E-learning Student Profile Spring 2017 Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics May 1, 2017
E-learning Student Profile Fall Terms - Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics Executive Summary The tables presented here are based on all students who took at least one online or fully online course in the fall semesters of,,, or. Students who took online courses in more than one year are counted for each fall term in which they took an online or fully online course. These are courses where at least 80% of the coursework is done online. The number of students taking multiple online courses in a term has grown dramatically since spring, as has the number of these who are taking only on line courses. The profile of these students differs from the overall student body in a few key areas. These students tend to be older, are more likely to have sophomore standing, and are more likely to be female than is found in the full student body. They are also more likely to have entered the college with no remedial or developmental skills needs, and most (more than 60%) had passed or were exempt from the reading and writing placement tests. Overview of Population In these tables, each student is counted once per fall term in which he or she took at least one online course. There were 624 duplicated counts among 5,217 unique students. Tables E-learning Students Combined Fall Terms - Ethnicity (Group 2, Imputed) % Count American Indian or Native Alaskan 0% 15 Asian or Pacific Islander 11% 639 Black, Non-Hispanic 29% 1683 Hispanic 40% 2314 Nonresident Alien 6% 375 White, Non-Hispanic 14% 815 100% 5841 Gender % Count Female 72% 4185 Male 28% 1656 100% 5841 1
Age Groups % Count UNDER 19 5% 289 19 11% 633 20-22 31% 1821 23-24 13% 788 25-29 21% 1252 30-44 16% 918 45 & OVER 2% 140 100% 5841 Top Majors % Count Liberal Arts 32% 1880 Business Administration 12% 725 Criminal Justice 9% 509 Human Services 8% 461 Early Childhood Education 6% 377 Accounting 3% 192 Business Management 3% 191 Science 3% 160 Writing and Literature 2% 134 Childhood Education 2% 121 Communications 2% 118 Non-Degree Student 2% 116 Undeclared Health Major 2% 104 87% 5088 Degree Program Enrollment Overall % Count Liberal Arts 28% 7,536 Criminal Justice 11% 2,865 Business Administration 9% 2,334 Non-degree 4% 1,200 Undeclared Health 4% 996 Child Care/Early Childhood Education 4% 959 Business Management 4% 950 Accounting 3% 913 Science 3% 898 Human Services 3% 812 Computer Science 3% 800 Engineering Science 2% 524 78% 20,787 Grand 26,748 2
GPA Level % Count Null GPA 9% 497 Below 2.7 14% 800 2.7 to 2.9 31% 1835 3.0 to 3.6 29% 1695 Above 3.6 17% 1014 100% 5841 Number of Courses Taken % Count 0 0% 14 1 5% 307 2 8% 487 3 16% 906 4 35% 2024 5 26% 1532 6 9% 498 7 1% 63 8 0% 9 9 0% 1 100% 5841 Credits Level % Count Overall Less than 10 Credits 13% 772 45% 10 to 19 Credits 12% 714 13% 20 to 29 Credits 18% 1049 12% 30 to 39 credits 18% 1028 11% 40 to 49 Credits 19% 1119 8% More than 50 Credits 20% 1159 11% 100% 5841 100% 3
Trends by Year In the remaining tables, population characteristics are broken down by the fall term enrolled. In most areas, the population profile remains fairly similar over the four terms. The largest increase is in the 4 percentage point growth in the proportion of students classified as freshmen in online courses between fall and fall. Tables E-learning Students Broken Down by Fall Term Ethnicity (Group 2, Imputed) American Indian or Native Alaskan 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Asian or Pacific Islander 9% 11% 11% 12% 13% Black, Non-Hispanic 28% 29% 29% 29% 30% Hispanic 38% 39% 41% 40% 40% Nonresident Alien 9% 6% 6% 5% 6% White, Non-Hispanic 16% 15% 13% 13% 12% Gender Age Group Class Standing Female 73% 71% 71% 71% 57% Male 27% 29% 29% 29% 43% UNDER 19 3% 5% 5% 6% 20% 19 8% 12% 11% 12% 15% 20-22 30% 28% 31% 33% 29% 23-24 15% 15% 13% 13% 10% 25-29 23% 22% 23% 20% 13% 30-44 18% 17% 14% 15% 10% 45 & OVER 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% FRESHMAN 39% 42% 44% 43% 69% SOPHOMORE 61% 58% 56% 57% 31% 4
Initial Placement, CUNY Calculated Exempt/Passed All 35% 35% 38% 32% 24% Exempt/Passed Math & Reading 4% 3% 2% 3% 31% Exempt/Passed Math & Writing 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% Exempt/Passed Math Only 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% Exempt/Passed None 8% 8% 8% 7% 13% Exempt/Passed Reading Only 13% 9% 8% 9% 10% Exempt/Passed Unknown 10% 10% 11% 12% 13% Exempt/Passed Writing & Reading 25% 29% 28% 30% 30% Exempt/Passed Writing Only 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% Passed Reading & Writing 60% 64% 66% 62% 54% Enrollment Status Full-Time 71% 70% 72% 71% 68% Part-Time 29% 30% 28% 29% 32% Students with Multiple Online Courses Of the 5,217 students who enrolled in online courses between fall and fall, 686 were found who took two or more courses in a term. This is about 13% of the online course population and may be an important group to consider in terms of the development of online programs. Among 686 students who took 2 or more online courses in a single term Portion of coursework that was Count % of students online from Fall 13 through Fall 16 100% Online 13 2% 75%-99% 13 2% 50%-74% 59 9% 25%-49% 226 33% Less than 25% 375 55% More than half the students have taken less than 25% of their courses as online or fully online, and only 4% of the students have taken 75% or more of their courses online. But the numbers increase dramatically after spring. Only three students in fall took two or three online courses and all of them also took two inperson or hybrid courses. In contrast, 526 students took at least 2 online courses in fall. Of these, 89 took only online courses. 5
600 Count of Students Taking Multiple Online Courses per Term 500 400 300 200 100 0 fall spring fall spring fall spring fall taking at least 2 online courses and no other courses taking at least 2 online courses in the term While the official count is not available for spring is not yet available, surveys were sent out to over 3,200 students taking online courses this term. 916 of them were taking at least 2 courses online, with an average of 2.4 courses for this group. 6
Part 2. Spring 2017 E-learning Survey Executive Summary Between April 6 and 12 th, 324 students currently taking online or fully online courses were surveyed about their experiences with online learning at. Some of the key findings: Students are fairly evenly divided about whether they have frequent interaction with other online students and about whether they would be interested in a fully online degree program at. This was the first online course for a little over ½ of the students responding to the survey. For these students, there is significantly less interest in a fully online program. 94% of the students have consistent access to internet service at home, and perhaps as a result, Only about 1/3 of the students reported that they use computers at to do their coursework for the online courses. Over ¾ of the students who are not planning to graduate or transfer next term expect to take more online courses at. Students generally agree that they can get technical assistance from the E-learning center when needed. Findings This is my first online course. 153 171 Yes No Figure 1: About 53% of students were taking an online course for the first time. 7
Internet access at home is very consistent for this group enrolled in online courses for spring 2017. Almost all of the students who responded were still enrolled in an online course when they responded in early April. Most have also contacted their online instructors outside of the course. However, less than half of the students report having frequent interaction with other online students and a similar number would be interested in an online program. computers are used by about 1/3 of the students to do their homework, and a small percentage of students were taking a course at another college while enrolled for an online course at. I have consistent access to internet service at home. I am still enrolled in an online course at I have contacted at least one of my online instructors outside of the course (via 78% 94% 90% There are enough online courses at for me to meet my goals. I have frequent interaction with other online students. I would be interested in a fully online degree program if it were available at 49% 49% 61% I use computers at to do coursework for online courses. I am taking at least one course at another college (online or face-to-face). 15% 34% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%100% Figure 1. Percentage of "Yes" responses to the above questions. Students who are taking their first online course are substantially less interested in a fully online program than those who have taken online courses before. Slightly more of these first-timers (12.4% compared to 7.2%) were no longer enrolled in an online course, though this doesn t reach the level of statistical significance. I would be interested in a fully online degree program if it were available at. among students with prior online courses 62% among those taking their first online course 38% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 8
I expect to take more online courses at 91 51 173 Yes No I'm graduating or transferring. Figure 2: 53% of all responding expect to take more online courses at. 77% of those not graduating or transferring expect to take more online courses. Agreement and Disagreement: Services and Assistance -16% -3% 32% 49% I get most of my services from online or through email. -12% -7% 38% 44% My advisor is available when I need him or her. -11% -4% 27% 58% Technical assistance from the E-learning Center is available when I need it. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 9