Dr. Magdalena Hinojosa Sr. Assoc. Vice President for Enrollment Services February 2012 The University of Texas-Pan American
METHODS Dual credit with South Texas College (STC) Concurrent enrollment with UTPA Advanced placement exams Dual credit from another higher education institution CLEP International Baccalaureate
DATA GROUPED INTO 4 CATEGORIES Prior College Hours (Any PCH) Students who earned college credit in high school through one or more method No Prior College Hours (No PCH) Students who did not earn any college credit while in high school Concurrent Enrollment Only (CE) Students who earned college credit through UTPA only Dual Credit Only (DC) Students who earned college credit through South Texas College only
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED Is there a significant difference between students with prior college hours (Any PCH) and those with no prior college hours (No PCH) as it pertains to retention and graduation rates? Is there a significant difference between current cumulative grade point averages of students with prior college hours (Any PCH) and those with no prior college hours (No PCH)? Is there a significant difference between concurrent enrollment only (CE) students and dual credit only (DC) students as it pertains to retention and graduation rates?
2500 Prior College Hour Enrollment 2000 1500 1352 1551 1345 1426 1510 1687 1924 1000 Count 500 0 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10 Fall 11
25.0 20.0 15.0 15.5 Average Number of Prior College Hours 22.0 20.2 17.3 17.5 16.5 16.4 10.0 Mean Hrs 5.0 0.0 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10 Fall 11
Graph 3 2500 Duplicated Counts Prior College Hours 65 2000 1500 1000 500 153 71 566 606 147 189 1004 1034 721 193 1173 IB/CLEP/ACT/Other AP ODC DC CE 0 176 213 281 Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10
DEMOGRAPHICS ANY PRIOR COLLEGE HOURS Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10 % Hispanic 93.6% 93.2% 93.5% % Receive Aid 88.0% 89.0% 91.0% Avg ACT 19.7 19.7 19.9 Avg HS Percentile 77.0 75.0 77.0 NO PRIOR COLLEGE HOURS Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10 % Hispanic 88.7% 91.1% 92.0% % Receive Aid 81.0% 85.0% 83.0% Avg ACT 17.9 18.8 18.5 Avg HS Percentile 57.0 52.0 58.0
1st yr Retention Rates Any vs No Prior College Hours 100% 90% 80% 82.5% 82.3% 80.3% 70% 60% 63.1% 59.4% 62.2% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10 Any PCH No PCH
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2nd yr Retention Rates Any vs No Prior College Hours 73.0% 70.1% 49.3% 44.9% Fall 08 Fall 09 Any PCH No PCH
Cummulative GPA Any vs No Prior College Hours 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.80 2.09 2.71 2.74 1.98 1.99 Any PCH 1.50 No PCH 1.00 0.50 0.00 Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 4 yr Grad Rates Any vs No Prior College Hours 25.7% 27.2% 26.5% 5.4% 4.5% 2.7% Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Any PCH No PCH
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 5 yr Grad Rates Any vs No Prior College Hours 44.5% 44.8% 17.3% 14.3% Fall 05 Fall 06 Any PCH No PCH
6 yr Grad Rates Any vs No Prior College Hours 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 54.0% Fall 05 24.1% Any PCH No PCH
PCH & NO PCH There is a significant association between students with prior college hours and: 1 st year retention rates 2.7 times more likely to be retained 2 nd year retention rates 2.8 times more likely to be retained There is a significant difference between current cumulative grade point averages of students with prior college hours and those with no prior college hours
PCH & NO PCH There is a significant association between students with prior college hours and: 4-year graduation rates 8.3 times more likely to graduate 5-year graduation rates 4.5 times more likely to graduate 6-year graduation rates 3.7 times more likely to graduate
1st yr Retention Rates Dual Credit vs Concurrent Enrollment 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 81.2% 81.3% 80.6% 77.6% 82.0% 72.2% Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10 STC Dual Credit UTPA CE
2nd yr Retention Rates Dual Credit vs Concurrent Enrollment 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 70.0% 69.1% 64.5% 61.1% Fall 08 Fall 09 STC Dual Credit UTPA CE
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 4 yr Grad Rates Dual Credit vs Concurrent Enrollment 15.4% 20.0% 21.7% 17.4% 14.5% 11.4% Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 STC Dual Credit UTPA CE
5 yr Grad Rates Dual Credit vs Concurrent Enrollment 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 37.1% 35.0% 30.1% 29.2% Fall 05 Fall 06 STC Dual Credit UTPA CE
6 yr Grad Rates Dual Credit vs Concurrent Enrollment 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 39.9% 54.3% STC Dual Credit UTPA CE 20% 10% 0% Fall 05
Concurrent Enrollment & Dual Credit Concurrent enrollment only cohort is really small Fall 05 35 students Fall 06 60 students Fall 07 4 students Fall 08 18 students Fall 09 31 students Fall 10 50 students There is no significant difference among concurrent enrollment only & dual credit only students
For Future Review Various method combinations: Concurrent Enrollment & Advanced Placement Dual Credit & Advanced Placement Concurrent Enrollment, Dual Credit, & Advanced Placement Number of credits earned and impact on: Excess credit hours Financial aid limits