EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Key Findings
Headcount
·
Headcount for Fall 2002 is up 3.3 percent (+444 students)
from last fall. This is the largest
Fall headcount since 1995. (Table 1)
Credit Hours
·
Credit hours for Fall 2002 are up 6.7 percent (+7681) from
last fall. This is the largest Fall
credit hour count ever. (Table 2)
Workforce
Development/Arts and Sciences Credits
·
Gains in Arts & Sciences credits are leading the way
with another 7.3 percent increase.
There is also an increase in Workforce Development credits at +5.1
percent. (Table 3)
·
Workforce Development programs with the largest percentage
increase in credit enrollments include: Occupational Therapy Assisting at 43.9
percent, Child Development at 28.0 percent, Accounting/Office
Administration/Business with a gain of 13.5 percent, Dental Auxiliary at 9.1
percent, and Radiologic Technology at 7.2 percent. Credit enrollment gains are
seen in 8 of the 11 departments; with credit declines in the other 3 areas.
(Table 4)
·
Arts and Sciences departments, with the largest percentage
increase in credit enrollments, include: Criminal Justice at 20.3 percent,
Performing Arts at 14.7 percent, Wellness with a 10.7 percent increase, and
both Biological Sciences and Mathematics 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 2002
is 1711. The average number of students
per section is 23.3. (Table 5)
Kent County Market
Share
·
Over 30 of every 1000 Kent county working adults attend GRCC
for the Fall 2002 semester. This number
is up slightly from 29.8 percent last year. (Table 6)
Retention Rates
·
One-year persistence rates for Fall 2001 beginning,
degree-seeking freshman returning for Fall 2002 is 56.4 percent. This number is up from 54.8 percent for the
Fall 2000-to-Fall 2001, and up from the 55.3 percent average for the previous
three years running. (Table 7)
·
48.5 percent of all Fall 2002 students attended GRCC in
Winter 2002. 16.4 percent had attended
GRCC in the past but not last winter. Spring 2002 high school graduates
comprise 17 percent of the total; new transfer students make up 2.5 percent,
and new students graduating before Spring 2002 consist of 15.6 percent of the
total. (Chart 1)
Gender
·
Female students comprise 49.5 percent of the total fall
enrollment. This number is slightly
higher than in previous years. (Table 8)
Age
·
Thirty-one percent of Fall 2002 students are age 25 or
older. This number has been decreasing
since Fall 1999, when those 25 years or older made up 41 percent of the student
population. (Table 9)
New High School
Graduates
·
Of the total enrollment, the percent of Spring 2002 high
school graduates is 17.0 percent. The
total of 2364 students is up from the 1578 students in 2001 (then 11.7% of the
total enrollment). (Table 10)
Ethnicity
·
The percentage of total students from minority populations
has increased to 16.9%, up 1.5% from 15.4% in Fall 2001. Largest increases were
seen in the African American population, with an additional 180 students
enrolling. (Table 11)
Fulltime
Students/Fulltime Equivalency
·
The proportion of students who attend GRCC full time for
Fall 2002 is 40.6 percent, higher than the 38.4 percent for last fall and the
36.1 percent average for the previous 3 years running. (Table 12)
·
The average FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) for Fall 2002 is
7879, a new record. The average number
of credits enrolled is 8.8, up from 8.5 in Fall 2001. (Table 13)
Out of District
·
The proportion of students who come from outside Kent county
(GRCC service area) is 25.2 percent, the same as last year. (Table 14)
Early College
·
The number of early college students was 453 for Fall 2002,
the first decrease in 10 years, but comparable to the 3.2 percent average for
the previous 3 years running. (Table 15)
Credits by Location
and Time
·
The number of credits taken on the main campus comprised 91%
of the total; 4.6% of classes are now taken via television or over the web, up
from 2.5% in Fall 1999. (Table 16)
Customized Training
and Workshops (Non-credit)
·
The total number of non-credit enrollments in 2001-2002 was
5986 clients, a decrease of 29.1% from the previous year (8445 clients). (Table 17)
·
A total of 23,491 credit students, customized training
clients, and workshop participants were served at GRCC during 2001-2002. (Chart 2)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1: Credit
Enrollment Report for Fall 2002
Table 1: Headcount
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 2: Credit
Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. 8
Table 3: Credit
Hours by Program Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 4: Credit
Hours by Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Table 5: Total
Number of Lecture Sections/Average Number of Students
Per Section . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 6: Kent
County Market Share Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 7: Student
Fall-to-Fall Persistence Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chart 1: Fall
2002 Enrollment by Student Type
(New, Transfer, Returning) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2: Fall Credit Enrollment Data By Demographic
Variables (1993-2002)
Table 8: Gender
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 17
Table 9: Age
25 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 18
Table 10: New
High School Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 11: Ethnicity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Table 12: Fulltime/Parttime
Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 13: Fall
Semester Full Time Equivalent (FTE)/
Average Credits Enrolled . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 14: Residency
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 15: Early
College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Table 16: Credits
by Location and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 3: Customized Training/Workshop Enrollments for
July, 2001 – June, 2002 (Non-credit)
Table 17: Customized
Training/Workshop Enrollments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 4: Total Number of Students/Clients Served for
July, 2001 – June, 2002
Chart 2: Total
Number of Students/Clients Served 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 1
Credit Enrollment Report for Fall 2002
TABLE 1
Headcount for
Fall Semesters
|
Year |
Fall |
% Change |
|
2002 |
13,923 |
+3.3 |
|
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 |
TABLE 2
Credit Hours
for Fall Semesters
|
Year |
Fall |
% Change |
|
2002 |
122,126 |
+6.7 |
|
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 |
TABLE 3
Credit Hours
by Program Type
|
|
Arts & Sciences |
Workforce Development |
||
|
Year |
Number |
% Change |
Number |
% Change |
|
2002 |
86,267 |
+7.3 |
35,872 |
+5.1 |
|
2001 |
80,377 |
+7.3 |
34,145 |
-0.9 |
|
2000 |
74,883 |
+7.4 |
34,472 |
+10.6 |
|
1999 |
69,748 |
-1.3 |
31,178 |
-7.8 |
|
1998 |
70,669 |
NA |
33,803 |
NA |
TABLE 4
Credit Hours by Department/Program
Fall
2000-Fall 2002
|
|
Fall 2000 |
Fall 2001 |
Fall 2002 |
Percent
Change Fall 01 to Fall 02 |
|
School of Arts and Sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
Behavioral Sciences |
7,880 |
8,572 |
9,293 |
+8.4 |
|
Biological Sciences |
4,253 |
4,473 |
4,935 |
+10.3 |
|
Criminal Justice |
3,809 |
4,143 |
4,982 |
+20.3 |
|
English |
13,598 |
14,605 |
15,193 |
+4.0 |
|
Hospitality Education |
3,106 |
3,213 |
3,408 |
+6.1 |
|
Language and Thought |
8,926 |
9,570 |
10,025 |
+4.8 |
|
Mathematics |
12,733 |
13,339 |
14,711 |
+10.3 |
|
Performing Arts |
2,105 |
2,321 |
2,662 |
+14.7 |
|
Physical Science |
3,983 |
4,185 |
4,598 |
+9.9 |
|
Social Sciences |
9,449 |
10,545 |
10,711 |
+1.6 |
|
Visual Arts |
2,631 |
2,978 |
3,055 |
+2.6 |
|
Wellness |
2,410 |
2,433 |
2,694 |
+10.7 |
|
Total |
74,883 |
80,377 |
86,267 |
+7.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
School of Workforce Development |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting/Office Admin/Business |
11,065 |
11,297 |
12,817 |
+13.5 |
|
Applied Technology |
2,278 |
2,109 |
2,244 |
+6.4 |
|
Child Development |
1,590 |
1,540 |
1,971 |
+28.0 |
|
Computer Applications |
6,018 |
6,132 |
6,327 |
+3.2 |
|
Dental Auxiliary Programs |
1,099 |
1,391 |
1,518 |
+9.1 |
|
Drafting and Design |
2,688 |
2,569 |
2,582 |
+0.5 |
|
Manufacturing |
3,395 |
2,861 |
2,506 |
-12.4 |
|
Nursing Program |
3,272 |
3,204 |
3,161 |
-1.3 |
|
Occupational Therapy Assisting |
219 |
205 |
295 |
+43.9 |
|
Radiologic Technology |
499 |
554 |
594 |
+7.2 |
|
Workbased Learning |
2,349 |
2,283 |
1,857 |
-18.7 |
|
Total |
34,472 |
34,145 |
35,872 |
+5.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
109,335 |
114,522 |
122,139 |
+6.7 |
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 |
|
2002 |
1711 |
23.3 |
|
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** |
|
2002 |
335,825 |
10,161 |
30.3 |
|
2001 |
330,125 |
9,827 |
29.8 |
|
2000 |
329,275 |
9,959 |
30.2 |
|
1999 |
319,675 |
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 |
*Kent County Civilian Workforce
**Shows how many of every 1000
residents are enrolled for fall semester; some readjustments occurred for the
past 5 years after counts were updated 2002.
Source: http://www.michlmi.org/LMI/lmadata/allareas/allindex.htm
TABLE 7
One Year
Persistence Rates for
Beginning Degree-Seeking Freshman
|
|
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
Percent Continuing |
|
Fall 97 to Fall 98 |
Fall 98 to Fall 99 |
Fall 99 to Fall 00 |
Fall 00 to Fall 01 |
Fall 01 to Fall 02 |
|
Male
|
52.4 |
51.6 |
56.4 |
53.4 |
52.2 |
|
Female |
54.5 |
55.0 |
59.5 |
56.1 |
60.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
African
American |
45.3 |
40.0 |
55.3 |
45.6 |
52.8 |
|
American
Indian |
55.6 |
61.5 |
47.1 |
61.5 |
53.8 |
|
Asian |
65.5 |
55.6 |
72.5 |
56.0 |
58.1 |
|
Hispanic |
44.2 |
44.8 |
51.6 |
38.6 |
49.6 |
|
White |
54.1 |
54.7 |
58.8 |
56.3 |
57.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age 18-21 |
55.1 |
56.0 |
60.5 |
57.3 |
59.5 |
|
Age 22 and
older |
45.7 |
42.9 |
47.3 |
42.5 |
44.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full time
|
57.7 |
58.4 |
64.0 |
60.8 |
61.5 |
|
Part time |
47.0 |
44.9 |
45.7 |
43.0 |
45.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
53.3 |
53.0 |
58.0 |
54.8 |
56.4 |
CHART
1
Fall
2002 Enrollment by Student Type
(New
to GRCC, Transfer, Returning)
Section 2
Fall Enrollment Data by
Demographic Variables
TABLE 8
Fall Enrollment by Gender
|
Fall Semesters |
Number of Males |
% Male* |
Number of Females |
% Female* |
|
2002 |
7031 |
50.5 |
6892 |
49.5 |
|
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 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 9
Fall Enrollment for Age 25 and
Older
|
Fall Semester |
Number |
Percent* |
|
2002 |
4328 |
31.1 |
|
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 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 10
Fall Enrollment for New High School Graduates
|
Fall Semesters |
Number |
Percent* |
|
2002 |
2364 |
17.2 |
|
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 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 11
Fall
Enrollment by Ethnicity
|
Fall |
African
American |
Native American |
Asian |
Hispanic |
White |
Unknown |
|||||||||||||
|
|
N |
%* |
N |
%* 8 |
N |
%* |
N |
%* |
N |
%* |
N |
%* |
|
|||||||
|
2002 |
1264 |
9.1 |
112 |
0.8 |
410 |
2.9 |
566 |
4.1 |
11172 |
80.2 |
399 |
2.9 |
|
|||||||
|
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 |
|
|||||||
*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* |
|
2002 |
5653 |
40.6 |
8270 |
59.4 |
|
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 |
*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 |
|
2002 |
13,923 |
122,126 |
7879 |
8.8 |
|
2001 |
13,479 |
114,445 |
7384 |
8.5 |
|
2000 |
13,451 |
109,599 |
7071 |
8.1 |
|
1999 |
12,602 |
100,925 |
6511 |
8.0 |
|
1998 |
13,063 |
104,507 |
6742 |
8.0 |
|
1997 |
13,098 |
104,088 |
6715 |
7.9 |
|
1996 |
13,028 |
101,147 |
6526 |
7.8 |
|
1995 |
13,934 |
105,847 |
6829 |
7.6 |
|
1994 |
13,726 |
108,510 |
7001 |
7.9 |
|
1993 |
13,636 |
112,608 |
7265 |
8.3 |
*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* |
|
2002 |
10,161 |
73.0 |
3509 |
25.2 |
253 |
1.8 |
|
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 |
10,548 |
75.7 |
3274 |
23.5 |
112 |
0.8 |
|
1994 |
10,629 |
77.4 |
2976 |
21.7 |
121 |
0.9 |
|
1993 |
10,583 |
77.6 |
2934 |
21.5 |
115 |
0.8 |
*Percent of total students
TABLE 15
Fall Enrollment by Early College
Fall Semesters |
Early College |
|
|||
|
|
N |
Percent* |
||
|
2002 |
453 |
3.3 |
||
|
2001 |
473 |
3.5 |
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2000 |
425 |
3.2 |
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1999 |
366 |
2.9 |
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1998 |
242 |
1.9 |
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1997 |
144 |
1.1 |
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1996 |
129 |
1.0 |
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1995 |
85 |
0.6 |
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1994 |
54 |
0.4 |
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1993 |
30 |
0.2 |
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* Percent of total enrollment
TABLE 16
Credits by Location and Time
from September 17, 2002
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