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Descriptive Background and Demographics
BACKGROUND
The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is in its 42nd year of providing educational
opportunities to residents of the Bay Area. Voters approved the District, originally named the
South County Community College District, on January 10, 1961. Chabot College opened for
classes on September 11, 1961, on a seven and one-half acre temporary site in San Leandro with
an enrollment of 1,132 students. The current 94-acre Chabot College site on Hesperian
Boulevard in Hayward opened for its first day of classes on September 20, 1965. To serve
residents of Eastern Alameda County, Chabot College opened its Valley Campus on March 31,
1975, on 147 acres in Livermore. The Valley Campus was designated a separate college, Las
Positas College, in 1988. Chabot College primarily serves residents of Alameda County in the
East Bay area, including Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Union City.
Las Positas College primarily serves residents of Alameda County and a portion of Contra Costa
County in the Tri-Valley area, including the communities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and
Sunol. The District serves 18 public high schools and four parochial schools.
Facilities at the Chabot College Hayward campus originally included buildings for classrooms
and laboratories, a cafeteria and student government offices, a bookstore, a Learning Resource
Center, and offices for student services, administration, and faculty. A 1,432-seat Performing
Arts Center was financed jointly with the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District and
provides for a host of community and college events. Special campus facilities include a
television studio equipped to cablecast programs over local cable television, a radio station, a
planetarium, art gallery, gymnasium, Olympic-size pool, football stadium, baseball diamond,
enclosed softball facilities, twelve tennis courts, indoor racquetball courts, weight training
facilities, and a fitness center.
Since the original campus was constructed in 1965, the College has added a new bookstore, an
Emergency Medical Services building, a Reprographics and Graphic Arts building, a Children’s
Center, and a new Music wing. In 1999 a new Chemistry and Computer Science building was
completed. To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, over $6 million has been spent
on facilities across the campus. Many buildings have been renovated to accommodate changes
in the curriculum and new services to students, including the Writing and Reading Across the
Curriculum (WRAC) Center, the Tutorials Center, the Disabled Students’ Resource Center, the
Dental Hygiene Clinic, the Technology Center, and the Technology/Engineering/Graphics
Communications building. Additionally, 22 computer labs have been created at various sites on
the campus. Major facility modifications since the 1996 accreditation report include the Library
remodeling project, the creation of a Workforce Development Center, renovation and expansion
of the pottery/ceramics studio, conversion of the old chemistry building into modern classrooms
and the college Assessment Center, an expansion of the Children’s Center, remodeling of
microbiology labs and science classrooms following a fire in Building 2100, resurfacing of the
track, conversion of the men’s locker room into a modern weight training room, and expansion
of the main student computer lab in the library.
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DEMOGRAPHICS
INTRODUCTION
This report briefly describes the area served by Chabot College, including an overview of both
the economy and population demographics. Then Chabot students are described in some detail,
with data on enrollments, enrollment status, demographics, part-time or full-time status,
educational goals, and other areas. Finally, Chabot’s faculty, staff and administrators are
described. Where available, trends and projections are provided. In many cases, more extensive
reports exist on the topics highlighted here. For example, data in this summary are from the
Student Characteristics Report: 2001-2002, which is in press. More details on the demographics
of the local population can be found in the Student Characteristics Report: 2000-2001 [General
Reference 13].
THE ECONOMY OF THE SERVICE AREA
This section of the report provides an economic profile of the primary cities served by Chabot
College: Hayward, San Leandro, Union City, Castro Valley, and San Lorenzo. These cities
cluster along a north-south corridor in the East Bay, just south of Oakland, California. The area
is part of the larger San Francisco Bay Area. Where city-level data are not available, we report
numbers for Alameda County, which includes all of the Chabot cities. Chabot cities make up
one-quarter of the 1.4 million residents of the county.
Mean household income in Chabot cities is $67,583, somewhat lower than the county average of
$72,525. The unemployment rate as of August 2002 was 5.8 percent in the service area, lower
than the 6.6 percent county rate. The unemployment rate has been increasing recently across the
Bay Area, in part because of the downturns in technology and tourism, from below 3 percent in
early 2001 to their current levels. The overall poverty rate in 1998 in Alameda County was 11
percent, with 17 percent of all children living in poverty.
The industrial mix of the area is diverse. Measured by civilian employment, the largest share (16
percent) of those employed in Chabot cities work in manufacturing. Another 16 percent work in
educational, health, and social services. Twelve percent work in retail trade and 11 percent in
professional, scientific, and other services. Other large industries represented are transportation
and finance, insurance, and real estate. With respect to occupations, nearly one-third of workers
are employed in managerial or professional occupations. Almost as many work in sales and
office jobs. Sixteen percent work in production, transportation or material moving occupations
and 12 percent are employed in service jobs. Further details for Chabot cities and the county are
available in Tables 1A and 1B.
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Table 1A
Employed Civilian Population 16 Years and Over by Industry
and by College Cities and Alameda County: 2000
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and
hunting, and mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation
& Warehousing and utilities
Information
Finance, insurance, real estate,
and rental & leasing
Professional, scientific, administrative,
and waste management services
Educational, health and social services
Arts, entertainment, recreation,
accommodation and food services
Other services (except public admin)
Public
administration
TOTAL JOBS
Chabot Cities
Number
Percent
Las Positas Cities
Number
Percent
Alameda County
Number
Percent
492
11,064
27,673
9,466
20,820
0.3%
6.5%
16.1%
5.5%
12.2%
300
5,516
12,253
4,098
10,863
0.3%
6.4%
14.1%
4.7%
12.5%
1,741
38,919
98,523
28,368
74,749
0.3%
5.6%
14.2%
4.1%
10.8%
13,641
6,679
8.0%
3.9%
3,447
5,190
4.0%
6.0%
40,129
33,258
5.8%
4.8%
11,925
7.0%
6,468
7.5%
46,876
6.8%
19,007
26,957
11.1%
15.7%
15,495
12,121
17.9%
14.0%
102,423
126,941
14.8%
18.3%
9,652
7,825
6,156
5.6%
4.6%
3.6%
5,080
3,040
2,738
5.9%
3.5%
3.2%
44,084
31,219
25,603
6.4%
4.5%
3.7%
171,357
100.0%
86,609
100.0%
692,833
100.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.
Table 1B
Employed Civilian Population 16 Years and Over by Occupation
and by College Cities and Alameda County: 2000
Occupation
Management, professional, & related
Service occupation
Sales and office occupation
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Construction, extraction,
and maintenance
Production, transportation,
and material moving occupations
TOTAL JOBS
Chabot Cities
Number
Percent
55,032
32.1%
21,075
12.3%
50,918
29.7%
341
0.2%
Las Positas Cities
Number
Percent
40,396
46.6%
9,225
10.7%
23,774
27.4%
68
0.1%
Alameda County
Number
Percent
293,312
42.3%
82,773
11.9%
182,205
26.3%
1,065
0.2%
16,110
9.4%
6,610
7.6%
51,816
7.5%
27,881
171,357
16.3%
100.0%
6,536
86,609
7.5%
100.0%
81,662
692,833
11.8%
100.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.
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DEMOGRAPHY OF CHABOT COLLEGE’S SERVICE AREA
The total population in the Chabot College service area was 365,541 people and the number for
Los Positas was 166,972, as reported in the 2000 U.S. Census. The race-ethnicity details for both
areas are given in Table 2.
Table 2
Population by Race-Ethnicity by College Cities, Alameda County, and California: 2000
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native
African American/Black
Asian
Hispanic/Latino
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
White
Mixed race (2 or more)
Other
Chabot
Las Positas
Alameda
Cities Percent
Cities Percent
County Percent
1,369
<1%
618
<1%
5,306
<1%
30,241
8%
4,934
3% 211,124
15%
84,013
23%
14,608
9% 292,673
20%
92,191
25%
19,611
12% 273,910
19%
4,045
1%
348
<1%
8,458
1%
136,619
37%
121,509
73% 591,095
41%
15,793
4%
4,955
3%
56,499
4%
1,270
<1%
389
0%
4,676
<1%
Total
365,541
100%
166,972
100% 1,443,741
100%
State of
California
1%
6%
11%
32%
<1%
47%
3%
<1%
100%
Source: U.S Census Bureau, Census 2000. <www.dof.ca.gov/html/Demograp/2000Cover.htm>
Note: The Federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate and distinct concepts.
In the Chabot area, whites constitute the largest share (37 percent) but are no longer a majority as
they were in 1990. Hispanic/Latinos represented 25 percent of the total, followed by Asians (23
percent), African Americans (8 percent) and smaller shares for other race-ethnicity groups. The
Los Positas area is 73 percent white, 12 percent Hispanic/Latino, 9 percent Asian, 3 percent
African American with smaller percentages for the remaining groups.
Another distinguishing feature of the population in the service area is the presence of immigrants.
For Chabot cities, 32 percent of the population was foreign born, 13 percent for Los Positas
cities. This is consistent with data on the primary language spoken at home: 57 percent English
only in Chabot cities compared to 83 percent for Las Positas cities.
Table 3 provides the highest degree level of the population age 25 and over for the residents of
the service area. In Chabot cities, a quarter of the residents have a high school degree, another
quarter have some college but no degree. Seven percent have an Associate’s degree and another
24 percent have a bachelor’s or graduate degree.
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Table 3
Highest Degree Level of Persons 25 Years Old and Over in Chabot Cities: 2000
Degree Level
Less than High School
High School Degree
Some college, no degree
Associates Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Total
Castro
Valley
11%
24%
26%
8%
20%
11%
100%
Hayward
25%
26%
23%
7%
14%
5%
100%
San
Leandro
19%
26%
25%
7%
17%
7%
101%
San Union City
Lorenzo
19%
20%
33%
21%
26%
22%
7%
8%
11%
21%
4%
8%
100%
100%
Chabot
Alameda
Cities
County
20%
18%
25%
19%
24%
22%
7%
7%
17%
21%
7%
14%
100%
100%
Source: U.S Census Bureau, Census 2000. <http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml>
In 2001, there were 3,669 high school graduates from Chabot cities and 11,269 for Alameda
County. Table 4 shows the projected high school graduations through 2009 for Alameda County.
One measure of student outcomes is the number of high school graduates prepared for the highly
rated four-year universities in the area. In 2001, 36 percent of high school graduates from
Chabot cities were prepared for the University of California or California State University (CSU
has a campus in Hayward).
Table 4
PROJECTED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES – ALAMEDA COUNTY
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
Number
11,269 (actual)
11,904
11,997
12,130
12,364
12,761
12,908
13,728
13,720
Percent change
-6%
1%
1%
2%
3%
1%
6%
0%
Source: University of California Office of the President.
<http://www.ucop.edu/sas/infodigest01/pdf/id01k12p44.pdf>
CHARACTERISTICS OF CHABOT COLLEGE STUDENTS
Demographic
As of Fall 2001, there were 15,149 students enrolled at Chabot College. Figures 1-4 display the
demographic characteristics of the student population. Women compose 56 percent of the
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student body. There is a wide and nearly even age dispersion among students: 22 percent are 19
years old or younger, then 11 to 16 percent are in each of the following age groupings: 20-21,
22-24, 25-29, 30-39, 30-49, and 50 and older. Just over two-thirds of all students had their
official residence in the Chabot-Los Positas District, with 29 percent in other districts, and 2
percent in other states or countries.
The Chabot campus has a long tradition of diversity (see Table 5). In 1978, whites made up twothirds of Chabot students; by 2001, their share had dropped to less than one-third (32 percent).
The remaining student population is 19 percent Latino, 19 percent Asian, 13 percent African
American, 9 percent Filipino, with additional representation of Middle Easterners, Native
Americans, and Pacific Islanders. These numbers track very closely to the local population, with
slightly higher representation of African Americans and slightly lower percentages for Latinos
and Asians.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Percentage of Students by Gender
Fall 2001, Chabot College
Percentage of Students by Race-Ethnicity
Fall 200 1, Chabot College
Other/
Unknown
6%
White
31%
AfricanAmerican
13%
M ale
42%
Native
American
1%
Female
56%
Latino
19%
Unknown
2%
22
Filipino
9%
AsianAmerican/
Pacific
Islander
21%
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Figure 3
Figure 4
Percentage of Students by Age Group
Fall 2001, Chabot College
40-49
12%
Percentage of Students by Official
Res idence
Fall 2001, Chabot College
50 or older
11%
30-39
16%
Other States
& Countries
2%
19 or
younger
22%
Other CA
Districts
29%
Chabot-LPC
District
69%
25-29
12%
22-24
13%
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14%
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Table 5
Race-ethnicity Distribution by Year
Chabot College
Autumn Quarter/Semester, 1978-2001
Year
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Native
Asian
African
American
American
American
Filipino
Latino
Other
White
340 (2%) 719
(5%) 1,056 (7%)
426 (3%) 1,151
(8%) 1,016
(7%) 9,459
(67%)
427 (3%) 804
(5%) 1,183 (8%)
487 (3%) 1,395
(9%) 1,061
(7%) 10,244
(66%)
423 (3%) 936
(6%) 1,259 (8%)
579 (4%) 1,481 (10%)
883
(6%) 9,961
(64%)
346 (2%) 1,131
(7%) 1,389 (8%)
737 (4%) 1,644 (10%)
822
(5%) 10,702
(64%)
331 (2%) 1,324
(8%) 1,540 (9%)
738 (4%) 1,762 (10%)
767
(5%) 10,582
(62%)
284 (2%) 1,267
(9%) 1,348 (9%)
777 (5%) 1,593 (11%)
682
(5%) 8,724
(59%)
307 (2%) 1,261
(9%) 1,320 (9%)
777 (5%) 1,648 (11%)
670
(5%) 8,795
(60%)
290 (2%) 1,400 (10%) 1,282 (9%)
786 (5%) 1,625 (11%)
598
(4%) 8,668
(59%)
302 (2%) 1,568 (10%) 1,391 (9%)
908 (6%) 1,842 (12%)
646
(4%) 8,790
(57%)
237 (2%) 1,560 (11%) 1,332 (9%)
968 (7%) 1,870 (13%)
583
(4%) 8,233
(56%)
246 (2%) 1,783 (12%) 1,427 (9%) 1,096 (7%) 2,029 (13%)
590
(4%) 8,297
(54%)
221 (2%) 1,935 (13%) 1,454 (10%) 1,108 (8%) 2,011 (14%)
460
(3%) 7,245
(50%)
232 (1%) 2,076 (13%) 1,650 (11%) 1,266 (8%) 2,284 (15%)
560
(4%) 7,591
(48%)
183 (1%) 2,119 (14%) 1,635 (11%) 1,355 (9%) 2,251 (15%)
422
(3%) 7,138
(47%)
162 (1%) 2,411 (16%) 1,658 (11%) 1,386 (9%) 2,221 (15%)
358
(2%) 6,510
(44%)
159 (1%) 2,530 (18%) 1,632 (12%) 1,349 (10%) 2,193 (16%)
328
(2%) 5,757
(41%)
152 (1%) 2,185 (17%) 1,571 (12%) 1,223 (9%) 2,048 (16%)
547
(4%) 5,296
(41%)
152 (1%) 2,208 (17%) 1,680 (13%) 1,205 (9%) 2,251 (17%)
450
(3%) 5,092
(39%)
129 (1%) 2,334 (18%) 1,811 (14%) 1,203 (9%) 2,289 (17%)
478
(4%) 5,034
(38%)
130 (1%) 2,264 (17%) 1,817 (14%) 1,179 (9%) 2,407 (18%)
465
(4%) 4,854
(37%)
138 (1%) 2,385 (18%) 1,906 (14%) 1,208 (9%) 2,550 (19%)
523
(4%) 4,453
(34%)
126 (1%) 2,535 (19%) 2,037 (15%) 1,222 (9%) 2,696 (20%)
547
(4%) 4,481
(33%)
120 (1%) 2,611 (19%) 1,942 (14%) 1,281 (9%) 2,736 (20%)
610
(4%) 4,405
(32%)
124 (1%) 2,821 (19%) 1,973 (14%) 1,380 (10%) 2,904 (20%)
644
(4%) 4,674
(32%)
Source: Institutional Research Dataset, Fall Census
Note: Other category includes: Middle Eastern, Other Non-White and Pacific Islanders. Unknown not included.
Educational
Just over half (53 percent) of students are continuing, but for 17 percent of the student body,
Chabot is their first experience in any college. An additional 17 percent are transfers, and 11
percent are returning students. Chabot also hosts a small number (2 percent) of high school
students. One-quarter of all students are full-time (12 units or more), about another quarter are
part-time with 6-11.5 units, and 47 percent of students are carrying 0.5-5.5 units. Educational
goals are as diverse as the students. One-quarter of all students hope to transfer with an AA or
AS degree. About 10 percent intend to transfer with no degree, another 9 percent seek an AA or
AS with no transfer, and almost a quarter (23 percent) have other goals or are undecided. Details
on some of the other educational goals and on other educational characteristics of the student
population can be found in Figures 5-8 and Table 6.
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Figure 5
Figure 6
Percentage of Full-time and Part-time
Students
Fall 2001, Chabot College
Percentage of Students by Enrollment
Status
Fall 200 1, Chabot College
Full-time
25%
In high
school
2%
Continuing
53%
New
28%
Part-time
75%
Returning
17%
Figure 7
Figure 8
Percentage of Students by Student Level
Fall 2001, Chabot College
Percentage of Day and Evening Students
Fall 2001, Chabot College
Other
undergraduates
22%
Freshmen/In
HS
63%
Day only
47%
AA/AS Degree
holders
5%
BA/BS Degree
holders
10%
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Eve/Sat
20%
Both Day and
Eve/Sat
33%
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Table 6
Chabot College Student Characteristics
Fall 2001 Census
Total Students
Number Percent
15,149 100.0%
Gender
Female
Male
Unknown
8,473
6,357
319
55.9%
42.0%
2.1%
Race-ethnicity
African-American
Asian-American
Filipino
Latino
Middle Eastern
Native American
Pacific Islander
White
Other
Unknown
1,973
2,821
1,380
2,904
151
124
309
4,674
184
629
13.0%
18.6%
9.1%
19.2%
1.0%
0.8%
2.0%
30.9%
1.2%
4.2%
Citizenship
U.S. Citizen
12,125
Permanent Resident 2,431
Student Visa
175
Other
416
Unknown
2
Age
19 or younger
20-21
22-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50 or older
3,378
2,165
1,911
1,859
2,446
1,758
1,632
80.0%
16.0%
1.2%
2.7%
0.0%
22.3%
14.3%
12.6%
12.3%
16.1%
11.6%
10.8%
Total Students
Official Residence
District Resident
Other CA Districts
Other States
Other Countries
Number Percent
15,149 100.0%
10,423
4,375
147
200
68.8%
28.9%
1.0%
1.3%
2,505
1,676
959
1,677
7,988
342
2
16.5%
11.1%
6.3%
11.1%
52.7%
2.3%
0.0%
Student Educational Level
In High School
632
Freshman
8,897
Sophomore
2,134
Other undergraduate
1,147
AA/AS degree
757
BA/BS or higher deg.
1,582
4.2%
58.7%
14.1%
7,6%
5.0%
10.4%
Enrollment Status
First time any college
First time Transfer
Returning Transfer
Returning
Continuing
In High School
Unknown
Student Type
Full-time
12 or more units
Part-time
6 to 11.5 units
.5 to 5.5 units
Unknown
3,742
24.7%
4,258
7,149
0
28.1%
47.2%
0.0%
Number Percent
15,149 100.0%
Total Students
Enrollment Pattern
Day only
Both Day and Eve/Sat
Evening or Eve/Sat
Saturday only
Independently Scheduled
Educational Goal
Transfer with AA/AS
Transfer with no AA/AS
AA/AS-No Transfer
Occupational
Certificate
Get Job Skills
Update Job Skills
Maintain Certificate
or License
Explore Career Interests
Intellectual/Cultural
Development
Improve Basic SkillsEnglish, Reading, &
Math
HS or GED Credit
Other or Undecided
Unknown
6,786
4,775
2,910
671
7
44.8%
31.5%
19.2%
4.4%
0.0%
3,845
1,489
1,334
25.4%
9.8%
8.8%
725
629
708
4.8%
4.2%
4.7%
0
462
0.0%
3.0%
950
6.3%
207
79
3,455
1,266
1.4%
0.5%
22.8%
8.4%
Source: Institutional Research Dataset, Fall Census
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ENROLLMENT TRENDS
Tables 7A and 7B, and Figure 9 show the enrollment trends in active registered students. Chabot
College opened as a one-college district in 1961 with 1,132 students and grew to over 19,000 by
1977. In 1975, Chabot College became a two-campus district with the opening of the Valley
Campus, which became Las Positas College in 1988. Between 1978 and 1995, while total enrollment remained steady, enrollments at Valley Campus/Las Positas College grew from 17 percent
in 1978 to 34 percent of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in 2001. The ratio
has been stable for the past four years. Chabot College currently accounts for 66 percent of total
enrollments, or 15,149 students.
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Table 7A
Official Active Registration
Total District
Fall Quarter/Semester, 1961-2001
Number of
Year
Registrations
1961
1,132
1962
2,217
1963
3,961
1964
4,905
1965
7,079
1966
8,164
1967
9,488
1968
10,063
1969
11,169
1970
12,159
1971
12,064
1972
12,741
1973
Official Active Registration
14,390
1974
16,895
1975
19,307
1976
18,844
1977
19,032
Year
1978
17,121
1978
1979
18,838
1979
1980
18,986
1980
1981
21,041
1981
1982
21,728
1982
1983
18,666
1983
1984
18,755
1984
1985
19,373
1985
1986
19,903
1986
1987
19,417
1987
1988
20,467
1988
1989
19,686
1989
1990
21,382
1990
1991
21,438
1991
1992
20,428
1992
1993
19,418
1993
1994
18,233
1994
1995
18,958
1995
1996
19,490
1996
1997
19,913
1997
1998
20,572
1998
1999
21,085
1999
2000
21,665
2000
2001
23,002
2001
Source: Institutional Research Dataset, Fall Census
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Table 7B
by College
Fall Quarter/Semester, 1978-2001
Number
14,167
15,601
15,522
16,771
17,105
14,675
14,778
14,649
15,447
14,783
15,468
14,434
15,659
15,103
14,706
13,948
13,022
13,311
13,573
13,503
13,593
14,134
14,252
15,149
Chabot College
Percent
(83%)
(83%)
(82%)
(80%)
(79%)
(79%)
(79%)
(76%)
(78%)
(76%)
(76%)
(73%)
(73%)
(70%)
(72%)
(72%)
(71%)
(70%)
(70%)
(68%)
(66%)
(67%)
(66%)
(66%)
Las Positas College
Number
Percent
2,954
(17%)
3,237
(17%)
3,464
(18%)
4,270
(20%)
4,623
(21%)
3,991
(21%)
3,977
(21%)
4,724
(24%)
4,456
(22%)
4,634
(24%)
4,999
(24%)
5,252
(27%)
5,723
(27%)
6,335
(30%)
5,722
(28%)
5,470
(28%)
5,211
(29%)
5,647
(30%)
5,917
(30%)
6,410
(32%)
6,979
(34%)
6,951
(33%)
7,413
(34%)
7,853
(34%)
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Figure 9
Number of Actively Registered Students by Year
25,000
Dis trict
Chabot College
Las Pos itas College
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
Year
Several other trends reflect changing realities for Chabot students. In 1962, the college had about
equal numbers of full-time and part-time students, 47 percent vs. 53 percent, respectively. By
2001, that had changed dramatically, with three-quarters of students being part-time and onequarter full-time. The age distribution has shifted a bit also. Between 1978 and 2001, there were
declines in the share of students 19 and under (27 percent to 22 percent) and increases for those
30-49 (23 to 28 percent) and those 50 or over (7 to 11 percent). The 20-24 year old category remained stable at 27 percent. Additional trend data on enrollment status, student level, day and
evening registrations, gender, district residence, citizenship and average grades are available in
the Student Characteristics Report: 2000-2001 [General Reference 13].
CHARACTERISTICS OF CHABOT COLLEGE FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS
As of Fall 2001, there were 743 staff at Chabot: nearly half were part-time faculty, one-quarter
each were full-time faculty and full-time classified, and very small percentages were part-time
classified and administrators. The faculty were approximately 55 percent male, 45 percent
female. Women made up even larger proportions for staff and administrators. The race-ethnicity
mix varies: the percent white ranged from a high of 73 percent for full-time faculty to a low of
55 percent for full-time staff. Full-time faculty included 11 percent Asian or Pacific Islander,
8 percent African American, 8 percent Latino, and 1 percent each for Filipino and Native
American. For full-time classified staff, Asian or Pacific Islanders, African Americans, and
Latinos each had a 14 percent share, again, with small percentages for Filipinos and Native
Americans. Details are shown in Table 8.
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Table 8
Chabot College Staff Characteristics: Fall 2001
Job by race-ethnicity
Full-time classified
Part-time Classified
Full-time faculty
Part-time faculty
Administrator
30
Percentage of:
Asian/
African
Pacific
American
177
14%
14%
14
29%
0%
179
7%
7%
337
11%
8%
11
9%
9%
Filipino
Latino
2%
0%
2%
1%
9%
14%
0%
10%
8%
9%
Native
American
1%
7%
0%
1%
0%
White
Total
Percent
55%
64%
73%
70%
64%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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