Executive Summary
List of Tables

Winter 2004 Enrollment Report

A monitoring report for

GRCC Board of Trustees

February 18, 2004

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Key Findings

Headcount

· Headcount for Winter 2004 is up 0.5 percent (69 students) from last winter. This is the largest Winter headcount since 1993. (Table 1)

Credit Hours

· Credit hours for Winter 2004 are up 1.4 percent (1630 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 Workforce Development credits are leading the way with a 3.0 percent increase. The increase for Arts and Sciences is 0.7 percent. (Table 3)

· Arts and Sciences programs with the largest percentage increase in credit enrollments include: Language and Thought at 5.7 percent, Physical Sciences at 5.2 percent, and Wellness at 4.8 percent. Programs with the largest percentage decrease are English at -4.9 percent and Performing Arts at –3.9 percent. (Table 4)

· Workforce Development departments with the largest percentage increase in credit enrollments include: Applied Technology at 16.7 percent, Child Development at 14.6 percent, and Accounting/Office Administration/Business at 4.5 percent. Programs with the largest percentage decrease are Nursing at -7.6 percent and Dental Auxiliary Programs at at -3.7 percent (Table 4). Note: the decrease in Nursing (ADN, General Health, and PN programs) is due to a curriculum revision in the ADN program and new Fall section offering for PN; the Dental Auxiliary Program decrease was due largely to the elimination of 1 clinic section (6 students/6 credits).

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

· The total number of lecture sections offered for Winter 2004 is 1659 (down 1 from last winter). The average number of students per section is 23.3 (compared to 23.0 last winter). (Table 5)

Persistence Rates

· The Fall 2003 to Winter 2004 persistence rate for beginning, degree-seeking freshman is 80.0 percent, down slightly from 80.8 percent from Fall 2002 to Winter 2003. The Academic Foundations Program persistence rate is 73.2 percent, down from 76.7 percent last year. (Table 6)

Gender

· Female students comprise 50.3 percent of the total winter enrollment, up from 50.1 percent last winter. Males make up 49.7 percent of the student population. (Table 7)

Age

· 36.0 percent of Winter 2004 students are age 24 or older. This number is down from 36.3 percent in Winter, 2003. (Table 8)

· The average age of students is 24.7 years. This is down slightly from last year’s 24.8 years. (Table 9)

Ethnicity

· The percentage of total students from minority populations is now at 19.1 percent. (Table 10)

Fulltime Students/Fulltime Equivalency

· The proportion of students who attend GRCC full time for Winter 2004 is 39.6 percent, up slightly from 39.0 percent in Winter, 2003. (Table 11)

· The average FTE (full time equivalent) for Winter 2004 is 7662. This is the highest FTE ever for a winter semester at GRCC. The average number of credits enrolled is 8.8, slightly higher than last winter’s average of 8.7. (Table 12)

Out of District

· The proportion of total enrollment who come from outside KISD service region is 27.0 percent. Last winter’s proportion was 26.9 percent. (Table 13)

Credits by Location and Time

· The number of credits taken on the main campus comprised 90.4% of the total; 4.4% of classes are now taken via television or over the web, down from 5.0% last winter. (Table 14)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1: Credit Enrollment Report for Winter 2004

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: Average Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 10: Ethnicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 11: Fulltime/Part time Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Table 12: Full Time Equivalent (FTE)/Average Credits Enrolled . . . . . . . . . . 21

Table 13: Residency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 14: Credits by Location and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Section 3: Winter 2004 Enrollment Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Section 1

Credit Enrollment Report for Winter 2004

Table 1

Headcount for Winter Semesters

Winter Semester	Winter	% Change
2004	13,513	0.5
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

Table 2

Credit Hours for Winter Semesters

Winter Semester	Fall	% Change
2004	118,767	1.4
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

Table 3

Credit Hours by School

	Arts & Sciences		Workforce Development
Winter Semester	Number	% Change	Number	% Change
2004	83,512	0.7	35,327	3.0
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 2002-Winter 2004

	Winter 2002	Winter 2003	Winter 2004	Percent Change (Winter 2003 to Winter 2004)
School of Arts and Sciences
Behavioral Sciences	9,643	10,791	10,624	-1.5%
Biological Sciences	4,247	4,541	4,709	3.7%
Criminal Justice	4,298	4,994	5,044	1.0%
English	11,875	13,192	12,546	-4.9%
Hospitality Education	3,196	3,471	3,444	-0.8%
Language and Thought	8,569	9,205	9,730	5.7%
Mathematics	11,472	13,062	13,490	3.3%
Performing Arts	2,629	2,757	2,650	-3.9%
Physical Sciences	3,927	4,339	4,565	5.2%
Social Sciences	9,951	11,082	11,109	0.2%
Visual Arts	2,802	3,016	2,993	-0.8%
Wellness	2,349	2,489	2,608	4.8%
Total	74,958	82,939	83,512	0.7%
School of Workforce Development
Accounting/Office Admin/Business	11,475	12,436	12,993	4.5%
Applied Technology	2,028	2,152	2,511	16.7%
Child Development	1,660	1,950	2,235	14.6%
Computer Applications	6,096	5,912	6,047	2.3%
Dental Auxiliary Programs	1,279	1,232	1,186*	-3.7%*
Drafting and Design	2,346	2,087	2,031	-2.7%
Manufacturing	2,814	2,352	2,398	2.0%
Nursing Program	3,604	3,626	3,352*	-7.6%**
Occupational Therapy Assisting	174	320	325	1.6%
Radiologic Technology	601	661	669	1.2%
Workbased Learning	1,840	1,559	1,580	1.3%
Total	33,917	34,287	35,327	3.0%

* This decrease was due largely to the elimination of 1 clinic section (6 students/6 credits) in a cost-cutting move

** The variation is due to a curriculum revision in the ADN program, and new Fall section offering for PN

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
2004	1659	23.3
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 1999 to Winter 2000	Fall 2000 to Winter 2001	Fall 2001 to Winter 2002	Fall 2002 to Winter 2003	Fall 2003 to Winter 2004
Male	73.3	78.0	80.4	81.4	79.8
Female	78.7	76.9	78.8	80.2	80.1
African-American	76.4	75.1	78.5	81.5	75.5
American Indian	66.7	76.9	81.8	70.0	83.9
Asian	73.5	74.6	81.9	82.9	85.1
Hispanic	72.6	73.1	71.7	81.5	80.5
White	76.3	78.3	79.9	81.1	80.4
Full time	83.0	84.4	84.5	86.9	85.9
Part time	59.4	62.4	67.8	67.4	65.6
TOTAL	75.9	77.5	79.6	80.8	80.0

Academic Foundations Program

69.4

67.2

72.4

76.7

73.2

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*
2004	6718	49.7	6795	50.3
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

* Percent of total students

Table 8

Winter Enrollment for Age 24 and Older

Winter Semester	Number	Percent*
2004	4283	36.0
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

*Percent of total students

Table 9

Average Age of Students

Winter Semester	Average Age
2004	24.7
2003	24.8

Table 10

Winter Enrollment by Ethnicity

Winter		African- American			Native American			Asian			Hispanic			White			International			Unknown
			N	%*		N	%*		N	%*		N	%*		N	%*		N	%*	N	%*
	2004		1372	10.2		115	0.9		370	2.7		714	5.3		10558	78.1		107	0.8	277	2.0
	2003		1280	9.5		110	0.8		370	2.8		628	4.7		10703	79.6		119	0.9	356	2.6
	2002		1218	9.3		110	0.8		399	3.1		509	3.9		10434	79.7		117	0.9	409	3.1
	2001		982	7.9		106	0.9		338	2.7		421	3.4		10093	81.3		83	0.7	407	3.3
	2000		855	7.1		87	0.7		331	2.8		391	3.3		9882	82.4		60	0.5	449	3.7
	1999		848	7.0		89	0.7		341	2.8		382	3.2		10060	83.6		33	0.3	316	2.6
	1998		818	6.8		99	0.8		353	2.9		389	3.2		10040	83.8		33	0.3	289	2.4
	1997		780	6.6		108	0.9		401	3.4		344	2.9		10067	84.5		33	0.3	207	1.7
	1996		848	6.8		106	0.9		373	3.0		331	2.7		10582	84.9		43	0.3	222	1.8
	1995		937	7.2		98	0.7		370	2.8		352	2.7		11292	86.3		44	0.3	107	0.8

* Percent of total students

Table 11

Winter Enrollment for Full-time/Part-time Students

	Full Time (12 or more credits)		Part Time (Less than 12 credits)
Winter Semester	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*
2004	5355	39.6	8158	60.4
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

*Percent of total students

Table 12

Winter Semester Full Time Equivalent (FTE)/

Average Credits Enrolled

Winter Semester	Headcount	Total Credit Hours	FTE*	Average Credits Enrolled
2004	13,513	118,767	7,662	8.8
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

*Full Time Equivalency is calculated by dividing the total number

of credits by 15.5.

Table 13

Winter Enrollment by Residency Status

Winter Semester	Resident		Non-Resident		Out of State
	N	Percent*	N	Percent*	N	Percent*
2004	9868	73.0	3430	25.4	215	1.6
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

*Percent of total students

Table 14

Credits by Location and Time

from January 19, 2004

	GRCC Main	Thompson M-TEC	Tassell M-TEC*	Wealthy Learning Corner	Other Off-Campus**	Distance Learning	Totals
Day Classes	79,413	58	1,267	145	0