Executive Summary

List of Tables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter 2002

 

        Enrollment Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A monitoring report for

 

 

GRCC Board of Trustees

February 25, 2002

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Key Findings

 

Headcount

·       Headcount for Winter, 2002 is up 5.3 percent (662 students) from last winter.  This is the largest Winter headcount since 1993. (Table 1)

 

Credit Hours

·       Credit hours for Winter, 2002 are up 8.6 percent (8642) from last winter.  This is the largest Winter head count since 1993. (Table 2)

 

Arts and Sciences/Workforce Development Increases

·       Gains in Arts and Sciences credits are leading the way with an 11.1 percent increase.  The increase for Workforce Development is 4.0 percent. (Table 3)

 

·       Arts and Sciences programs with the largest percentage increase in credit enrollments include: Performing Arts at 16.8 percent, Biological Sciences at 16.6 percent, and Mathematics at 15.1 percent. (Table 4)

 

·       Workforce Development departments with the largest percentage increase in credit enrollments include:  Child Development at 21.5 percent, Dental Auxiliary programs at 17.2 percent, and Radiologic Technology at 12.1 percent.

 

Total Number of Lecture Sections/Average Number of Students Per Section

·       The total number of lecture sections offered for Winter, 2002 is 1580.  The average number of students per section is 22.8 (Table 5)

 

Persistence Rates

·       The Fall 2001 to Winter 2002 persistence rate for beginning, degree-seeking freshman is 79.6 percent, up from 77.5 percent for Fall 2001 to Winter 2002. (Table 6)

 

Gender

·       Male students comprise 50.6 percent of the total winter enrollment similar to the Winter 2002 percentage. (Table 7)

 

Age

·       Almost thirty eight percent of Winter, 2002 students are age 25 or older.  This number is slightly down from 39 percent in Winter, 2001. (Table 8)

 

Ethnicity

·       The percentage of total students from minority populations is 17.1 percent.  (Table 9)

 

 

Fulltime Students/Fulltime Equivalency

·       The proportion of students who attend GRCC full time for Winter, 2002 is 35.9 percent, up slightly from 34 percent in Winter, 2001. (Table 10)

 

·       The average FTE (full time equivalent) for Winter, 2002 is 7015.  This is the highest FTE since Winter, 1993.  The average number of credits enrolled is 8.3, slightly higher than Winter 2001 at 8.1. (Table 11)

 

Out of District

·       The proportion of total enrollment who come from outside Kent county (GRCC service area) is 26.3 percent, up slightly from past years.  (Table 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1:     Credit Enrollment Report for Winter, 2002

      Table 1:    Headcount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9

      Table 2:    Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

      Table 3:    Credit Hours by Program Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

      Table 4:    Credit Hours by Department/Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

      Table 5:    Total Number of Lecture Sections/Average Number of

                     Students Per Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

      Table 6:    Fall to Winter Persistence Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

 

Section 2:     Winter Credit Enrollment data by Demographic Variables

      Table 7:    Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

      Table 8:    Age 25 and Older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

      Table 9:    Ethnicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

      Table 10:  Fulltime/Part time Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

      Table 11:  Full Time Equivalent (FTE)/Average Credits Enrolled . . . .21

      Table 12:  Residency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

 

Section 3:     Winter 2002 Enrollment Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1

Credit Enrollment Report for Winter 2002

 

 

 

TABLE 1

Headcount for Winter Semesters

Winter Semester	Winter	% Change
2002	13,079	5.3
2001	12,417	3.5
2000	11,995	-0.3
1999	12,036	0.4
1998	11,988	0.7
1997	11,907	-4.5
1996	12,462	-4.7
1995	13,082	0.1
1994	13,064	-4.9
1993	13,707	N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 2

Credit Hours for Winter Semesters

Winter Semester	Fall	% Change
2002	108,744	8.6
2001	100,102	6.3
2000	94,188	-0.5
1999	94,633	1.3
1998	93,391	2.5
1997	91,121	-0.8
1996	91,884	-6.5
1995	98,301	-5.4
1994	103,945	-6.3
1993	110,908	N/A

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 3

Credit Hours by Program Type  

	Arts & Sciences		Workforce Development
Winter Semester	Number	% Change	Number	% Change
2002	74,958	11.1	33,917	4.0
2001	67,484	7.6	32,621	3.6
2000	62,698	1.5	31,464	-4.0
1999	61,777	N/A	32,767	N/A

 

 

 

TABLE 4

Credit Hours by Department/Program

Winter 2000-Winter 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 5

Total Number of Lecture Sections and

Average Number of Students Per Section

 

Winter Semester	Total Number of Lecture Sections	Average Number of Students Per Section
2002	1580	22.8
2001	1522	21.8
2000	1435	21.7

 

 

 

 

TABLE 6

Fall to Winter Persistence Rates

 for Beginning Degree-Seeking Freshman

 

	Percent Continuing
	Fall 1998 to Winter 1999	Fall 1999 to Winter 2000	Fall 2000 to Winter 2001	Fall 2001 to Winter 2002
Male	73.5	73.3	78.0	80.4
Female	75.1	78.7	76.9	78.8
African American	67.5	76.4	75.1	78.5
American Indian	75.0	66.7	76.9	81.8
Asian	70.0	73.5	74.6	81.9
Hispanic	73.0	72.6	73.1	71.7
White	75.2	76.3	78.3	79.9
Full time	81.8	83.0	84.4	84.5
Part time	57.2	59.4	62.4	67.8
TOTAL	74.3	75.9	77.5	79.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2

Winter Credit Enrollment Data by

Demographic Variables

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 7

     Winter Enrollment by Gender

 

 

*Percent of total students

 

 

TABLE 8

Winter Enrollment for Age 25 and Older

 

 

*Percent of total students

 

 

TABLE 9

Winter Enrollment by Ethnicity

 

*Percent of total students

 

 

TABLE 10

Winter Enrollment for Fulltime/Part time Breakdown

 

 

*Percent of total students

 

 

TABLE 11

Winter Semester Full Time Equivalent (FTE)/

Average Credits Enrolled

 

 

*Full Time Equivalency is calculated by dividing the total number

of credits by 15.5.

 

 

 

TABLE 12

Winter Enrollment by Residency Status

 

 

*Percent of total students

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3

Winter 2002 Enrollment Profile

 

 

Source: Institutional Research & Planning

*Enrollment Count:   13,079 As of January 21, 2002 (Official Count Date)