Achieving the Dream: Developmental Courses and Student Retention Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment January 2008 Research Report.

Achieving the Dream: Developmental Courses

and Student Retention

Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and AssessmentJanuary 2008

Research Report No. 06-08

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

Section I:

Developmental Courses

Section I.A:

Cohort Data on Developmental English and Math Courses

Cohort Enrollment in Developmental English Courses

381

498

256

496

707

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

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ENG 001 ENG 003 ENG 004 ENG 005 ENG 009

Course

Cohort Enrollment in Developmental Math Courses

186253

692

338

53

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200

300

400

500

600

700

800

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MTH 001 MTH 002 MTH 003 MTH 004 MTH 006 MTH 007

Course

Success of Fall 2004 Cohort in Developmental English Courses

69.0%

64.1%

65.6% 66.3%

72.8%

58%

60%

62%

64%

66%

68%

70%

72%

74%

Su

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ate

ENG 001 ENG 003 ENG 004 ENG 005 ENG 009

Course

263 319 168 329 515

Success of Fall 2004 Cohort in Developmental Math Courses

16.7%

40.7%38.3%

45.3%

60.0%

66.7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Su

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ate

MTH 001 MTH 002 MTH 003 MTH 004 MTH 006 MTH 007

Course

32 103 265 153 3 2

Section I.B:

Success Rates of Cohort in Selected Developmental Courses by

Subgroups

Success Rates in

ENG 003 by Subgroups

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003

Successfully Completed

64.0%

Did not Complete

36.0%

TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 498

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

68.6%

55.4%

68.9%

55.0%

33.3%

86.4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Su

cc

es

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ate

White Black Asian Hispanic NativeAmerican

Other

Race/Ethnicity

151 62 42 44 1 19

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

68.3%

50.8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

Full-time Part-time

Enrollment Status

258 61

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Gender

59.0%

70.7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

Male Female

Gender

167 152

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Age

80.0%

63.2%

82.4%

40.0%

83.3%

0.0% 0.0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Su

cc

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ate

<18 18-21 22-24 25-29 30-44 45-59 60+ *

Age (Years)

8 283 14 4 10

*No enrollment.

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in ENG 003 by Program Placement Status

66.1%

63.6%

55.9%

61.5%

50%

52%

54%

56%

58%

60%

62%

64%

66%

68%

70%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

AA/AS AAA/AAS Certificate Not Placed

Program Placement Status

162 98 19 40

Success Rates in

MTH 003 by Subgroups

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003

Successfully Completed

38.3%

Did not Successfully

Complete 61.7%

TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 692

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

35.9% 33.0%

41.2% 41.7% 40.0%

57.8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

White Black Asian Hispanic NativeAmerican

Other

Race/Ethnicity

129 37 28 43 2 26

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

37.7%40.2%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

Full-time Part-time

Enrollment Status

68197

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 by Gender

31.6%

45.8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Su

cc

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ate

Male Female

Gender

116 149

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 003 by Age

30.8%35.5%

56.1% 55.6%

76.5%

50.0%

0.0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Su

cc

es

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ate

<18 18-21 22-24 25-29 30-44 45-59 60+*

Age (Years)

4 212 23 10 13 3

*No enrollment.

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

41.4%

34.8%

29.0%

37.9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

AA/AS AAA/AAS Certificate Not Placed

Program Placement Status

143 77 9 36

Success Rates in

MTH 004 by Subgroups

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004

Successfully Completed

45.3%

Did Not Sucessfully Complete

54.7%

TOTAL ENROLLMENT = 338

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

44.2% 43.6%41.5%

54.4%

0.0%

45.5%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

White Black Asian Hispanic NativeAmerican

Other

Race/Ethnicity

73 17 27 31 5

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

45.9%

43.1%

38%

40%

42%

44%

46%

48%

50%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

Full-time Part-time

Enrollment Status

122 31

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 by Gender

40.9%

52.8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

Male Female

Gender

6588

Success Rate of Fall 2004 Cohort in MTH 004 by Age

100.0%

42.8%

70.0%

80.0%

57.1%

100.0%

0.0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Su

cc

es

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ate

<18 18-21 22-24 25-29 30-44 45-59 60+ *

Age (Years)

4 133 7 4 4 1

*No enrollment.

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

50.9%

36.8%

63.6%

41.9%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Su

cc

es

s R

ate

AA/AS AAA/AAS Certificate Not Placed

Program Placement Status

85 43 7 18

Section II: Retention/Persistence

Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

100.0%

61.0%

44.4%37.5%

29.0%26.2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Re

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ate

Fall 2004 Spring2005

Fall 2005 Spring2006

Fall 2006 Spring2007

Semester

10,233 6,239 4,538 3,839 2,965 2,684

Retention rates include students who either enrolled at NOVA during the specified semester or graduated during that academic year.

Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Gender: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

25.5% 26.9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Re

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ate

Male Female

Gender

1,257 1,427

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.

Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Age: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

26.0%

34.1%

17.6%

14.6%16.1% 15.7%

11.3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Ret

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e

<18 18-21 22-24 25-29 30-44 45-59 60+

Age (Years)

1,91288 190 166 244 76 8

Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Race/Ethnicity: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

22.4% 22.7%

37.1%32.8%

27.7%30.9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Ret

enti

on

Rat

e

White Black Asian Hispanic NativeAmerican

Other

Race/Ethnicity

1,218 343 18524 397 184

Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Enrollment Status: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

36.1%

19.3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Re

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ate

Full-time Part-time

Enrollment Status

1,530 1,154

Retention Rate for Fall 2004 Cohort by Program Placement Status: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

16.1%

30.8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Ret

enti

on

Rat

e

Not Program Placed Program Placed

Program Placement Status

2,168516

Section III: Pell Eligible Students

Pell Eligible Students in Developmental English Courses

49

64

46

62

85

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

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ENG 001 ENG 003 ENG 004 ENG 005 ENG 009

Course

Success of Pell Eligible Students in Developmental English Courses

67.3% 67.2%

73.9%

64.5%

82.4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Su

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ate

ENG 001 ENG 003 ENG 004 ENG 005 ENG 009

Course

33 43 34 40 70

Pell Eligible Students in Developmental Math Courses

23

33

71

28

1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

En

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MTH 001 MTH 002 MTH 003 MTH 004 MTH 007

Course

Success of Pell Eligible Students in Developmental Math Courses

34.8%

48.5%

38.0%

67.9%

0.0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Su

cces

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ate

MTH 001 MTH 002 MTH 003 MTH 004 MTH 007

Course

8 16 27 19

Retention Rate for Pell Eligible Students: Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

100.0%

86.3%

62.5%59.0%

42.6% 46.4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Ret

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Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007

Semester

Note: Retention data includes those students who returned or graduated during the time period specified.