1. Achieving the Dream: Developmental Courses and Student Retention Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment January 2008 Research Report No. 06-08

2. Overview of Fall 2004 Cohort Data  Section I: Developmental Courses  I.A. Cohort Data on Developmental English and Math Courses  I.B. Success Rates of Cohort in Selected Developmental Courses by Subgroups  Success Rates in ENG 003 by Subgroups  Success Rates in MTH 003 by Subgroups  Success Rates in MTH 004 by Subgroups  Section II: Retention/Persistence  Section III: Pell Eligible Students

3. Section I: Developmental Courses

4. Section I.A: Cohort Data on Developmental English and Math Courses

5. Cohort Enrollment in Developmental English Courses

6. Cohort Enrollment in Developmental Math Courses

7. Success of Fall 2004 Cohort in Developmental English Courses 263319168329515

8. Success of Fall 2004 Cohort in Developmental Math Courses 3210326515332

9. Section I.B: Success Rates of Cohort in Selected Developmental Courses by Subgroups

10. Success Rates in ENG 003 by Subgroups

11. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 498

12. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Race/Ethnicity 151624244119

13. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Enrollment Status 25861

14. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Gender 167152

15. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Age 828314410 *No enrollment.

16. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Program Placement Status 1629819 40

17. Success Rates in MTH 003 by Subgroups

18. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 692

19. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 by Race/Ethnicity 129372843226

20. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 by Enrollment Status 68197

21. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 by Gender 116149

22. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 by Age 4212231013 3 *No enrollment.

23. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 by Program Placement Status 14377936

24. Success Rates in MTH 004 by Subgroups

25. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 338

26. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 by Race/Ethnicity 731727315

27. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 by Enrollment Status 12231

28. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 by Gender 6588

29. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 by Age 41337441 *No enrollment.

30. Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 by Program Placement Status 8543718

31. Section II: Retention/Persistence

32. Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 10,233 6,2394,5383,8392,9652,684 Retention rates include students who either enrolled at NOVA during the specified semester or graduated during that academic year.

33. Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Gender: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 1,2571,427 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.

34. Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Age: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 1,91288190166244768

35. Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Race/Ethnicity: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 1,21834318524397184

36. Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Enrollment Status: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 1,5301,154

37. Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Program Placement Status: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 2,168516

38. Section III: Pell Eligible Students

39. Pell Eligible Students in Developmental English Courses

40. Success of Pell Eligible Students in Developmental English Courses 3343344070

41. Pell Eligible Students in Developmental Math Courses

42. Success of Pell Eligible Students in Developmental Math Courses 8162719

43. Retention Rate for Pell Eligible Students: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 Note: Retention data includes those students who returned or graduated during the time period specified.