 |
0.2 |
|
2000 |
13,451 |
6.7 |
|
1999 |
12,602 |
-3.5 |
|
1998 |
13,063 |
-0.3 |
|
1997 |
13,098 |
0.5 |
|
1996 |
13,028 |
-6.5 |
|
1995 |
13,934 |
1.5 |
|
1994 |
13,726 |
0.7 |
|
1993 |
13,636 |
-4.3 |
|
1992 |
14,242 |
NA |
TABLE 2
Credit Hours
for Fall Semesters
|
Year |
Fall |
% Change |
|
2001 |
114,445 |
4.4% |
|
2000 |
109,599 |
8.6 |
|
1999 |
100,925 |
-3.4 |
|
1998 |
104,507 |
0.4 |
|
1997 |
104,088 |
2.9 |
|
1996 |
101,147 |
-4.4 |
|
1995 |
105,847 |
-2.5 |
|
1994 |
108,510 |
-3.6 |
|
1993 |
112,608 |
-5.6 |
|
1992 |
119,603 |
NA |
TABLE 3
Credit Hours
by Program Type
|
|
Arts & Sciences |
Workforce Development |
||
|
Year |
Number |
% Change |
Number |
% Change |
|
2001 |
80377 |
7.3 |
34145 |
-0.9 |
|
2000 |
74883 |
7.4 |
34472 |
10.6 |
|
1999 |
69748 |
-1.3 |
31178 |
-7.8 |
|
1998 |
70669 |
NA |
33803 |
NA |
TABLE 4
Credit Hours by Department/Program
Fall
1999-Fall 2001
|
|
Fall 1999 |
Fall 2000 |
Fall 2001 |
Percent
Change Fall 00 to Fall 01 |
|
School of Arts and Sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
Behavioral Sciences |
7,678 |
7,880 |
8572 |
8.8 |
|
Biological Sciences |
4,271 |
4,253 |
4473 |
5.2 |
|
Criminal Justice |
3,611 |
3,809 |
4143 |
8.8 |
|
English |
12,004 |
13,598 |
14605 |
7.4 |
|
Hospitality Education |
2,939 |
3,106 |
3213 |
3.5 |
|
Language and Thought |
8,211 |
8,926 |
9570 |
7.2 |
|
Mathematics |
11,568 |
12,733 |
13339 |
4.8 |
|
Performing Arts |
1,762 |
2,105 |
2321 |
10.3 |
|
Physical Science |
3,830 |
3,983 |
4185 |
5.1 |
|
Social Sciences |
8,857 |
9,449 |
10545 |
11.6 |
|
Visual Arts |
2,797 |
2,631 |
2978 |
13.2 |
|
Wellness |
2,220 |
2,410 |
2433 |
0.9 |
|
Total |
69,748 |
74,883 |
80,377 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
School of Workforce Development |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting/Office Admin/Business |
9,489 |
11,065 |
11297 |
2.1 |
|
Applied Technology |
2,344 |
2,278 |
2109 |
-7.4 |
|
Child Development |
1,420 |
1,590 |
1540 |
-3.1 |
|
Computer Applications |
5,130 |
6,018 |
6132 |
1.9 |
|
Dental Auxiliary Programs |
820 |
1,099 |
1391 |
26.6 |
|
Drafting and Design |
2,449 |
2,688 |
2569 |
-4.4 |
|
Manufacturing |
3,244 |
3,395 |
2861 |
-15.7 |
|
Nursing Program |
3036 |
3,272 |
3204 |
-2.1 |
|
Occupational Therapy Assisting |
338 |
219 |
205 |
-6.4 |
|
Radiologic Technology |
439 |
499 |
554 |
11.0 |
|
Workbased Learning |
2,469 |
2349 |
2283 |
-2.8 |
|
Total |
31,178 |
34,472 |
34,145 |
-0.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
100,926 |
109,335 |
114,522 |
4.7 |
TABLE
5
Total
Number of Lecture Sections and
Average
Number of Students Per Section
|
Year |
Total Number of Lecture Sections |
Average Number of Students Per
Section |
|
2001 |
1627 |
23.2 |
|
2000 |
1560 |
23.3 |
|
1999 |
1435 |
23.2 |
TABLE 6
Kent County Market
Share Data
(Credit courses
only)
|
Year |
Kent County Workforce Age 18-64* |
Kent County Residents Attending GRCC (Fall Enrollment) |
GRCC Market Share Rate** |
|
2001 |
334,525 |
9,827 |
29.4 |
|
2000 |
329,325 |
9,959 |
30.2 |
|
1999 |
319,900 |
9,312 |
29.1 |
|
1998 |
312,700 |
9,507 |
30.4 |
|
1997 |
305,975 |
9,772 |
31.9 |
|
1996 |
296,725 |
9,673 |
32.6 |
|
1995 |
291,675 |
10,548 |
36.2 |
|
1994 |
285,550 |
10,629 |
37.2 |
|
1993 |
275,275 |
10,583 |
38.4 |
|
1992 |
269,075 |
11,174 |
41.5 |
*Kent County Civilian Workforce
**Shows how many of every 1000
residents are enrolled for fall semester.
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TABLE 6B
Kent Intermediate
School District (KISD) High School
Market Share for New Graduates
|
Year |
Number of Spring High School Graduates |
Graduates Attending Any College |
Graduates Attending GRCC |
% of College-bound Graduates Attending GRCC |
||
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|||
|
2001 |
5194 |
3656 |
70% |
1180 |
23% |
32% |
|
2000 |
5302 |
3771 |
71% |
1067 |
20% |
28% |
|
1999 |
5026 |
3310 |
66% |
1026 |
20% |
31% |
|
1998 |
4852 |
4197 |
66% |
1126 |
23% |
35% |
Source: Data
regarding high school graduates is provided by individual high schools.
TABLE 7
One Year
Persistence Rates for
Beginning Degree-Seeking Freshman
|
|
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
|
Fall 96 to Fall 97 |
Fall 97 to Fall 98 |
Fall 98 to Fall 99 |
Fall 99 to Fall 00 |
Fall 00 to Fall 01 |
|
Male
|
54.8 |
52.4 |
51.6 |
56.4 |
53.4 |
|
Female |
57.1 |
54.5 |
55.0 |
59.5 |
56.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
African
American |
47.3 |
45.3 |
40.0 |
55.3 |
45.6 |
|
American
Indian |
55.0 |
55.6 |
61.5 |
47.1 |
61.5 |
|
Asian |
58.2 |
65.5 |
55.6 |
72.5 |
56.0 |
|
Hispanic |
43.0 |
44.2 |
44.8 |
51.6 |
38.6 |
|
White |
57.0 |
54.1 |
54.7 |
58.8 |
56.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age 18-21 |
59.4 |
55.1 |
56.0 |
60.5 |
57.3 |
|
Age 22 and
older |
43.6 |
45.7 |
42.9 |
47.3 |
42.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full time
|
62.3 |
57.7 |
58.4 |
64.0 |
60.8 |
|
Part time |
45.8 |
47.0 |
44.9 |
45.7 |
43.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
55.8 |
53.3 |
53.0 |
58.0 |
54.8 |
CHART 1
Fall
2001 Credit Enrollment by Student Type
Section 2
Fall Credit Enrollment Data by
Demographic Variables
TABLE 8
Fall Enrollment by Gender
|
Fall Semesters |
Number of Males |
% Male* |
Number of Females |
% Female* |
|
2001 |
6894 |
51.2 |
6581 |
48.8 |
|
2000 |
6930 |
51.7 |
6483 |
48.3 |
|
1999 |
6557 |
53.1 |
5985 |
48.9 |
|
1998 |
6941 |
53.2 |
6107 |
48.8 |
|
1997 |
6826 |
52.1 |
6271 |
47.9 |
|
1996 |
6816 |
52.3 |
6211 |
47.7 |
|
1995 |
7094 |
50.9 |
6839 |
49.1 |
|
1994 |
6929 |
50.5 |
6797 |
49.5 |
|
1993 |
6817 |
50.0 |
6799 |
50.0 |
|
1992 |
7163 |
50.3 |
7065 |
49.7 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 9
Fall Enrollment for Age 25 and
Older
|
Fall Semester |
Number |
Percent* |
|
2001 |
4595 |
34.1 |
|
2000 |
4838 |
36.1 |
|
1999 |
5320 |
41.3 |
|
1998 |
4933 |
37.8 |
|
1997 |
5358 |
40.7 |
|
1996 |
5614 |
43.1 |
|
1995 |
6385 |
45.8 |
|
1994 |
6204 |
45.2 |
|
1993 |
5959 |
43.7 |
|
1992 |
6277 |
44.1 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 10
Fall Enrollment for New High School Graduates
|
Fall Semesters |
Number |
Percent* |
|
2001 |
1578 |
11.7 |
|
2000 |
1603 |
11.9 |
|
1999 |
1573 |
12.4 |
|
1998 |
1993 |
15.3 |
|
1997 |
1948 |
14.9 |
|
1996 |
1921 |
14.7 |
|
1995 |
1778 |
12.7 |
|
1994 |
1847 |
13.4 |
|
1993 |
2012 |
14.8 |
|
1992 |
NA |
NA |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 11
Fall
Enrollment by Ethnicity
|
Fall |
Afr Amer |
Nat Amer |
Asian |
Hispanic |
White |
Unknown |
|||||||||||
|
|
N |
%* |
N |
%* 8 |
N |
%* |
N |
%* |
N |
%* |
N |
%* |
|
|||||
|
2001 |
1084 |
8.0 |
109 |
0.8 |
392 |
2.9 |
505 |
3.7 |
10964 |
81.3 |
425 |
3.2 |
|
|||||
|
2000 |
986 |
7.3 |
96 |
0.7 |
380 |
2.8 |
528 |
3.9 |
10985 |
81.7 |
476 |
3.5 |
|
|||||
|
1999 |
848 |
6.6 |
94 |
0.7 |
347 |
2.7 |
411 |
3.2 |
10751 |
83.5 |
432 |
3.4 |
|
|||||
|
1998 |
830 |
6.4 |
106 |
0.8 |
386 |
3.0 |
414 |
3.2 |
10979 |
84.0 |
348 |
2.7 |
|
|||||
|
1997 |
890 |
6.8 |
107 |
0.8 |
394 |
3.0 |
395 |
3.0 |
11023 |
84.2 |
279 |
2.1 |
|
|||||
|
1996 |
797 |
6.1 |
105 |
0.8 |
416 |
3.2 |
372 |
2.9 |
11105 |
85.2 |
233 |
1.8 |
|
|||||
|
1995 |
898 |
6.4 |
125 |
0.9 |
426 |
3.1 |
350 |
2.5 |
11891 |
85.3 |
244 |
1.8 |
|
|||||
|
1994 |
875 |
6.4 |
143 |
1.0 |
351 |
2.6 |
359 |
2.6 |
11897 |
87.3 |
101 |
0.7 |
|
|||||
|
1993 |
801 |
5.9 |
132 |
1.0 |
290 |
2.1 |
317 |
2.3 |
11822 |
86.7 |
274 |
2.0 |
|
|||||
|
1992 |
913 |
6.4 |
161 |
1.1 |
270 |
1.9 |
313 |
2.2 |
12316 |
86.5 |
269 |
1.9 |
|
|||||
*Percent
of total students
TABLE 12
Fall Enrollment
for Fulltime/Part time Breakdown
|
|
Full Time
(12 or more credits) |
Part Time
(Less than 12 credits) |
||
Fall Semesters |
Number |
Percent*
|
Number |
Percent* |
|
2001 |
5179 |
38.4 |
8294 |
61.6 |
|
2000 |
4771 |
35.5 |
8680 |
64.5 |
|
1999 |
4342 |
34.5 |
8260 |
65.5 |
|
1998 |
4556 |
34.9 |
8507 |
65.1 |
|
1997 |
4522 |
34.5 |
8576 |
66.5 |
|
1996 |
4383 |
33.6 |
8645 |
66.4 |
|
1995 |
4477 |
32.1 |
9457 |
67.9 |
|
1994 |
4739 |
34.5 |
8987 |
65.5 |
|
1993 |
5032 |
36.9 |
8604 |
63.1 |
|
1992 |
5382 |
37.8 |
8860 |
62.2 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 13
Fall Semester
Full Time Equivalent (FTE)/Average Credits Enrolled
|
Fall Semesters |
Headcount |
Total Credit Hours |
FTE*
|
Average Credits Enrolled |
|
2001 |
13479 |
114445 |
7384 |
8.5 |
|
2000 |
13451 |
109599 |
7071 |
8.1 |
|
1999 |
12602 |
100925 |
6511 |
8.0 |
|
1998 |
13063 |
104507 |
6742 |
8.0 |
|
1997 |
13098 |
104088 |
6715 |
7.9 |
|
1996 |
13028 |
101147 |
6526 |
7.8 |
|
1995 |
13934 |
105847 |
6829 |
7.6 |
|
1994 |
13726 |
108510 |
7001 |
7.9 |
|
1993 |
13636 |
112608 |
7265 |
8.3 |
|
1992 |
14242 |
119603 |
7716 |
8.4 |
*Full Time Equivalency is
calculated by dividing the total number
of credits by 15.5.
TABLE 14
Fall
Enrollment by Residency Status
|
Fall Semesters |
Resident |
Non-Resident |
Out of State |
|||
|
|
N |
Percent* |
N |
Percent* |
N |
Percent* |
|
2001 |
9827 |
73.0 |
3399 |
25.2 |
238 |
1.8 |
|
2000 |
9959 |
74.1 |
3286 |
24.4 |
201 |
1.5 |
|
1999 |
9312 |
73.9 |
3134 |
24.8 |
156 |
1.2 |
|
1998 |
9507 |
72.8 |
3424 |
26.2 |
132 |
1.0 |
|
1997 |
9722 |
74.6 |
3181 |
24.3 |
145 |
1.1 |
|
1996 |
9673 |
74.2 |
3241 |
24.9 |
114 |
0.9 |
|
1995 |
10548 |
75.7 |
3274 |
23.5 |
112 |
0.8 |
|
1994 |
10629 |
77.4 |
2976 |
21.7 |
121 |
0.9 |
|
1993 |
10583 |
77.6 |
2934 |
21.5 |
115 |
0.8 |
|
1992 |
11174 |
78.5 |
2947 |
20.7 |
119 |
0.8 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 15