Enrollment Trends
12/1/14 EMC meeting
According to data presented by the Chancellor’s Office the California community colleges saw a
small increase in FTES in 2013-14 after several years of downward trending enrollments between
2009 and 2013.
2009-2014 California Community College Enrollment Trend Summary
Academic Year
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
Credit
FTES
1,096,722
1,063,471
1,113,325
1,201,086
1,232,094
Noncredit
FTES
68,754
64,729
70,671
78,496
83,174
Total
FTES
1,165,476
1,128,200
1,183,996
1,279,582
1,315,268
% Change
+3.3
-4.7
-7.5
-2.7
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College of the Redwoods’ (CR) 2009-2013 enrollments paralleled the statewide downward trend.
However, where the community colleges system increased last year, CR’s enrollment and FTES per
section continued to decrease in 2013-14.
2009-2014 District Enrollment Trend Summary
Academic
Year
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
Number of
Sections
1,539
1,576
1,610
1,703
2,030
FTES per
Section
2.69
2.80
3.04
3.10
2.88
Resident
FTES
3,948
4,237
4,678
5,039
5,618
Total
FTES
4,132
4,416
4,887
5,271
5,856
%
Change
-6.4
-9.6
-7.3
-9.9
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A summary of the enrollment data by location between 2009 and 2014 indicates that: The number
of sections trended downward in Del Norte, Mendocino and the 101 corridor and appeared
relatively steady in Eureka, Klamath-Trinity and online.
2009- 2014 Enrollment Trend Summary by Location
Academic Year
Count of Sections
Del Norte
FTES per Section
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
145
147
158
150
212
2.73
2.82
3.14
3.30
2.70
Resident FTES
Total FTES
392
412
491
484
561
397
418
496
494
573
Academic Year
Count of Sections
Eureka
FTES per Section
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
1,091
1,092
1,000
1,072
1,256
2.84
2.99
3.25
3.27
3.13
Academic Year
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
Klamath-Trinity
Count of Sections FTES per Section
59
70
51
53
59
1.74
1.36
2.33
2.25
2.01
Resident FTES
Total FTES
2,943
3,114
3,103
3,318
3,754
3,094
3,265
3,251
3,505
3,935
Resident FTES
Total FTES
102
94
118
117
118
103
95
119
119
119
Resident FTES
Total FTES
Academic Year
Count of Sections
Mendocino
FTES per Section
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009
78
112
144
144
177
225
2.49
2.30
2.38
2.47
2.20
1.68
172
245
299
340
366
351
194
257
343
355
389
379
Academic Year
Count of Sections
Online
FTES per Section
Resident FTES
Total FTES
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
137
152
147
121
137
2.41
2.48
2.65
2.93
2.84
325
367
384
350
383
330
377
389
355
389
101 Corridor (2013-2014 reflects offerings at Eureka Downtown Location)
Academic Year
Count of Sections FTES per Section Resident FTES Total FTES
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
26
N/A
107
157
186
0.40
N/A
2.63
2.76
2.41
8.83
N/A
277
422
434
10.37
N/A
281
434
448
We are still finalizing our fall and spring enrollment projections and the following 2014-15
enrollment information is based on a preliminary picture of fall credit enrollment as of the first
week in November.
Projected 2014-15 FTES Summary
FTES Target
FTES Summer 2014 (carryover)
Projected FTES for Fall 2014
Needed FTES for Spring and Summer 2015
4,137
165
2,008
1,964
Our fall enrollment appears to be coming in as we need it to—about 2,000 FTES. There is cautious
optimism that we will meet our budgeted resident FTES enrollment target of 4,137 if the fall
enrollment number holds, we schedule enough credit and noncredit sections (approximately 740
sections) to reach 2,000 FTES in spring and summer, we increase our FTES/section efficiency, do
everything we can to help our students persist from this fall to spring, and we keep students enrolled
once they’re here.