Executive Summary
List of Tables

Winter 2003 Enrollment Report

A monitoring report for

GRCC Board of Trustees

February 17, 2003

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Key Findings

Headcount

· Headcount for Winter 2003 is up 2.8 percent (365 students) from last winter. This is the largest Winter headcount since 1993. (Table 1)

Credit Hours

· Credit hours for Winter 2003 are up 7.7 percent (8398 credits) from last winter. This is the largest Winter credit hour count for any Winter semester at GRCC. (Table 2)

Arts and Sciences/Workforce Development Increases

· Gains in Arts and Sciences credits are leading the way with an 10.6 percent increase. The increase for Workforce Development is 1.0 percent. (Table 3)

· Arts and Sciences programs with the largest percentage increase in credit enrollments include: Criminal Justice at 16.2 percent and Mathematics at 13.9 percent. (Table 4)

· Workforce Development departments with the largest percentage increase in credit enrollments include: Occupational Therapy Assisting at 83.9 percent (from 174 to 320 credits), and Child Development at 17.4 percent. Programs with the largest percentage decrease are Manufacturing (-16.4 percent), Workbased Learning (-15.3 percent), and Drafting & Design (-11.0 percent).

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

· The total number of lecture sections offered for Winter 2003 is 1660. The average number of students per section is 23.0. (Table 5)

Persistence Rates

· The Fall 2002 to Winter 2003 persistence rate for beginning, degree-seeking freshman is 80.8 percent, up from 79.6 percent for Fall 2001 to Winter 2002. (Table 6)

Gender

· Male students comprise 49.9 percent of the total winter enrollment. This semester marks the first time when the majority of Winter students are female. (Table 7)

Age

· Just over 36 percent of Winter 2003 students are age 25 or older. This number is slightly down from 38 percent in Winter, 2002. (Table 8)

Ethnicity

· The percentage of total students from minority populations is 17.8 percent. (Table 9)

Fulltime Students/Fulltime Equivalency

· The proportion of students who attend GRCC full time for Winter 2003 is 39.0 percent, up from 36 percent in Winter, 2002. (Table 10)

· The average FTE (full time equivalent) for Winter 2003 is 7557. This is the highest FTE ever for a winter semester at GRCC. The average number of credits enrolled is 8.7, slightly higher than Winter 2002 at 8.3. (Table 11)

Out of District

· The proportion of total enrollment who come from outside KISD service region is 26.9 percent, up slightly from past years. (Table 12)

Credits by Location and Time

· The number of credits taken on the main campus comprised 90.6% of the total; 5% of classes are now taken via television or over the web. (Table 13)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1: Credit Enrollment Report for Winter 2003

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

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

Table 3: Credit Hours by School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Table 13: Credits by Location and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Section 3: Winter 2003 Enrollment Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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Section 1

Credit Enrollment Report for Winter 2003

TABLE 1

Headcount for Winter Semesters

Winter Semester	Winter	% Change
2003	13,444	2.8
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

TABLE 2

Credit Hours for Winter Semesters

Winter Semester	Fall	% Change
2003	117,137	7.7
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

TABLE 3

Credit Hours by School

	Arts & Sciences		Workforce Development
Winter Semester	Number	% Change	Number	% Change
2003	82,939	10.6	34,287	1.1
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 2001-Winter 2003

	Winter 2001	Winter 2002	Winter 2003	Percent Change (Winter 2002 to Winter 2003)
School of Arts and Sciences
Behavioral Sciences	8560	9643	10,791	11.9
Biological Sciences	3641	4247	4541	6.9
Criminal Justice	3845	4298	4994	16.2
English	10,958	11,875	13,192	11.1
Hospitality Education	3073	3196	3471	8.6
Language and Thought	7820	8569	9205	7.4
Mathematics	9971	11472	13,062	13.9
Performing Arts	2250	2629	2757	4.9
Physical Science	3785	3927	4339	9.5
Social Sciences	8786	9951	11,082	11.4
Visual Arts	2693	2802	3016	7.6
Wellness	2102	2349	2489	6.0
Total	67,484	74,958	82,939	10.6
School of Workforce Development
Accounting/Office Admin/Business	10,392	11,475	12,436	8.4
Applied Technology	2117	2028	2152	6.1
Child Development	1366	1660	1950	17.4
Computer Applications	5869	6096	5912	-3.0
Dental Auxiliary Programs	1091	1279	1232	-3.7
Drafting and Design	2383	2346	2087	-11.0
Manufacturing	3046	2814	2352	-16.4
Nursing Program	3421	3604	3626	0.6
Occupational Therapy Assisting	260	174	320	83.9
Radiologic Technology	536	601	661	10.0
Workbased Learning	2140	1840	1559	-15.3
Total	32,621	33,917	34,287	1.1

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
2003	1660	23.0
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	Fall 2002 to Winter 2003
Male	73.5	73.3	78.0	80.4	81.4
Female	75.1	78.7	76.9	78.8	80.2
African-American	67.5	76.4	75.1	78.5	81.5
American Indian	75.0	66.7	76.9	81.8	70.0
Asian	70.0	73.5	74.6	81.9	82.9
Hispanic	73.0	72.6	73.1	71.7	81.5
White	75.2	76.3	78.3	79.9	81.1
Full time	81.8	83.0	84.4	84.5	86.9
Part time	57.2	59.4	62.4	67.8	67.4
TOTAL	74.3	75.9	77.5	79.6	80.8

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Section 2

Winter Credit Enrollment Data by

Demographic Variables

TABLE 7

Winter Enrollment by Gender

Winter Semester	Number of Males	% Male*	Number of Females	% Female*
2003	6714	49.9	6730	50.1
2002	6622	50.6	6456	49.4
2001	6507	52.4	5904	47.6
2000	6270	52.3	5704	47.7
1999	6404	53.2	5615	46.7
1998	6374	53.2	5612	46.8
1997	6266	52.6	5641	47.4
1996	6541	52.5	5920	47.5
1995	6756	51.6	6400	48.9
1994	6667	51.0	6396	49.0

*Percent of total students

TABLE 8

Winter Enrollment for Age 25 and Older

Winter Semester	Number	Percent*
2003	4884	36.3
2002	4920	37.9
2001	4838	39.0
2000	4884	40.7
1999	4716	39.2
1998	4912	41.0
1997	5141	43.2
1996	5748	46.1
1995	6216	47.5
1994	5978	45.8

*Percent of total students

TABLE 9

Winter Enrollment by Ethnicity

	Winterr		African- American			Native American			Asian		Hispanic			White			Unknown
		N		%*	N		%* 8	N		%*	N	%*	N		%*	N		%*
2003		1280		9.5	107		0.8	370		2.8	628	4.7	10703		79.6	356		2.6
2002		1218		9.3	110		0.8	399		3.1	509	3.9	10434		79.7	409		3.1
2001		982		7.9	106		0.9	338		2.7	421	3.4	10093		81.3	407		3.3
2000		855		7.1	87		0.7	331		2.8	391	3.3	9882		82.4	449		3.7
1999		848		7.0	89		0.7	341		2.8	382	3.2	10060		83.6	316		2.6
1998		818		6.8	99		0.8	353		2.9	389	3.2	10040		83.8	289		2.4
1997		780		6.6	108		0.9	401		3.4	344	2.9	10067		84.5	207		1.7
1996		848		6.8	106		0.9	373		3.0	331	2.7	10582		84.9	222		1.8
1995		937		7.2	98		0.7	370		2.8	352	2.7	11292		86.3	107		0.8
1994		858		6.6	130		1.0	301		2.3	329	2.5	11372		87.0	74		0.6

*Percent of total students

TABLE 10

Winter Enrollment for Fulltime/Part time Breakdown

	Full Time (12 or more credits)		Part Time (Less than 12 credits)
Winter Semester	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*
2003	5247	39.0	8197	61.0
2002	4698	35.9	8351	64.0
2001	4222	34.0	8195	66.0
2000	3893	32.5	8102	67.5
1999	393	32.6	8104	67.4
1998	3895	32.4	8093	67.5
1997	3653	30.7	8254	69.3
1996	3650	29.3	8812	70.7
1995	4000	30.4	9156	69.6
1994	4373	33.4	8691	66.5

*Percent of total students

TABLE 11

Winter Semester Full Time Equivalent (FTE)/

Average Credits Enrolled

Winter Semester	Headcount	Total Credit Hours	FTE*	Average Credits Enrolled
2003	13,444	117,137	7,557	8.7
2002	13,079	108,744	7,015	8.3
2001	12,417	100,102	6,458	8.1
2000	11,995	94,188	6,077	7.9
1999	12,036	94,633	6,105	7.9
1998	11,988	93,391	6,025	7.8
1997	11,907	91,121	5,879	7.7
1996	12,462	91,884	5,928	7.4
1995	13,156	98,476	6,353	7.5
1994	13,064	103,945	6,706	8.0

*Full Time Equivalency is calculated by dividing the total number

of credits by 15.5.

TABLE 12

Winter Enrollment by Residency Status

Winter Semester	Resident		Non-Resident		Out of State
	N	Percent*	N	Percent*	N	Percent*
2003	9823	73.1	3361	25.0	260	1.9
2002	9621	73.6	3200	24.4	249	1.9
2001	9272	74.7	2937	23.7	207	1.7
2000	8881	74.1	2947	24.6	161	1.3
1999	8884	73.8	3033	25.2	118	1.0
1998	8870	73.9	2979	24.8	139	1.2
1997	8917	74.9	2890	24.3	100	0.8
1996	9451	75.8	2905	23.3	106	0.9
1995	10,272	78.1	2783	21.2	101	0.8
1994	10,214	78.2	2745	21.0	104	0.8

*Percent of total students

TABLE 13

Credits by Location and Time

from January 20, 2003

	GRCC Main	Thompson M-TEC*	Tassell M-TEC*	Other Off-Campus**	Distance Learning	Totals
Day Classes	78,890	42	498	0		79,430
	67.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0%		67.8%
Evening Classes	24,400	171	1,656	2,786		29,013
(Commencing at 17:00 M-Th)	20.8%	0.1%	1.4%	2.4%		24.8%
Weekend Classes	1,594	0	0	0		1,594
(Commencing at 17:00 Friday)	1.4%	0%	0%	0%		1.4%
Independent Study	253					253
	0.2%					0.2%
Labs	1,018					1,018
	0.9%					0.9%
Subtotals	106,155	213	2,154	2,786		111,308
	90.6%	0.2%	1.8%	2.4%