AGENDA ITEM BACKGROUND
TO: GOVERNING BOARD
DATE
FROM: PRESIDENT
March 2, 2015
SUBJECT:
2015 Spring Semester Census Enrollment Highlights
REASON FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION
ENCLOSURE(S)
ITEM NUMBER
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INFORMATION
BACKGROUND:
Census data represent an early snapshot of a semester’s enrollments. Typically occurring in the third
week of the semester, the census day is the point at which most student enrollments are considered
actual and are eligible for apportionment. At this point, except for short/late-term and open-enrollment
classes, the college’s enrollment profile (and thus the revenue profile) for the current term is
established. Data have been assembled from spring semester census reports, and are a rough pointin-time match. Spring 2015 semester first census FTES1 (not shown) was about 4.7% below the prior
year spring semester. By the end of Spring 2015, FTES may be about 4.5% below the prior spring
due to expected strong enrollments in cybersession, our late start online course offerings.
Unduplicated Headcount
16,000
14,000
12,000
14,653
14,108
13,617
10,000
13,050
12,701
12,269
2013SP
2014SP
2015SP
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2010SP
2011SP
2012SP
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FTES: Full-Time Equivalent Students, a workload measure.
Administrator Initiating Item:
Laurel Jones
Terrence Willett
Academic and Professional Matter
If yes, Faculty Senate Agreement
Senate President Signature
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
Final Disposition
Ethnicity Balance
Latino
White
Other
70%
60%
57.5%
55.6%
53.8%
51.3%
50.6%
48.5%
50%
40%
30%
31.5%
28.6%
20%
13.9%
12.9%
12.5%
12.2%
38.6%
37.1%
36.2%
34.0%
12.9%
12.3%
10%
0%
2010SP
2011SP
2012SP
2013SP
2014SP
2015SP
The ethnicity balance of the college continues to shift toward a greater number of Latino students
and fewer White students.
Average unit load, Percent full-time
8.5
33.1%
8.4
8.3
8.2
33%
32.0%
31.8%
31.4%
31.1%
31%
8.1
8.4
8.0
7.8
32%
30.5%
8.3
8.2
8.2
7.9
34%
8.2
30%
29%
8.0
28%
7.7
27%
2010SP
2011SP
2012SP
Average unit load
2013SP
2014SP
2015SP
Percent Full-Time (>= 12units)
In the Spring 2015 semester, there is a slight increase in students’ average unit load (+ 0.25 units)
and a 5.4% increase in the proportion of full-time students compared to Spring 2014 census.
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Enrollments in Watsonville, Scotts Valley, and
Online
5,000
4,408
4,695
4,652
4,427
3,959
4,000
3,000
3,645
Watsonville
3,343
3,022
2,000
1,000
Online
3,512
2,770
Scotts
Valley
2,547
2,234
354
312
188
203
171
107
0
2010SP 2011SP 2012SP 2013SP 2014SP 2015SP
During the downturn in enrollment over the past five years, Online instruction2 was the one area
that saw some growth.
Fall-to-Spring Persistence Rates by Academic Year
100%
80%
67%
69%
71%
68%
68%
65%
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
60%
40%
20%
0%
Despite enhanced targeted marketing we experienced a decline in persistence rates. Coupled with
the decline in part-time students it may be that students unable to attend full-time are those most
likely to not reenroll. Additional strategies for marketing, outreach, and student support
enhancements are being developed and implemented.
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2
The rather large decrease in Online enrollment observed between 2013SP and 2014SP is due to a curriculum change in World Languages, rather
than any actual change in Online course offerings. Until the 2013 Fall semester, every student enrolling in a World Languages course was required to
enroll in a co-requisite language lab section, which were set up as separate online sections. The units and FTES associated with those classes have
migrated to the physical location where the language course is offered.
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Spring 2015 Concurrent Enrollment Initiative
In Spring 2015, Cabrillo launched an initiative to waive fees for concurrently enrolled high school
students. About 450 students received a fee waiver, waiving a total of 1,828 units, which
represents an increase of 44 FTES over last spring. The bulk of the increase was experienced at
the Aptos campus.
258
1,169
461
2,084
Δ
Absolute
Change
203
915
4.1
4.2
0.1
+2%
40.7
5.2
0.95
3.7
0.9
51.45
78.6
8.0
1.01
4.2
3.6
95.41
37.9
2.8
0.06
0.5
2.7
43.96
+93%
+54%
+ 6%
+14%
+300%
+85%
Spring
2014
Headcount
Total Units
Enrolled
Average Unit Load
FTES by Location
Aptos
Watsonville
Scotts Valley
Online
Other
Total FTES
Spring
2015
Δ
Percent
Change
+79%
+78%
Concurrent FTES by Location
100
90
80
70
Overall
60
Aptos
50
Watsonville
40
Online
30
Other
20
10
0
2014SP
2015SP
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The table below shows the classes with the greatest enrollments by location for concurrent
students. In general these courses span a range of general education offerings with movement
classes being somewhat more prevalent at the Watsonville Center.
Classes with Greatest Enrollments by Concurrent Students by Location
Main Campus - Aptos
College Study Skills (CG-52)
Beginning Weight Training (KIN-27A)
Intermediate Algebra (MATH-152)
College Composition (ENGL-1A)
Information Research (LIBR-10)
Elementary Spanish I (SPAN-1)
Career Planning (CG-54)
General Psychology (PSYCH-1)
Elements of Writing (ENGL-100)
Elementary American Sign Language II (ASL-2)
Precalculus Algebra & Trigonometry (MATH-4)
Elementary Spanish II (SPAN-2)
Watsonville Center
Beginning Hatha Yoga (KIN-37A)
Passive Solar Design (CEM-162PS)
Baile Folklórico (DANCE-16A)
Latin Dance I (DANCE-17A)
Elements of Writing (ENGL-100)
Online
Intro to Digital Media (DM-1)
First Aid Responding to Emergencies (KIN-13)
Appreciation/Intro to the Visual Arts (AH-10)
Other
Beginning Beach Volleyball (KIN-56A)
Volleyball Skills Development (ATH-35)
Intermediate Beach Volleyball (KIN-56B)
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