Winter 2006 IGC3 Meeting February 3, 2006 Marianne Hunnicutt College of DuPage

2 Student Analysis by Site  Academic Year  Where do students live?  What are the student characteristics?  Summary  Potential next steps

College of DuPage3 Resources  Addresses of students attending sites during project period  Admission applications from College of DuPage database (linked to addresses)  ESRI Arcview 9.1  ESRI Business Analyst Software

College of DuPage4 Where do the students live?  Geocode addresses of all students attending project site during academic year  Identify areas where 40%-60%- 80% of students live

College of DuPage5 What are student characteristics?  Age ranges  Gender  Ethnicity  Highest Educational Level  Top five fields of study  Reason for attending College of DuPage

College of DuPage6 Demonstration  Naperville Regional Center  Reason for attending College of DuPage

College of DuPage7 Steps: 1. Geocode student addresses 2. Query attribute table to identify characteristics 3. Develop geographic representation and/or table for characteristic 4. Summarize student data 5. Compare area demographics to areas where 40%, 60%, and 80% of students live 6. Decide how to use data

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9 Reason for attending College of DuPage (example)  Transfer  Skills or Job Improvement  ABE/GED/ESL  Personal interest

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College of DuPage11 Summary Table Reason for Attending Naperville Regional Center All Regional Centers Campus wide Transfer50% 64% Skills19%21%12% ABE/GED/ ESL 10% 11% Personal Interest 21%19%13%

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College of DuPage13 Comparison Demographics 2005 Persons by race (ESRI projection) Naperville Regional Center Students 0%-40% Area [all] Naperville Regional Center Students 0%-60% Area [all] Naperville Regional Center Students 0%-80% Area [all] Naperville Regional Center Students White (non- Hispanic) 75% [82%] 72% [80%] 71% [78%] 75% Black3% [4%]4% [6%]5% [7%]5% Asian13% [11%] 14% [11%] 13% [7%] 12% Hispanic Origin 7% [5%] 8% [6%] 9% [16%] 8%

College of DuPage14 Potential Next Steps  Compare data to other sites  Choose courses to schedule  Overlay postal carrier routes  Target market to potential students

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College of DuPage16 Questions or Comments 