M ULTI - CAMPUS S TUDENT A TTENDANCE P RESENTATION TO RCCD B OARD OF T RUSTEES T EACHING AND L EARNING C OMMITTEE A UGUST 3, 2010 Prepared by David Torres Dean, Institutional Research Riverside Community College District

O BJECTIVE To understand the attendance patterns of RCCD students in this multi-campus district.

C OMPONENTS OF STUDENT ATTENDANCE Traditional, Campus- Based Distance Education, Not Campus- Based Student Attendance

T O EXAMINE M ULTI - CAMPUS ATTENDANCE Did the student attend (travel to): 1 campus site, 2 campus sites, or 3 campus sites? Did student take any distance education? Any combination of the two?

C ATEGORIES OF C AMPUS -B ASED S TUDENTS FOR M ULTI -C AMPUS ATTENDANCE Only distance education 1 campus only 1 campus and distance education 2 campuses only 2 campuses and distance education 3 campuses only 3 campuses and distance education Less Campus- Based More Campus- Based

A TTENDANCE PATTERNS – F ALL 2008

RCCD F ALL S TUDENT C AMPUS A TTENDANCE P ATTERNS, F ALL T ERMS,

M OST STUDENTS STILL ATTEND ONLY ONE C AMPUS

S UCCESS R ATES BY E NROLLMENT P ATTERNS, F ALL 2008, ALL S TUDENTS Note: 84% of total is represented in first two columns.

P ERSISTENCE TO S PRING 2009, ALL STUDENTS ATTENDING F ALL 2008 Note: 84% of total is represented in first two columns.

E NROLLMENT P ATTERNS FOR D EGREE AND C ERTIFICATE R ECIPIENTS

P OSSIBLE P OLICY I MPLICATIONS Continued support of common core curriculum Coordination of distance education to avoid unnecessary duplication of offerings

S UMMARY The proportion of students attending only one campus decreased in the past ten years. However, the proportion of students attending one campus and distance education has almost compensated for that decline. The majority of AA /AS degree earners attended two campuses and distance education during their time at RCCD, while the majority of certificates earners attended only one campus.

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