Report of Achieving the Dream Data Team September 21, 2011

Methodology AtD Cohort includes all students who enter OCCC for the first-time in the fall semester. (New to higher education and new transfer to OCCC) Persistence is defined as a student in Fall AtD Cohort attending one or more classes in the following Spring. (Fall 2010 to Spring 2011) Retention is defined as a student in Fall AtD Cohort attending one or more classes in the following Fall. (Fall 2010 to Fall 2011)

FALL 2011 AtD COHORT COMPOSITION

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Demographics 3,754 students are first-time to OCCC (26% of all Fall 2011) 57% are Female 70% are 18–24 years old Black/African Americans (14%) represent the largest ethnic/racial minority followed by Hispanic/Latinos (12%) Whites represent 53% of total cohort, which is a continued decline seen Fall 2007 Cohort Total Cohort population down from 3847 in Fall 2010 2.4% decrease Decrease in % of total fall population from Fall 2010 as well – 27% in Fall 2010 to 26% in Fall 2011 Slight increase in females 0.7 percentage points (56.1% to 56.8%) 18 – 24 years olds increased 1.2 percentage points from Fall 2010 69.1% to 70.3% Average Age and Median Age check into Black/African Americans, although the largest minority, decreased from 16.6% in Fall 2010 to 14.4% in Fall 2011 Hispanics on the other hand increased over 2 percentage points (9.4% to 11.7%)

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Demographics 54% are full-time (12 credit hours or more) 77% fall into one of two EFC groups: 42% in $0 - $1,500 35% in Did Not Apply for Financial Aid 50% enrolled in one or more developmental course with almost 13% enrolling in three or more Full-time seen a decrease from Fall 2010 (54.7% to 53.5%), this is after a continuous increase from Fall 2008 Cohort Lowest EFC group continues to increase since Fall 2006 when it comprised 22.0% of Cohort; Fall 2010 comprised 38.1% The percent of students who do not apply for FinAid continues to decline thanks in great part to FinAid’s efforts From a high of 53.3% in Fall 2006 to 34.6% in Fall 2011 18.7 percentage points 50.3% up from 49.0% in Fall 2010 enrolled in 3 or more dev crs. However down from 14.2% t6o 12.7% in those enrolled in 3 or more.

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Demographics Compared to ALL Fall 2011 students: Slightly higher percentage males (3 percentage points) Higher percentage 18 – 24 year olds (12 percentage points) Higher percentage of ethnic minorities (6 percentage points) Higher percentage are full-time (12 percentage points) Higher percentage Applied for Financial Aid (7 percentage points) Higher percentage enrolled in one or more developmental course (22 percentage points) No surprise in higher percentage 18 – 24 year olds or full-time or enrolled in one or more developmental courses Interesting higher percentage males, ethnic minorities, applied for FinAid

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons Highest percentage of females since the beginning Fall 2004 Cohort Percentage of students who identify as minority ethnicity/race has steadily increased across the seven cohorts (Fall 2004 = 29% and Fall 2011 = 40%) Number and percent of AtD Cohort that Hispanic/Latino students comprise has consistently increased across the seven Cohort groups (Fall 2004 = 271/ 8.1%; Fall 2011 = 439/ 11.7%)

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons The percentage of students who do apply for Financial Aid increased again in the Fall 2011 Cohort Fall 2004, 46% Fall 2008, 52% Fall 2009, 56% Fall 2010, 59% Fall 2011, 63%

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons The percentage of students enrolled in one or more developmental course increased slightly in Fall 2011, but remained lower than Fall 2009 Cohort where we experienced a spike Fall 2009, 2035 students/54% Fall 2010, 1885 students/49% Fall 2011, 1887 students/50%

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons

AtD Fall 2011 Cohort Profile Comparisons

FALL 2010 AtD COHORT RETENTION RATES

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Females are consistently retained at a higher rate (38%) than males (35%) Asian and Hispanic/Latino students are retained at a higher rate (54% and 40% respectively) than the overall retention rate Black/African American student retention rate has consistently increased since Fall 2006 Cohort Fall 2006, 23% Fall 2007, 24% Fall 2008, 26% Fall 2009, 27% Fall 2010, 31% Although females have a higher retention rate, their retention rate fell 1.9 percentage points from Fall 2009 Cohort and male retention rate dropped only 0.2% Although Asian and Hispanic/Latino have higher retention rates than the Cohort, Hispanic/Latino lost ground 2.3 percentage points from Fall 2009 Cohort’s (42.6% vs. 40.3%)

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Full-time students continue to be retained at a higher rate (43%) than part-time students (29%) Part-time student retention had consistently increased since Fall 2006, but experienced a decline with Fall 2010 Cohort Fall 2006, 24% Fall 2007, 27% Fall 2008, 28% Fall 2009, 31% Fall 2010, 29% Full-time students took a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from Fall 2009 and part-time students 0.8 percentage points

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Students who did not apply for Financial Aid were retained at a much lower rate (31%) than those who did regardless of EFC category Students who received a high school diploma are consistently retained at a higher rate (37%) than students who received a GED (30%) or were admitted with no credentials (33%) This trend has been true across the Cohorts. In fact, on average there has been over 9 percentage points different (7.6 percentage points different in Fall 2008 Cohort to 11.9 percentage point difference in Fall 2005) Students with an unaccredited high school comprise a very small component of the Cohort (less than 1%) and students who have a “N” comprise approximately 5%

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention As would be expected, students with an academic standing of good were retained at a higher rate (37%) than those on or admitted on probation (36%) or those admitted on suspension (27%) New Transfer students’ retention rates has steadily increased since Fall 2006 Cohort Fall 2006, 24% Fall 2007, 25% Fall 2008, 28% Fall 2009, 32% Fall 2010, 38%

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Students who successfully completed SCL 1001 during Fall 2010 or Spring 2011 were retained at a substantially higher rate (65.5%) than the overall Fall 2010 Cohort (36.8%). Students who successfully completed in Fall 2010 had a retention rate of 63.5% Students who successfully completed in Spring 2011 had a 72.5% retention rate Interestingly, all students who enrolled in SCL 1001 were retained at a higher rate (50.6%) than the overall retention rate

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Students enrolled in only one developmental course in Fall 2010 were retained at a much higher rate than the Cohort rate and those who were enrolled in two or more developmental courses Students enrolled in one developmental course, 41% Students enrolled in two developmental courses, 36% Students enrolled in three or more developmental courses, 32% OKC-Go! students’ retention rate (37.8%) was slightly higher than the overall retention rate, however, it is 8.2 percentage points lower than the Fall 2009 OKC-Go! retention rate of 46.0%

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Retention rates that are lower than the aggregate Fall 2010 AtD Cohort of 36.8% Males – 34.7% No Credentials – 32.9% 25-29 year olds – 33.7% Probation – 35.7% Black/African Americans – 30.7% Suspension – 26.5% Native American/Alaskan – 34.5% Enrolled in 2 Zero Level – 36.2% Part-time – 29.1% Enrolled in 3 or more Zero Level –31.5% Did Not Apply Fin Aid – 31.1% Enrolled in Zero Level Writing – 33.5% GED – 30.2% Enrolled in Zero Level Reading – 31.1% Those in green font have a 3 or greater percentage point increase from the Fall 2009 Cohort Similarly, those in red font have a 3 or greater percentage point decrease from the Fall 2009 cohort Red font – 3 or greater percentage point decrease from Fall 2009 Cohort Green font – 3 or greater percentage point increase from Fall 2009 Cohort

AtD Fall 2010 Cohort Retention Retention rates that are higher than the aggregate Fall 2010 AtD Cohort of 36.8% Females – 38.4% Enr SCL Fall – 48.1% Asian – 54.2% Successful SCL Fall – 63.5% Hispanic/Latino – 40.3% Enr SCL Spring – 55.8% Full-Time – 43.2% Successful SCL Spring – 72.5% Applied for Fin Aid – 39.9% Enrolled in Zero Level Math – 38.9% OKC-Go! – 37.8% Enrolled in one Zero Level – 52.2% Those in green font have a 3 or greater percentage point increase from the Fall 2009 Cohort Similarly, those in red font have a 3 or greater percentage point decrease from the Fall 2009 cohort Red font – 3 or greater percentage point decrease from Fall 2009 Cohort Green font – 3 or greater percentage point increase from Fall 2009 Cohort

PERSISTENCE AND RETENTION COMPARISON

Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention Overall, Fall 2010 Cohort decreased 2.0 percentage points in persistence and decreased 1.0 percentage point in retention rate from the Fall 2009 Cohort Although the persistence rate for females decreased 1.1 percentage points, the retention rate declined by almost two (1.9) percentage points Conversely, the persistence rate for males decreased by 3.4 percentage points but the retention rate barely decreased, 0.2 percentage points Persistence rate for students with a third level EFC declined 9.8 percentage points and the retention rate declined 7.5 percentage points

Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention Persistence rate for all ethnic/racial minorities as a group decreased 2.7 percentage points (after a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from Fall 2008 to Fall 2009); however the retention rate increased 0.9 percentage points (composition decreased -1.7%) Although the persistence rate for Black/African American students decreased 0.7 percentage points, the retention rate increased 3.6 percentage points Persistence rate for Hispanic/Latino students decreased 7.9 percentage points, but the retention rate only decreased 2.3 percentage points Persistence rate for Asian students increased 0.6 percentage points and the retention rate increased 2.6 percentage points Persistence rate for Native American students increased 1.0 percentage point and the retention rate increased 4.9 percentage points

Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention

Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention

Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention Full-time students persisted 2.9 percentage points lower but were retained only 0.9 percentage points lower Persistence rate for New Transfer students increased 1.1 percentage points, and the retention rate shot up 5.9 percentage points

Comparison of AtD Falls 2009 & 2010 Cohorts Persistence and Retention