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Report of Achieving the Dream Data Team

Report of Achieving the Dream Data Team. May 8 , 2008. Contents. Demographics of Fall 2007 AtD Cohort Gender Age Ethnicity Course Load EFC Persistence of Fall 2007 AtD Cohort Gender Age Ethnicity Course Load EFC Comparison of Falls 2004 through 2007 AtD Cohorts. Methodology.

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Report of Achieving the Dream Data Team

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  1. Report of Achieving the DreamData Team May 8 ,2008

  2. Contents • Demographics of Fall 2007 AtD Cohort • Gender • Age • Ethnicity • Course Load • EFC • Persistence of Fall 2007 AtD Cohort • Gender • Age • Ethnicity • Course Load • EFC • Comparison of Falls 2004 through 2007 AtD Cohorts

  3. Methodology • Achieving the Dream (AtD) defines student success in a course as a grade of A, B, C, or S. • All persistence and retention data is based on the ATD cohort, which includes all students who enter OCCC for the first-time in the fall semester. • Persistence is defined as a student in the Fall AtD Cohort attending 1 or more classes in the following Spring. (Fall 2007 to Spring 2008) • Retention is defined as a student in Fall AtD Cohort attending 1 or more classes in the following Fall. (Fall 2007 to Fall 2008)

  4. AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics • 3,230 students are first-time to OCCC (Approx. 25% of All Fall 2007) • 54% are Female • 71% are 18–24 years old • Black/African Americans (12%) represent the largest ethnic/racial minority followed by Hispanic/Latinos (8%) • Whites represent 57% of total cohort • 53% are part-time (Less than 12 credit hours) • 77% fall into one of two EFC groups: • 22.8% in $0 - $1,500 • 54.7% in Did Not Apply for Financial Aid

  5. AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics • Compared to ALL Fall 2007 students: • Slightly higher percentage males(3 percentage points) • Higher percentage 18 – 24 year olds(15 percentage points) • Slightly higher percentage of ethnic minorities(2 percentage points) • Higher percentage are full-time(10 percentage points) • Lower percentage Did Not Apply for Financial Aid(6 percentage points)

  6. AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Persistence • 56% attended one or more classes in Spring 2008 • Females persisted at a higher rate (58%) than males (53%) • 18-24 year olds persisted at a higher rate (57.4%)than the overall persistence rate (55.8%) • Asians persisted at a much higher rate (68%) than the overall persistence rate while Black/African Americans persisted at a lower rate (47%) • Full-time students persisted at a much higher rate (70%) than part-time students (43%) • Student who Did Not Apply for Financial Aid persisted at a much lower percentage (48%) than all other categories of EFC

  7. AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics and Persistence

  8. AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics and Persistence

  9. Comparison of AtD Falls 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Cohort Demographics • Male to female ratio remains stable • 18-24 year old category continues to decline in number and percentage since Fall 2005. • Trend developing of higher percentage of part-time students since Fall 2005. • Number and percentage of students who Did Not Apply for Financial Aid decreased 1.3 percentage points from Fall 2006.

  10. Comparison of AtD Falls 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Cohort Persistence • Fall 2007 shows a change in the direction of overall persistence rates • Falls 2005 and 2006 persistence rates declined from our beginning Fall 2004 cohort; however Fall 2007 indicates a change in this downward trend. • Although Fall 2007 females experienced a 3 percentage point increase from Fall 2006, male persistence remained flat. • 18-24 year olds experienced a 4 percentage point persistence increase.

  11. Comparison of AtD Falls 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Cohort Persistence • The total ethnic/racial minority increased 3 percentage points in persistence from Fall 2006 while Whites declined 2 percentage points. • Students with an EFC of $0 - $1500 continue to persist at a higher percentage than the overall cohort (approximately 8 percentage points). • Students who Did Not Apply for Financial Aid continue to have the lowest persistence rate of any EFC category (approximately 8 percentage points).

  12. AtD Falls 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Cohort Persistence

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