SCC Office of Institutional Research Fall 2006 Enrollment Update Where we’re coming from and where we’re headed.

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update Attrition and Completion Rates of Selected Groups Data Source: SCC 2005 Retention and Completion Study, SCC IR. Completion indicates award of a certificate OR a degree. All cohorts are comprised of students entering SCC during fall quarters.

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update Risk Factors and Remediation  Traditional-entry students (entering from HS within 2 quarters) make up about 10% of all new students each fall quarter. Of these, 30% are considered high-risk by US Dept of Education criteria, the remaining 70% are considered low-risk.  Based on these same US DOE criteria, 93% of all students entering SCC during fall quarters are considered high-risk.  Low-RiskHigh-Risk Average Age  50% of these low-risk students require developmental or basic skills training during their first year at SCC, whereas  25% of these high-risk students re require developmental or basic skills training during their first year at SCC  About 1/3 of all new students entering SCC during fall quarters are taking developmental math or English during their first year. Ten years ago, this proportion was less than 1/4.

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update Where do we go from here?  Better data is needed. Identify additional sources, and develop new systems to collect and track the data we’re currently missing.  With 1/3 of our students leaving after just one quarter, retention obviously needs to be a focus for the college. The College Council and EMTF have made retention a strategic priority for this year.  A recent study WSU indicates that only half of high school graduates in our service area attend college. Creative and collaborative efforts to increase this proportion could offset or even negate the lowering number of HS graduates in coming years, and the Outreach groups are beginning to work on this.  Explore why Arts and Science students are taking smaller course loads, why enrollments of women are declining, etc.

SCC Office of Institutional ResearchFall 2006 Enrollment Update Resources:  Research Reports 