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AGENDA ITEM BACKGROUND
TO: GOVERNING BOARD
FROM:
PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Cabrillo College 2011 Fall Census Report
DATE
November 7, 2011
ENCLOSURE(S)
REASON FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION ITEM NUMBER
INFORMATION
BACKGROUND:
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In fall 2011 measures of the size of the college continued to trend downward as they have since they peaked in fall 2008. While fewer students enrolled overall, the average student unit load continues to increase and more Latino students are taking classes.
As compared with fall 2010, measures of the overall size of the college program (i.e. FTES, WSCH, headcount) have decreased by approximately 4%. Student headcount, for example, has decreased by 4.5% to 13,624 as compared to 14,260 one year ago. The number of units enrolled by each student has increased, on average, by about 0.15 units (or 2%), relative to last year. As a corollary, the proportion of full-time students (those taking 12 or more units) increased to 33.1% of headcount from 32.6% in fall 2010.
Relative to last fall, all campus locations have experienced decreases in student headcount. For example, Aptos is down 531 students, Watsonville is down 241 students, and Scotts Valley is serving 40 fewer students than at this time one year ago. Enrollment in online course sections has decreased by 104 students as compared with fall 2010.
The college is serving larger numbers of Hispanic/Latino students. This continues to be the only ethnic group whose numbers are increasing, growing by 3.3% (146 students) over fall 2010.
Hispanic/Latino students presently represent 34.0% of total headcount. All other groups declined both in proportion and absolute numbers, with Whites declining from 55.1% to 53.5% of student headcount since last fall.
It is worth noting that ethnicity data collection procedures were changed in summer 2009, in compliance with the U.S. Department of Education mandates. The new procedure asks all respondents to first identify themselves as either Hispanic or non-Hispanic. It also allows respondents to identify with multiple ethnicities. Only students who have applied and registered since summer 2009 have encountered the new ethnicity questions. Continuing students were not re-surveyed; their earlier responses (to a single-choice survey) remain in the system. As more students encounter the new version of the survey, there is more opportunity for selection of multiple ethnicities. This is the likely explanation for the 31% increase in the number of students selecting multiple ethnicities in fall 2011 as compared with one year ago.
Administrator Initiating Item:
Dennis Bailey-Fougnier
Craig Hayward
Academic and Professional Matter … Yes ; No
If yes, Faculty Senate Agreement … Yes … No
Senate President Signature
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Student enrollment status in fall 2011 is characterized by an increase in the proportion of continuing students, from 60.5% of headcount to 62.2%, and a slight reduction in the proportion of new students, from 22.3% to 21.5% of total headcount. The number of concurrently enrolled high school students decreased from 3.9% to 2.6% of headcount.
A census web page is available through the Planning & Research Office (PRO). In addition to the college-wide census report comparing fall 2011 with fall 2010, location-specific reports are compiled and posted for each of the five locations – Aptos, Online, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and
Watsonville. These reports, as well as reports from prior semesters are available at: http://pro.cabrillo.edu/pro/census_reports/census.html
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CABRILLO COLLEGE
Fall 2011 Census Enrollment Compared to Fall 2010
All Students
Total Student Count
Non-credit (only) Students
Units Enrolled
Average Units
FTES (Resident)
WSCH (Residents)
Fall 2011
13,624
84
113,647
8.34
5,193
162,749
Fall 2010
14,260
104
116,780
8.19
5,385
169,207
FTES values contain a projection applied to Positive Hour attendance sections.
Fall 2011 vs. 2010
# Change
-636
-20
-3,133
0.15
-192
-6,458
% Change
-4.5%
-19.2%
-2.7%
1.9%
-3.6%
-3.8%
Aptos
Student Count
Units Enrolled
Average Units
FTES (Resident)
Fall 2011
11,895
90,926
7.64
4,161
Fall 2010
12,426
92,194
7.42
4,297
# Change
-531
-1268
0.22
-136
% Change
-4.3%
-1.4%
3.0%
-3.2%
Online/TV
Student Count
Units Enrolled
Average Units
FTES (Resident)
Fall 2011
3,336
10,567
3.17
561
Fall 2010
3,440
10,917
3.17
568
# Change
-104
-350
-0.01
-7
% Change
-3.0%
-3.2%
-0.2%
-1.2%
Santa Cruz
Student Count
Units Enrolled
Average Units
FTES (Resident)
Fall 2011
142
232
1.63
13
Fall 2010
133
190
1.43
16
# Change
9
42
0.21
-3
% Change
6.8%
22.1%
14.4%
-19.6%
Scotts Valley
Student Count
Units Enrolled
Average Units
FTES (Resident)
Fall 2011
210
888
4.23
32
Fall 2010
250
1,049
4.20
36
# Change
-40
-161
0.03
-4
% Change
-16.0%
-15.3%
0.8%
-11.5%
Watsonville
Student Count
Units Enrolled
Average Units
FTES (Resident)
Fall 2011
2,130
11,034
5.18
427
Fall 2010
2,371
12,430
5.24
469
# Change
-241
-1,396
-0.06
-42
Aptos
includes class offerings at the main campus.
Santa Cruz
includes offerings at sites in the Santa Cruz area.
Scotts Valley
includes classes offered in Scotts Valley.
Watsonville
includes classes offered at the Watsonville Center, or at other Watsonville area locations.
% Change
-10.2%
-11.2%
-1.2%
-9.0%
In-county (SC) Students
Out-of-state Students
Fast Track to Work
BA+ Degree Students
International (F1 Visa) Students
Veterans and Dependents
Applications for Admission
Fall 2011
11,800
209
226
1,354
61
196
7,679
Fall 2010
13,322
192
552
1,686
62
90
8,695
# Change
-1,522
17
-326
-332
-1
106
-1,016
In-county by residence zip code. Out-of-state by MIS SB09 Residence code for fee purposes.
Fast Track to Work from FTTW Office. Applications & Veterans data courtesy Cabrillo A&R
% Change
-11.4%
8.9%
-59.1%
-19.7%
-1.6%
117.8%
-11.7%
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Fall 2011 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 vs. 2010
Enrollment Status
Continuing
New
Returning
Concurrent High School
TOTAL
#
8,475
2,929
1,866
354
13,624
%
62.2%
21.5%
13.7%
2.6%
100.0%
#
8,502
3,129
2,081
548
14,260
% # Change % Change
60.5%
22.3%
14.8%
3.9%
101.4%
-27
-200
-215
-194
-636
-0.3%
-6.4%
-10.3%
-35.4%
-4.5%
Status is determined empirically from enrollment records. Returning students have been away one major term.
Full/Part-time
Full-time
Part-time
TOTAL
Fall 2011
#
4,513
9,111
13,624
%
33.1%
66.9%
100.0%
Fall 2010
#
4,589
9,671
14,260
Fall 2011 vs. 2010
% # Change % Change
32.6%
68.8%
101.4%
-76
-560
-636
-1.7%
-5.8%
-4.5%
Race/Ethnicity Categories
Native American
Asian
African American
Filipino
Hispanic/Latino*
Pacific Islander
White
Multiple ethnicities
Non-respondents
TOTAL
Fall 2011
#
84
330
181
129
4,634
43
7,290
500
433
13,624
%
0.6%
2.4%
1.3%
0.9%
34.0%
0.3%
53.5%
3.7%
3.2%
100.0%
Fall 2010
#
93
379
217
146
4,488
55
7,863
382
637
14,260
Fall 2011 vs. 2010
% # Change % Change
0.7%
2.7%
1.5%
1.0%
31.5%
0.4%
55.1%
2.7%
4.5%
101.4%
146
-12
-573
118
-9
-49
-36
-17
-204
-636
-9.7%
-12.9%
-16.6%
-11.6%
3.3%
-21.8%
-7.3%
30.9%
-32.0%
-4.5%
In fall 2009, new ethnicity data collection procedures, including the option to select multiple ethnicities, were implemented in compliance with the U.S.
Department of Education.
* Among Hispanic/Latino students, 287 (or 6.2%) also identify with one or more non-Hispanic/Latino ethnicities.
Gender
Female
Male
Unknown
TOTAL
Age under 14/unknown
15-17
18-20
21-25
26-30
31-40
41-50
51-60 over 60
Overall
Fall 2011
#
7,517
6,039
68
13,624
Fall 2011
#
16
370
4,573
3,382
1,506
1,399
1,055
811
512
13,624
%
55.2%
44.3%
0.5%
100.0%
%
0.1%
2.7%
33.6%
24.8%
11.1%
10.3%
7.7%
6.0%
3.8%
100.0%
Fall 2010
#
7,839
6,326
95
14,260
Fall 2010
#
24
291
4,700
3,443
1,594
1,481
1,126
897
504
14,060
Fall 2011 vs. 2010
% # Change % Change
55.0%
44.4%
0.7%
101.4%
-322
-287
-27
-636
-4.1%
-4.5%
-28.4%
-4.5%
Fall 2011 vs. 2010
% # Change % Change
0.2%
2.1%
33.4%
24.5%
11.3%
10.5%
8.0%
6.4%
3.6%
100.0%
-8
79
-127
-61
-88
-82
-71
-86
8
-436
-33.3%
27.1%
-2.7%
-1.8%
-5.5%
-5.5%
-6.3%
-9.6%
1.6%
-3.1%
Data Source: Cabrillo Information Technology (unless otherwise noted)
Querying and Reporting: Cabrillo Planning & Research Office (PRO)
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