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Radcliffe, Susan K.Analysis of Fall 1984 Credit Enrollment. ResearchReport Number 39.Howard Community Coll., Columbia, MD. Office ofResearch and Planning.Dec 8461p.Statistical Data (110) -- Reports -Reseirch/Technical (143)

1MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.Age;'Community Colleges; Day Students; *EnrollmentTrends; Evening Students; Females; *Full TimeEquivalency; Pull Time Students; Majors (Students);Males; Part Time-Ftudents; *Student Characteristics;Two Year Colleges; *I'wo Year College Students

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ABSTRACTThis analysis of fall 1984 credit enrollient

represents an,,attempt to understand patternr of enrollment at HowardCommunity College (HCC) with respect to student demographics andregistration status. Highlighted findings include the following: (1)credit enrollments were down for most categories with the mostdramatic declines seen in part-time students, females, day students,,relent Howard County high school graduates, and returning students;(2) enrollment declines appeared to be system-wide throughoutMaryland community colleges; (3) factors related to enrollmentdeclines were identified as lower unemployment, increased spending onconsumer goods, new four-year institutions in Howard County andadditional course. offerings at these institutions, and new grading .

policies at HCC; (4) major shifts in enrollment patterns were the4eclines in the enrollments of females, recent county high schoolgraduates, and first-time Students; and (5) an increase in readmittedstudent enrollments was seen as a possible result of spring_and.summer recruitment activities. The bulk of the report consists ofdata tables and graphs. (LAL)

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ANALYSIS OF FALL 1984 CREDIT ENROLLMENT

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Susan K. Radcliffe

Coordinator of Institutional Research

Howard Community College

Technical AssistaRce:

Cheryl BaxterGaye HolcombEllen JenkinsCharlotte MonroeNancy Rabideaux

Research Report.Number 39

DeceMber 1984

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TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)."

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION

CENTER ,ERIC)This document has been reproduced aswaived from the person or. organizationoriginating it.

Minor changes have been made to improvereproduction quality.

Points of view or opinions stated in this docu-ment do not necessarily represent official NIEPosition or poky.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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List of Tables

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List of Charts iv

Introduction

Summary of Findings and Recommendations 1

AppendicesAppendix A - Maryland Communi4 Colleges A:1

Appendix B -* Retention Data on Non- taming Students 8-1

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LIST OP TABLES

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I Headcount and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)Enrollments 4

II Fall 1983 to Fall 1984 Comparisons by Sex

III Fall 1983 to Fall 1984 by Day and EveningtRegistration 14

Fall 1983 to Fall 1984 Comparisons by Sex andRegistration Status 17

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Fall 1983.0 Fall 1984 Comparisons by Attendanceand Registration Status 1 20

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Fall 1983 to Fall 1984 Comparisons by, AcadeticPrograms 22

VII Five-Year Overview of Howard Community College

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VIII Fall 1983 to Fall 1984-Comparisons by Howard

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IX Fall 198...1984 Age Distribution bi.Ses 26

X Enrollmen'ss Change Patterns by Percentage A-3

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II Headcount and FTE Enrollment 5

III Declines in Headcount and FTE 6

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Howard Community College Enrollment Changes 3

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IV Percentage Changes in Enrollment 7

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V Enrollment Changes by Sex 9

VI Percent Changes by Sex 10

VII Enrollment by Sex and Attendance Status ...11

VIII Changes in Enrollment by Sex..... .12

IX Changes in Enrollment by Sex 13

X Day' and Evening Enrollment 15

XI Changes in Day and Evening Enrollments .16

XtI Enrollment Decreases by Registration. 418

XIII Enrollment by Registration Status 19

XIV Changes by Registration and Attendance A21

XV County 40)School Graduates at Howard Community

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Collegi. 25

Changes in Male Agegroup Entollments, 28

Changes,in Female Agegroup Enrollments 29

Change in Total Agegroup Enrollments 30

Enrollment Patterns by- Percentage A-2

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INTRODUCTION

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This analysis of Fall 1984'Credit Enrollment represents an attempt to under-4,

stand patterns of enrollment at Howard COnnunity College with respect to

demographic categories of students as well as registration status. For ex-

ample, the,Reseirch Office has tried to show how enrollment has changed iitt

various student population groups.

The, method.jf reportiqg enrollment has changed this fall, Non-itraditiooal

enrollment in post-secondary education Pas been increasing in recent years at

HCC and other institutions. Traditional methods of reporting include only the

"regular" semester. - which' means the official third-week statistics as

required by the Maryland State...Board for Community College Howard Community

Collegehasinstftutedadditional 'fall sessions each year. In Fall 1984,7"--there are three additional .fall 'sessions (year- sessions 8409, 8410 and 8411)

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which amount 'to almost 30 FTE enrollments and 105- unduplicated headcount

enrollments. Jr

These additional fall sessions have been added to the Fail 1984 reported

credit enrollment. In order.to compare Fall 1984 to Fall 1983, the additional

sessions for Fall 1983 (year- sessions 8309, 8310 and 8311).have been backed in

by hand for put:poses of analysis.

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A Summary of Findings and Recommendations follows immediately. Following the

summary are tables and graphs detailing enrollment changes.

.Questions and discussions concerning this report can be directed to the Office

of Institutional Research,

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SUMMARY OF FINDING$ AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Credit enrollments are down .for most categories. The most dramatic deelinesare in the foI lgwing, categories:

Part-time students.

Part-time and full-time females. This reverses the trend which0

id appeared list spring and in the preliminary enrollment analysis.

Part-time and full-time day students. This reverses the trend ob-served in the preliminary analysis (July 1984).

Recent Howatd Cottp high school graduates.

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Returning students. (Readmitted studedt enrollments are up.)

Enrollment declines, as in Spring 1984, appear to be system -wide. throughoutMaryland coftinity colleges (see Appendix A).

Major fattors, as in Spring 1984, continue to be:

. Lower unemployment. a

OIncreased spending on consumer goods.

Other factors may be.:

New four-year institutions in 'Howard County and additicinal course0

Pfferings in those institutions.

OIndirect effects of new grading,policy - adults (particularly femaleswith other major responsibilities) may be less willing to ,pay for acourse with punitive grading.

Two new major changes are:

The decline in female enrollment' which aptually began last fall.0

The decline in recent Ho and C9Unty high school graduates attendingHoward Community College

The'decline in first-tim stuOjents.

Targeted recruitment activities ark recommended for the following groups:

o Non-returning females.

o Howard County high school students.

o Part-time non - returning students.

Continuing efforts to recruit non-returning males.'

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Stepped Atip recruitment for Hew County high schooldata.

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There is some eiidence that spring and iummor redruitment activities have beensuccessful since readiitted student enrollments are up, from last fall.

Further investigation of. the relationship with financial aid per FTE isrecommended.

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'Enrol'ment declines can, be seen in all four categories: full- and part-.time headcount,..51pd full-- and part ime FIE enrollment.

The most dramatic declines are seen in the part-time enrollmentsa decline of 115 students (4%) from Fall 1983. The FTE decline or part-timestudents was 3.17% (15 FTE).

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FT Head ,792 21.80%/4 773 21.67% (19) -2.40%PT Head 2876 78.20% 2761 78.13% (115) -4.00%FT FTE 365.6 43.68% . 356.5 43.86% (9) '-2.50%PT FTE 471.3. 56.32% 456.4 56.14/ 1$15) -3.17%

9.HEADCOUNT 3668' 100.007. 3534 190.007. : A134) -3.65%FTE ir.i37.0 100.00% 812.9 100.007. (24) -2.887.

'*. Figures include all Fall enrollments: regular third-week fail ,statistics;Mini7meSter enrollments; and Other fall sessions (8409,8410,8411). This .

_represents a new method of enrollment reporting for Fall 1984; Fall 19831983 figures have 'been revised to include other sessions (8309,8310,8311) so that comparisons can be ,made.

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Th* most dramatic decline by percentage is in the full-time female. Category.- a decline of. 8.741'(36 students) .

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Zhe decline in female enrollments began in Fall 1983. That decline-Was substantial (150 students or almost 6%) and was accompanied by a dropin the median age of females., particularly part -time Isolates. Thisindicates that it i s the nontraditional age females who are not.attending.

An 'increase in Fall 1983 Male. enroliments'of 1.27Z (16 students)didistot quite offset the decrease in female enrollments. However; sincefull-time enrollment increased, the PTE e*rollment did not decline inFall 1983.

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FALL 1983 :TO FALL 1984 BY DAY. AND EVENING REGISTRATION

Day enrollments are dramatically lower in full- and part- time cate pries.These decreases, too,, are almost all females, (see,Table II).

evening students (those who are carrying 12 or more credit...vdth more than half' o4 those credits taken in the ivening).are the 43group which has increased (by 23. students).

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FT Day 728 , 19.8% 686 19.4% (42) -5.8%FT Evening 64 1.7% 07 2.5% 23 35.97..PT Day 1255 34.2% 1147 32.5% (108) - -8.6%

, PT Evening 1621 44.2% 1614. 45.7% 17)/

TOTAL 3668 100.0% 3534 100.0% (134) . 73..7%

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1983 54.17. 1833 53.5% (150) -7.67.1685 45.9% 1701 49.6% 16 0.9%

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3668 100.0% 3429 103.17. (239) -6.5%

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FALL 4993 TO FALC 1984'COMPARISON$ BY SEX AND REG/STRATION STATUS

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****************************************************i*********************Readmittedstudents increased from Fall 1983 to Fall 1984 by 00litudents -or 367.. All other categories .decreased. This may indicate

-;72'thit'recruitment'adt4v1.ties have been successful (see Appendix 13).

The most dramatic decrease was in the "first time" category,which dedlined by ,103 students or 1214.

First-time females decreased by almost 20%. First-time'males.increased by'1.3% (4 students)..

Transfer-students decline-A by 8.44_448 students), and returningstudents declined by 69 students (3.57.).

This table highlights the only category of males which decreased:transfer students

All categories of females decreased except for the readmit students.

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First-Time 316`x: 8.6% 320 9.1% 4 1.3%:Transfer 203 5.5% 178 5.0% (25) -12.3%,Returning 652 17.8% 654 18.5% 2 %. 0.3%.Readmit 87 2.4% 129 3.6% 41 47.1%Unknown 6 0.2% 0 0,0% (6)

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.First-Time 545 14.97. 438 12.4% (107) -19.67.Transfer 345 9.4% 322 9.1% (23) -6.77.Returning i314 35.8% 1243 35,2% (71) -5.4%Readmit 191 5.2% 250 7.1% 59 30.9%;Unknown 9 '0.27. 1 .0% (e) - 88.97.

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First-Time 961 23.57. 758 21.47. (103) -12.07.-Transfer 548 14.9% 500 . 14.1% (48) -8.8%Returning 1966 53.6% 1897 53.7% (69) -3.5%Readmit 278 7.6% 378 10.7% 100 36.0%Unknown 15 0.4% 1 .0% (14) -93.37.

TOTAL 3668 100.0% 3534 100.0% (134) --3.7%

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ENROLLMENT DECREASES BY REGISTRATIONFrom Fall 1983 to Fall 1984

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Further analysis Of registration states that both full'- and part-timefirst --time students declined. First -time, full time students declined

15 Students or 6.2%. First-time, part-ti mestudonts declined by SSstudents or 14.2Z. These are almost all females.

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First-Time 61 16.9% 531 15.0% (88) -14.2%Transfer 4 13.3% 437 12.4% (51) -10.5%4,Altmrning 14 40.8% 1445 40.9% (53) -3.5%eReadmit 257 7.0% 347 9.8% 90 35.0%Unknown 14 0.4% 1 .0% (13) -92.9%

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Transfer programs increased by 14.57.. (177 students) from Fall .1983 to Fall_ 1984. Business Administration increased by 84 students (19%). Some ofthe new emphases such as Information Systems Management may help,to explainthesis Increases.

At the same 'time, occupational programs declined by 9.9% or 149 students.Data Processing, for exempla; decreased by 86 students (27.6%) . Thisdois.not mean that students are. losing interest in high tech, but thatthey may be more interepted in transfer programs' such as InformationBysitems Management or newer programs such..as Computer Technology andElectronics Technology.

Also, this fall's occupational program decreases may be. temporary due tounemployment rate. decreases. Five and six year trends show increases, inOccupational enrollments. (see. Table VII)

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TRANSFER PROGRAMS

Arts 4 ScienceSBusiness Admin.EngineeringTeacher Ed.'

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666 19.2%443 12.1%79 ,2.17.37 1.0%

TRANSFER SUBTOTAL 1224

OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS

AccountingEWESBus. MGMTComputer TechnologyConstr. Tech. & Carp.OPElectronicsHousing ManagementNursingPlant ScienceRetailingSecretarial l ScienceVision Care

17949

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16Z.P12

923

42320

319322

20.37.

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11.5%0.5%0. 17.5.0%0.16/.

OCCUPATIONAL, SUBTOTAL 1508 41.1%

GENERAL STUDIES 245 6.7%SPECIAL STUDENTS 691 18.9%

TOTAL 3668 100.07.

* Curriculum not offered.

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139 3.4% -441.4% 26 118.2%

1359 38.5% -149 -9.9%

23S 6.7% -7 -2.9% /536 15.2% -15f. -22.4%

3534 100.0% -134 . -3.65%

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*aaa***************************************************************************- Total Enrol Lment: -Increased 16.2% over the last five fall semesters.- Total Transfer Programs: Increased .103.37. over the Last five fail semesters:- Total Occupational Programs: Increased 11.2% over 5 years, however, there hivebeen significant declines in the Accounting, Bus. Mgmt., HCLMing-hignit.Retailing and Secretarial Science programs.

General Studies Program: Down 44.7%. possible trend in specialization,difficulty in finding employment 'with this AA degree.- Special Students:Down 23.51., possibly because Unemployment is wn.- Migh Technology programs on the rise, as a result of trend t and automati**********************************t**************.pi.*** ******** it ********** **

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Subtotal Transfer

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OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS

Accounting 223 7.337. 1605MET 38. 1.257. 44Business Mgmt. 201 6.61% 1.78Computer Technol. ogy a * 23Const.Tech. $. Carpent 25 0.827. 38Data Procetsing 196 6.447. 226Electronics Tech. 44 1.45% 94.Housing Management 11 0.367. 2Nursing 283 . 9.30% '368Plant Science 15 0.497. 36flgtai 1 I ng

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Vision, Care 19 0.62X 48Phy.S Wholesale DI 2 0.077, 0*

Subtotal Occupational 1222. 40.17% 1359

GENERAL STUDIES 430 14.14% 238SPECIAL STUDENTS 701 23.04% . 536

TOTAL 3042 400,00% '3534

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19.84Y. 35$ 104.4%,14.91% 253 - - 92.37.3.207. 113 0.0%1.70% -1Z -16.7%

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492. 16.27.

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1.Racent Howard County High School graduates, asha subset of the student.:population, decreased from 'Fall 1983 to Fa11.1984by'6.9.% headcouht andlay 10.8% in Full-time 'Equivalents (FTE.).

. During thersama Period, -the number of Howard County High School graduatesActually increased by 1.17%%

'Trends shows by the HCC Prelimlnery EhrollmentAnalysis (July 1984):;hive been verified by the official Fall 1984 figures.

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Fall 1983 Fall 1984 DIFFERENCE.

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TOTAL, Fit 837.0 100.0%

268326694.4718.5

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100.0% -24 -2.88%

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AS PERCENT OF ALL COUNTY HS GRADUATES

Fall 1983 Fall 1984 DIFFERENCE

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41 - SO' YRS. 7551 YRS. & ABOVE 31

TOTAL 1280

586755503287123

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FEMALE

470

TOTAL

81021 - 30 YRS. 583 873 145631 - 40 YRS. . 199 596 795.41 - 50 YRS. 98 . 335 433.51 YRS. $. ABOVE 44 130 174

TOTAL 1264 2404 3668

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1983 1984.20. YRS. & UNDER 470 58621 30 YRS . 87.3 75531 - 40 YRS.

'50596 503

41 - YRS. 335 28751 YRS. & ABOVE 130 123

CHANGE116 24.7%

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**4********************************************************************** CHANCES IN MALE AGEGROUP ENROLLMENTS

1983 kt, 1984 CHANGE 7.20 YRS. & UNDER . 340 437 97 28.5%21 - 30 YRS. 583 542 -41, -7.0%31 - 40 YRS. 199 195 f -4 -2.07.41' - 50 YRS. 98 75 --23 -23.5%

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3668

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From 1983 to 1984 all female. enrollments decreased except in the 20 years1' under agegroup which increased by 24.7%.

The .greatest decrease is seen in the. 31 40 years agegroup, down 15.6%.. From 1993 to 1984 all male enrollments decreased except in the 20 yearsasunder agegroup which increased by 28.57..

,The greatest. decrease is seen in the 51 years & above. agegroup, down 29.5%.

From 1983 to 1994 total enrollments decreased except in the 20 years .&..uhder agegroup which increaMe126.3%.

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APPENDIX A

MARYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGES

OPENING FALL 1984- ENROLLMENT *(PRELIMINARY DATA)

Enrollment Declines 'appeared statewide. in fifteen out of theseventeen Maryland Community.Colleges. Only Charles andChesapeake Community Colleges experi enCed increases.Overall, Maryland Community College Fall 1984 credit enrollments

2 (preliminary) were 5,001 students, or 4.8%0 below Fail 1983.Full-time enrol Iments.dropped by 2,942 students (9.97.) .

Part-time enrollments dropped by 2,060 (2.8%).** Fail-time Freshmen decreased by 822 (8.0%).This is the third year of declines in full-time freshmen.

-44 4:* Female enrollments dropped by 3,071 C4.9%).This is particularly important since "most growth amongpart-time undergraduates has been the result of increases ofwomen, particularly in the community colleges (Maryland State

-v. Board for Higher Education, October 30, 1984) . " .

*** The accompanying table (Table A) shows the pattern's of Fall1984 enrollment changes in five Maryiand,Commumity CollegesMontgomery - Rockville, Frederick, Catonsville, Hagerstown, andHarford.

* Postsecondary Education Data Reports: Opening Fall gnroi I tnent,1984, Preliminary Data. Maryland State Board for,Higher .Education, October 30, 1984.

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Retention Data

Non-Returning Students

Sphng 1984.q?

Total Number of Students 1258to be Contacted by Telephone

Number of Students Contacted 520

Percent of Students Contacted 41.

MI 1 011 N.

Number of Students who attended Fall 1983 and did not return Spring 1984:.

Sex ,

Male 171 (33.0)Female, 349 (67.0)

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*Racial /Ethnic Background .

Unknown 29 (5.5)Black 50 (1.0)American Indian 2 . (0.5)Asian 11 (2.0)Hispanic 3 (0.5)White 412 (79.0)Other 13 4.(245)

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First Time College 225 (43%)Previous Post-Secondary 165 (32%)Readmit \ 130 (25%)

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No Post-Secondary Degree 283 (54%)Certificate Below Associate 7 ( 1%)

.Associate Degree 64 (12%)Bachelor's 54 (10%)Master's 16 ( 3%)Doctorate 10 ( 2%)First Professional 3 ( 1%)Other Undergraduate Certificate 1 ( .5%)Post-Baccalaureate Certificate 0 ( 0 )Advanced Graduate Certificate 0 ( 0 )First Professional Certificate 1 ( .5%)No Response 81 (16%).

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Schbdule conflict with employment 56 (11%)Family obligations 18 ( 3%)Relocated 20 ( 4%)Taking a break from school 34 (- 7%)Armed Services 7 ( 1%)

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