2007/08 and 2008/09. Prepared by: Office Institutional Research and Planning September 2009 Updated for TAC 12/03/09

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1 First Year Experience 2007/08 and 2008/09 Prepared by: Office Institutional Research and Planning September 2009 Updated for TAC 12/03/09

2 Introduction First Year Experience (FYE) is a program designed to help first-time students succeed Students receive early enrollment and orientation St d t i li d i di id li d d ti Students receive counseling and individualized education plans along with follow up services

3 Cohort Comparison 2007/08 Cohort 2008/09 Cohort Participants-116 (114 in Fall & 2 in Participants-503 (409 in Fall & 94 in Spring) Spring) Demographics- 60% Female, 38% Latino Annual Persistence Rate-83% (Fall 2007 to Fall 2008) Success Rates- 75% Fall 2007 & 67% Spring 2008 Retention Rates- 91% Fall 2007 & 88% Spring 2008 Completion of 12+ Units 63% Fall 2007 & 48 % Spring 2008 Demographics- 54% Female, 41% Latino Term Persistence Rate-81% (Fall 2008 to Spring 2009) Success Rates- 66% Fall 2008 & 62% Spring 2009 Retention Rates- 89% Fall 2008 & 93% Spring 2009 Completion of 12+ Units 44% Fall 2008 & 39% Spring 2009

4 2007/08 Cohort Tracking Courses Enrolled, Persistence, Success, & Retention

5 2007/08 Cohort Outcomes The top three subsequent courses taken by the 07/08 cohort were: English 101, English 205 and Math 95. Overall, 83% of this cohort persisted from Fall 07 to Fall 08. This is higher than the persistence of all first-year students (42%). Success in the following year was on average 63% for the entire cohort. This was slightly lower than the subsequent success rate for all first-time students in (65%). Retention in the subsequent year was on average 84% for the entire cohort. Subsequent retention of first-time students in was the same (84%).

6 Top Ten Subsequent Courses Enrolled 07/08 Cohort Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Course Count % ENGL ENGL MATH SOCO HEAL MATH Course Count % ENGL ENGL MATH PSYC MATH CHIC141B SPEE HEAL BIOL PSYC CHIC141A Exclusions: Tutoring courses HIST SPAN SPEE

7 2007/08 Cohort Annual Persistence Rates 88% 83% 72% 59% City College Mesa College Miramar College All Colleges The initial cohort at Miramar College was small (N=32).

8 2007/08 Cohort Subsequent Success Rates 76% 77% 57% 56% 60% 58% 63% 63% City College Mesa College Miramar College All Colleges Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Exclusions: Positive attendance non-credit courses

9 2007/08 Cohort Subsequent Retention ti Rates 82% 83% 81% 80% 90% 90% 84% 84% City College Mesa College Miramar College All Colleges Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Exclusions: Students who dropped prior to official census

10 2008/09 Cohort Profile Gender, Ethnicity, & Enrollment Status

11 2008/09 Cohort Demographics 1. Headcount: City: 147, Mesa:297, Miramar: Overall, there was a higher percentage of female (54%) students compared to males (46%). The opposite was true for all first-year students (female-46% & male-54%). 3. There was a higher percentage of Latino students (41%) compared to all first-year students (28%). 4. The majority of FYE students were full-time (81%). The majority of all first-year students were part-time (62%).

12 60% FYE Students Compared to All First-Year Students by Gender 48% City College 40% 52% 50% Mesa College 48% 51% 52% Female Male Female Male 54% Miramar College 54% 62% All Colleges 46% 38% 46% 46% 54% Female Male Female Male Data represent aggregate information for Fall 2008-Spring FYE Students are excluded from the First-Year Student counts.

13 FYE Students Compared to All First-Year Students t by Ethnicity it City College Mesa College African- Amer. 17% 15% African- Amer. 6% 7% Amer. Indian 1% 1% Amer. Indian 1% 1% Asian- Pacific 1% 6% Asian- Pacific 14% 18% Filipino 3% 4% Filipino 5% 4% Latino 38% 61% Latino 23% 37% White 10% 28% White 28% 37% Other 3% 3% Other 1% 3% Unreported 3% 6% Unreported 8% 8% Data represent aggregate information for Fall 2008-Spring FYE Students are excluded from the First-Year Student counts.

14 FYE Students Compared to All First-Year Students t by Ethnicity it African- Amer. 6% 6% Miramar College African- Amer. 9% 10% All Colleges Amer. Indian 0% 1% Amer. Indian 1% 1% 18% 16% Asian- sa Pacific Asian- Pacific 11% 13% Filipino 9% 16% Filipino 7% 5% Latino 15% 17% Latino 28% 41% White 32% 41% White 24% 34% Other 5% 4% Other 2% 3% Unreported 8% 6% Unreported 6% 7% Data represent aggregate information for Fall 2008-Spring FYE Students are excluded from the First-Year Student counts.

15 Full-time/Part-time Status of FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t City College 74% 86% Mesa College 63% 71% 14% 26% 29% 37% Part Time Full Time Part Time Full Time Miramar College All Colleges 81% 86% 64% 36% 19% 14% 62% 38% Part Time Full Time Part Time Full Time Data are for Fall 2008 enrollment only. FYE Students are excluded from the First-Year Student counts.

16 Placement of 2008/09 Cohort Math, English & ESOL

17 2008/09 Cohort Placement 1. For both English and math, a higher percent of FYE students are testing into transfer level classes compared to all first-year students (English- FYE 30%, first-year 20%; math-fye 18%, first-year 12%). 2. There is a lower percent of FYE students who don t take the assessment tests compared to all first-year students. 3. Very few FYE students took the ESOL assessment test.

18 79% 2008/09 Math Placements of FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t 37% City College 49% 9% 7% 7% 7% 5% 49% 33% 22% Mesa College 10% 18% 14% 10% 43% Basic Skills Associate Transfer No Placement FYE=147 FYS=2,926 Miramar College 47% 41% 38% 28% Basic Skills Associate Transfer No Placement FYE=297 FYS=2,931 56% 33% All Colleges 47% 15% 7% 18% 6% 17% 18% 12% 8% 8% Basic Skills Associate Transfer No Placement Basic Skills Associate Transfer No Placement FYE=104 FYS=1,644 FYE=503 FYS=6,982

19 2008/09 English Placements of FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t City College 61% 51% Mesa College 57% 0% 1% 30% 18% 16% 5% 13% 5% 3% 5% 2% 4% 31% 33% 29% 1% 35% Take ESOL Test FYE=147 English Advising Basic Skills Transfer No Placement Take ESOL Test English Advising Basic Skills Transfer No Placement FYS=2,926 FYE=297 FYS=2,931 All Colleges Miramar College 57% 53% 38% 28% 18% 5% 1% 2% 4% 47% 30% 9% 3% 2% 1% 4% 30% 20% 2% 44% Take ESOL Test English Advising Basic Skills Transfer No Placement Take ESOL Test English Advising Basic Skills Transfer No Placement FYE=104 FYS=1,644 FYE=503 FYS=6,982

20 2008/09 ESOL Placements of FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t City College 97% 92% Mesa College 96% 91% 1% 5% 2% 3% 4% 4% 1% 5% Levels 1-4 No Placement English Language Track Levels 1-4 No Placement English Language Track FYE=147 FYS=2,926 FYE=297 FYS=2,931 Miramar College 99% 92% All Colleges 97% 92% 6% 1% 0% 2% 3% 5% 1% 3% Levels 1-4 No Placement English Language Track FYE=104 FYS=1,644 Levels 1-4 No Placement English Language Track FYE=503 FYS=6,982

21 2008/09 Cohort Outcomes Successful Course Completion Rates, Retention Rates, Units Completed

22 2008/09 Cohort Outcomes 1. FYE students show a higher success rate (66%) compared to all first-year students t (62%). The cohort had a higher success rate (75%) than the cohort. 2. FYE students have a higher retention rate (89%) than all first-year students (85%). The cohort had a slightly higher h retention ti rate (91%) compared to the cohort. 3. The Fall 2008 GPA of FYE students (2.44) is slightly higher 3. The Fall 2008 GPA of FYE students (2.44) is slightly higher than all first-year students (2.39). The cohort had a higher GPA (2.66) compared to the cohort.

23 Fall 08 Success Rates of FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t 79% 58% 59% 66% 66% 63% 63% 62% City College Mesa College Miramar College All Colleges

24 Fall 08 Retention Rates of FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t 87% 94% 90% 87% 89% 85% 85% 85% City College Mesa College Miramar College All Colleges

25 Fall 08 GPA of FYE Students and All First-Year Students t City College Mesa College Miramar College All Colleges A large percentage of City FYE students placed at the basic skills level (79%).

26 Enrollment Patterns of Cohort Persistence and Units Completed

27 2008/09 Cohort Enrollment Patterns 1. From Fall 2008 to Spring 2009, the 08/09 FYE cohort had a higher persistence rate (81%) than all first-year students (68%). 2. The average number of units completed by the 08/09 FYE cohort (9.03) was higher compared to all first-year students (5.82).

28 Fall 08 to Spring 09 Persistence of FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t 93% 73% 81% 78% 68% 68% 60% 61% City College Mesa College Miramar College All Colleges

29 Fall 08 Units Completed by FYE Students t and All First-Year Students t City College 33% 42% Mesa College 34% 38% 15% 25% 11% 13% 15% 16% 10% 13% 11% 20% 16% 19% 14% 13% 12% 20% 4% 2% 3% 3% Miramar College 55% All Colleges 44% 21% 20% 22% 9% 4% 5% 4% 0% 28% 13% 19% 10% 20% 2% 4% 29% 16% 12% 12% 20% 12% 19%

30 Conclusions The first FYE cohort, 2007/08, showed better outcomes than the second cohort 2008/09: success, retention and GPA were all higher. Both cohorts showed higher term and annual persistence rates than all first-year students. FYE students also had a higher course retention rate than all first-year students. Subsequent success (A, B, C, P) in the next semesters courses was 63% for the 2007/08 cohort. The retention rate in the subsequent semester was 84% for the 2007/08 cohort.

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