1. Achieving the Dream: Loudoun Campus Baseline Data
Research Report No
Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment
January 2008

2. Overview of Fall 2004 Cohort Data Loudoun Campus
Section I: Profile of Fall 2004 Cohort
Section II: Gatekeeper Courses
Section III: Course Completion
Section IV: Developmental Courses
Section V: Retention/Persistence
Section VI: Graduation

3. Section I: Loudoun Campus Cohort Profile - First-time to NOVA in Fall 2004
1,670 Students

4. Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort by Gender

5. Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort by Age

6. Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort by Race/Ethnicity

7. Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort by Enrollment Status*
*Enrollment status during Fall 2004.

8. Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort by Program Placement Status

9. Section II: Loudoun Campus Cohort Data on Gatekeeper Courses

10. Gatekeeper Courses Gatekeeper Courses:
Critical courses posing as major barriers to success
Courses with the largest enrollments and lowest success rates
NOVA’s Selection:
I. ACC II. ENG 003
BIO MTH 003
ENG MTH 004
MTH 151
MTH 163

11. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrollment in Gatekeeper Courses – I

12. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrollment in Gatekeeper Developmental Courses – II

13. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in Gatekeeper Courses – I39 78
273 58 21

14. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in Gatekeeper Developmental Courses – II53 60 37

15. Section II.A: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ACC 211 by Subgroups
Success is defined as completing a course with a grade of “C” or better.

16. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ACC 211
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 71

17. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ACC 211 by Gender18 21

18. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ACC 211 by Age18 3 5 7 6
*No enrollment.

19. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ACC 211 by Race/Ethnicity26 3 6 1 3
*No enrollment.

20. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ACC 211 by Enrollment Status12 27

21. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ACC 211 by Program Placement Status9 15 4 11

22. Section II.B: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in BIO 101 by Subgroups

23. Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in BIO 101
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 130

24. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in BIO 101 by Gender39 39

25. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in BIO 101 by Age5 62 3 3 5 * *
*No enrollment.

26. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in BIO 101 by Race/Ethnicity57 1 9 7 4
*No enrollment.

27. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in BIO 101 by Enrollment Status64 14

28. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in BIO 101 by Program Placement Status38 10 1 29

29. Section II.C: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 111 by Subgroups

30. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 111
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 444

31. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 111 by Gender
139
134

32. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 111 by Age20
225 10 7 9 2
*No enrollment.

33. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 111 by Race/Ethnicity19
181 15 31 27

34. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 111 by Enrollment Status
183 90

35. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 111 by Program Placement Status
142 48 8 75

36. Section II.D: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 151 by Subgroups

37. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 151
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 107

38. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 151 by Gender27 31

39. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 151 by Age7 49 2
*No enrollment.

40. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 151 by Race/Ethnicity39 3 3 5 1 7

41. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 151 by Enrollment Status47 11

42. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 151 by Program Placement Status38 7 3 10

43. Section II.E: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 163 by Subgroups

44. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 163
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 36

45. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 163 by Gender14 7

46. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 163 by Age2 2
*No enrollment.

47. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 163 by Race/Ethnicity13 1 2 2 1 2

48. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 163 by Enrollment Status14 7

49. Success Rates of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 163 by Program Placement Status11 5 5

50. Section II.F: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 003 by Subgroups

51. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 003
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 77

52. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 003 by Gender26 27

53. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 003 by Age2 46 5
*No enrollment.

54. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 003 by Race/Ethnicity32 6 4 10 1
*No enrollment.

55. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 003 by Enrollment Status43 10

56. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in ENG 003 by Program Placement Status31 10 3 9

57. Section II.G: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 003 by Subgroups

58. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 003
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 150

59. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 003 by Gender31 29

60. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 003 by Age1 45 7 3 4
*No enrollment.

61. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 003 by Race/Ethnicity37 2 6 9 1 5

62. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 003 by Enrollment Status35 25

63. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 003 by Program Placement Status32 17 11

64. Section II.H: Success Rates of Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 004 by Subgroups

65. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 004
TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 78

66. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 004 by Gender23 14

67. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 004 by Age2 33 1 1
*No enrollment.

68. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 004 by Race/Ethnicity26 1 4 5 1
Black
Hispanic
Other
*No enrollment.

69. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 004 by Enrollment Status28 9

70. Success Rate Loudoun Campus Cohort in MTH 004 by Program Placement Status22 8 1 6

71. Section III: Course Completion of Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort by Subgroups

72. Course Completion Rate of Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort
Total Number of Courses = 4,390
Data represents the proportion of courses successfully completed out of all courses taken by the Fall 2004 cohort from the Loudoun Campus.

73. Course Completion Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort by Gender
1,352
1,467

74. Course Completion Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort by Age
113
1,952
237
180
257 76 4

75. Course Completion Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort by Race/Ethnicity
1,807
162
362
273 33
182

76. Course Completion Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort by Enrollment Status
1,763
1,056

77. Course Completion Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort by Program Placement Status
1,315
656
118
730

78. Loudoun Campus Cohort Data on Developmental Courses
Section IV:
Loudoun Campus Cohort Data on Developmental Courses

79. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrollment in Developmental English Courses

80. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrollment in Developmental Math Courses

81. Section IV.A: Success Rate of Loudoun Campus Cohort in Developmental English and Math Courses

82. Success of Loudoun Campus Cohort in Developmental English Courses38 53 18 54 92

83. Success of Loudoun Campus Cohort in Developmental Math Courses25 60 37 2 1

84. Section IV.B: Progress of Loudoun Campus Cohort from Developmental to College-Level Math

85. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in MTH 003 Successfully Completing MTH 151 in 2007
Completed MTH 151 = 16
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 003 = 150
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 151 = 21

86. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in MTH 003 Successfully Completing MTH 163 in 2007
Completed MTH 163 = 10
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 003 = 150
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 163 = 14

87. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in MTH 003 Successfully Completing MTH 166 in 2007
Completed
MTH 166 = 4
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 003 = 150
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 166 = 4

88. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in MTH 004 Successfully Completing MTH 151 in 2007
Completed MTH 151 = 10
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 004 = 78
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 151 = 13

89. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in MTH 004 Successfully Completing MTH 163 in 2007
Completed MTH 163 = 23
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 004 = 78
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 163 = 28

90. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in MTH 004 Successfully Completing MTH 166 in 2007
Completed MTH 166 = 7
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 004 = 78
Cohort Enrolled in MTH 166 = 9

91. Section IV.C: Progress of Loudoun Campus Cohort from Developmental to College-Level English

92. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in ENG 001 Successfully Completing ENG 111 in 2007
Completed ENG 111 = 19
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 001 = 52
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 111 = 23

93. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in ENG 003 Successfully Completing ENG 111 in 2007
Completed ENG 111 = 41
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 003 = 77
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 111 = 51

94. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in ENG 004 Successfully Completing ENG 111 in 2007
Completed ENG 111 =10
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 004 = 37
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 111 = 14

95. Loudoun Campus Cohort Enrolled in ENG 005 Successfully Completing ENG 111 in 2007
Completed ENG 111 = 33
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 005 = 71
Cohort Enrolled in ENG 111 = 39

96. Section V: Loudoun Campus Retention/Persistence

97. Retention Rate for Loudoun Campus Cohort: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007
Retention rates include students who either enrolled at NOVA during the specified semester or graduated during that academic year.

98. Retention Rate for Loudoun Campus Cohort by Gender: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007
199
228
Retention rates by subgroups represent the proportion of students from the cohort who either graduated between Fall 2004 and Spring 2007 or were enrolled at NOVA in Spring 2007.

99. Retention Rate for Loudoun Campus Cohort by Age: Fall 2004 to Spring 200719
289 35 22 41 20 1

100. Retention Rate for Loudoun Campus Cohort by Race/Ethnicity: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007
240 25 57 68 3 34

101. Retention Rate for Loudoun Campus Cohort by Enrollment Status: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007
217
210

102. Retention Rate for Loudoun Campus Cohort by Program Placement Status: Fall 2004 to Spring 200788
339

103. Section VI: Loudoun Campus Graduation

104. Graduation Rate for Loudoun Campus Cohort: 2004-05 to 2006-0725 68 94 1
*Total represents an unduplicated headcount of students from the cohort who graduated between and

105. Section VI.A: Loudoun Campus Fall 2004 Cohort Graduation Rate by Subgroups

106. Loudoun Campus Cohort Graduation Rate by Gender29 65

107. Loudoun Campus Cohort Graduation Rate by Age3 59 8 11 8 5

108. Loudoun Campus Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity63 4 13 7 3 4

109. Loudoun Campus Cohort Graduation Rate by Enrollment Status62 32

110. Loudoun Campus Cohort Graduation Rate by Program Placement Status12 82