Annual 2013-14 Enrollment Report
Legislative Target – 139,237 FTES
Actual State FTES Served – 143,294 FTES
Annual FTES by Funding Source
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2010
2011
State
2012
Contract
2013
2014
In 2013-14, the legislative target for the system was 139,237
State Full-time Equivent Student FTES. 143,294 FTES were
actually served, 3 percent above the target.1
Colleges enrolled a total of 182,677 FTES, all funds. This represents a two
percent decline from the previous year and an 8 percent decline from five
years ago. State FTES were 78 percent of total FTES served. In 2013-14,
colleges served 142,460 state FTES. State full-time equivalent enrollments
declined by 4,082 FTES or 3 percent from the prior year. Contract funded
FTES accounted for 19 percent of the total FTES served. Colleges enrolled
33,844 contract FTES in 2013-14, about the same number that were enrolled
in 2012-13. The remaining 3 percent of FTES were student funded. In
2013-14, colleges enrolled 6,373 student funded FTES, 7 percent more than
enrolled in 2012-13. The overall decline in FTES is due to the recovering
economy, more students forgoing school for work, changing demographics
that translate into more growth of the working-age adult population, and
slower growth in traditional students direct from high school.
Student
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The legislative target includes university centers, private career schools and community-based organizations.. The college system accounts for 99 percent of the
legislative target and actual state FTES enrolled.
July 2014
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Colleges decreased FTES in all course areas.
State FTES by Course Content Area
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
62,064
48,257
40,000
30,000
19,510
20,000
12,629
10,000
State-funded workforce course FTES declined by four percent (1,990
FTES). The decline in workforce FTES accounted for nearly half (49
percent) of the total one-year decline in state-funded FTES. State-funded
academic course FTES declined by one percent (655 FTES). This
accounted for 16 percent of the one-year decline in total state-funded FTES.
State-funded pre-college FTES fell by eight percent (1,035 FTES). This
represented 25 percent of the decline in total FTES. State-funded basic
education for adults course FTES decreased by 2 percent or 402 FTES. This
represented 10 percent of the overall decline in state FTES.
0
Workforce
2010
Academic
2011
2013
Pre-College
2013
Basic Education
2014
Students Attending for Work-Related Reasons
State FTES and Unemployment Rate
Worker Retraining enrollments declining as
unemployment falls.
90,000
80,000
At the depths of the recession, many Washingtonians started or
enrolled in college for professional-techncial education and training
to better position themselves for the recovery. With the
unemployment rate falling, more students are employed. Worker
Retraining FTES declined 1,143 FTES or 12 percent from the year
prior. The balance of FTES generated by students attending for
work-related reasons declined by 1,209 FTES or two percent.
Overall, the decline in Worker Retraining FTES accounted for 30
percent of the decline in college state-funded FTES.
70,000
9.3%
9.9%
9.2%
12,738
13,403
65,198
64,666
61,545
2010
2011
2012
11,152
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
Balance of Workforce
10.0%
9.0%
8.1%
8.0%
9,388
8,245
7.0%
6.2% 6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
60,888
59,679
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
2013
2014
Worker Retraining
Unemployment Rate
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Running Start enrollments increased.
Contract funded dual enrollment programs allow high school
students to complete requirements for high school graduation and
get a head start on college. Running Start is 84 percent of all dual
enrollments.
There were 14,699 Running Start FTES in 2013-14, an increase of
1,155 FTES or 8.5 percent. The increase follows strong growth as
well in 2012-13. FTES are growing despite legislatively-imposed
credit limits. This suggests that the cost of college is so central to
students’ plans, more high school students are using Runnng Start
to help make college affordable.
The balance of dual enrollment is divided between Alternative
High School Programs (1,903 FTES) and College in the High
School (884 FTES).
Dual Enrollment FTES
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
-
12,690
12,717
13,544
2,520
2,524
2,355
2,178
2,788
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Alt. HS or College in HS
elearning FTES All Funds
14,699
12,459
Running Start
In 2013-14, eLearning enrolled 42,032 FTES (all funds) or 23
percent of all FTES. Of those, 33,842 were state-funded
FTES. All eLearning FTES increased by 2,412 FTES or 6
percent over the prior year.
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
-
Through online learning, 26,534 eLearning FTES were
delivered with no face-to-face instruction. Online instruction
increased 934 FTES or 4 percent.
2010
2011
Online
2012
Hybrid
2013
2014
Hybrid courses combine online and face-to-face coursework.
These courses accounted for most the growth in eLearning. In
2014, they increased by 1,425 FTES or 11 percent.
All Other
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Applied Baccalaureates, I-BEST and Opportunity Grants.
Applied Baccalaureates: Ten colleges enrolled students in 17 degree programs. Total enrollments for matriculated students increased by
122 FTES.
I-BEST: All 34 colleges have at least one approved I-BEST program, integrating basic education for adults with workforce education. IBEST enrolled 2,034 FTES in 2013, an increase of 288 FTES.
Opportunity Grants: Opportunity Grant students equalled 3,273 FTES, a one-year decrease of 127 FTES. Opportunity Grant FTES are
prelimiminary. Final will be available in September.
Program
2011
2012
243 FTES
342 FTES
I-BEST (All Funds)
1,760 FTES
Opportunity Grants (preliminary*)
3,585 FTES
Applied Baccalaureates Matriculated
Students (All Funds)
2010
2013
2014
399 FTES
475 FTES
597 FTES
1,782 FTES
1,674 FTES
1,750 FTES
2,034 FTES
3,816 FTES
3,649 FTES
3,400 FTES
* 3,273 FTES
July 2014
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Annual Comparisons by Course Intent
Academic
District
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Cascadia
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Peninsula
Pierce District
Renton
Seattle District
Shoreline
Skagit Valley
So. Puget Sound
Spokane District
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Whatcom
Yakima Valley
Workforce
2011
128
6656
371
765
1582
1095
4756
618
2648
2668
2448
867
3328
2765
857
1423
2925
828
3259
500
5800
2790
1708
2128
6026
3129
1227
1298
2003
1602
2012
132
6,235
334
741
1,506
992
4,850
633
2,621
2,371
2,330
796
3,133
2,690
875
1,277
3,019
758
3,077
432
5,496
2,776
1,591
1,966
5,677
3,270
1,193
1,298
1,863
1,609
2013
145
5,861
305
696
1,466
917
4,493
511
2,658
2,176
2,365
705
2,792
2,608
827
1,144
2,903
726
3,129
364
5,279
2,789
1,491
1,859
5,365
3,507
1,202
1,207
1,694
1,538
2014
143
5,783
287
729
1,452
906
4,094
483
2,672
2,149
2,661
702
2,655
2,478
776
1,097
2,714
692
3,068
353
5,872
2,708
1,503
1,919
5,171
3,607
1,218
1,165
1,519
1,485
%
change
from
2013
-1%
-1%
-6%
5%
-1%
-1%
-9%
-5%
1%
-1%
13%
0%
-5%
-5%
-6%
-4%
-6%
-5%
-2%
-3%
11%
-3%
1%
3%
-4%
3%
1%
-4%
-10%
-3%
68,195
65,541
62,719
62,064
-1%
District
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Cascadia
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Peninsula
Pierce District
Renton
Seattle District
Shoreline
Skagit Valley
So. Puget Sound
Spokane District
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Whatcom
Yakima Valley
July 2014
2011
3,647
2,019
1,728
648
159
833
2,430
4,173
1,307
2,262
1,556
524
1,778
1,440
2,173
1,082
2,144
708
1,456
2,248
5,744
1,479
1,615
1,381
5,336
1,302
1,559
1,030
504
1325
2012
4,145
1,861
1,658
611
129
773
2,380
3,661
1,285
2,018
1,450
469
1,697
1,367
1,720
936
2,109
649
1,342
2,036
5,420
1,433
1,477
1,255
4,950
1,235
1,481
989
489
1,314
2013
4,510
1,842
1,516
620
111
755
2,216
3,187
1,150
1,854
1,376
401
1,602
1,290
1,620
874
2,022
640
1,129
1,967
5,151
1,454
1,442
1,174
4,925
1,270
1,456
962
485
1,247
2014
3,264
1,883
1,429
595
127
800
2,089
3,162
1,114
1,761
1,311
419
1,563
1,205
1,652
872
1,956
645
1,083
1,978
5,351
1,428
1,425
1,069
4,774
1,248
1,464
962
482
1,145
%
change
from
2013
-28%
2%
-6%
-4%
15%
6%
-6%
-1%
-3%
-5%
-5%
5%
-2%
-7%
2%
0%
-3%
1%
-4%
1%
4%
-2%
-1%
-9%
-3%
-2%
1%
0%
-1%
-8%
55,591
52,339
50,247
48,257
-4%
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Annual Comparisons by Course Intent
Basic Education
for Adults
District
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Cascadia
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Peninsula
Pierce District
Renton
Seattle District
Shoreline
Skagit Valley
So. Puget Sound
Spokane District
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Whatcom
Yakima Valley
Pre-College
2011
338
542
208
198
180
459
1230
324
508
973
800
303
987
2148
524
755
350
234
805
1271
2988
522
379
283
2145
437
394
232
173
973
2012
422
518
157
170
158
347
1,011
278
550
867
747
272
940
1,836
483
662
240
274
759
1,118
2,688
503
354
249
2,232
388
339
208
158
807
2013
403
526
130
180
192
399
887
337
631
832
712
298
868
2,009
513
644
232
281
742
1,242
2,590
490
419
239
2,125
403
348
254
198
789
2014
331
551
97
169
193
359
827
298
680
843
663
318
829
2,043
541
700
234
238
724
1,289
2,505
542
429
221
1,846
390
383
261
207
798
%
change
from
2013
-18%
5%
-25%
-6%
1%
-10%
-7%
-11%
8%
1%
-7%
7%
-4%
2%
6%
9%
1%
-15%
-2%
4%
-3%
11%
2%
-8%
-13%
-3%
10%
3%
4%
1%
21,661
19,734
19,912
19,510
-2%
District
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Cascadia
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Peninsula
Pierce District
Renton
Seattle District
Shoreline
Skagit Valley
So. Puget Sound
Spokane District
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Whatcom
Yakima Valley
July 2014
2011
96
764
132
276
170
255
1,402
447
620
536
676
260
582
574
194
391
613
243
727
36
1,126
391
620
582
1,226
1,123
263
349
445
516
2012
97
741
115
260
161
232
1,396
393
581
466
647
266
520
496
178
309
614
207
669
47
1,088
395
560
553
1,211
1,034
261
339
340
586
2013
86
692
106
234
168
226
1,219
326
553
438
514
224
520
465
137
271
592
193
627
111
1,052
378
484
472
1,161
940
239
356
310
573
2014
81
536
104
239
178
192
931
303
572
397
516
227
482
389
146
268
582
181
566
151
998
340
467
464
970
873
277
348
296
555
%
change
from
2013
-6%
-23%
-2%
2%
6%
-15%
-24%
-7%
4%
-9%
0%
1%
-7%
-16%
7%
-1%
-2%
-6%
-10%
36%
-5%
-10%
-4%
-2%
-16%
-7%
16%
-2%
-4%
-3%
15,633
14,764
13,665
12,629
-8%
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