College of San Mateo Delivery Mode Course Comparison
Distance Education vs. Traditional Mode
Student Success Indicators: Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
CSM College Total: Distance Mode (Online + Telecourse Modes Combined)
Fall 2005
Distance
Traditional
62
147
1357
4420
56.3
62.8
75.5
81.5
# Sections
# Enrollments
% Success
% Retention
Distance
Traditional
Fall 2006
Distance
Traditional
64
145
1255
4375
52.7
61.2
76.2
82.9
Distance
Demographic
Variable
Count
Col%
Count
Col%
Success
Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Filipino
Hispanic
Native Am
Pac Islander
White
Other
Unrecorded
Total
613
159
324
642
31
90
1590
467
20
3936
15.6
4.0
8.2
16.3
0.8
2.3
40.4
11.9
0.5
100
2167
526
1231
2541
86
427
4746
1501
134
13359
16.2
3.9
9.2
19.0
0.6
3.2
35.5
11.2
1.0
100
Gender
Female
Male
Unrecorded
Total
2365
1498
73
3936
60.1
38.1
1.9
100
6355
6685
319
13359
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
609
1259
669
362
337
410
269
21
15.5
32.0
17.0
9.2
8.6
10.4
6.8
0.5
Total
3936
100
Fall 2007
Distance
Traditional
68
151
1487
4788
52.2
62.9
71.6
83.3
Distance
194
4099
53.7
74.3
Total
Traditional
443
13,583
62.3
82.6
Traditional
Retention
%
Success
%
Retention
Retention
%
Success
%
Retention
Success
381
48
139
307
22
32
918
261
5
2113
474
107
220
468
25
62
1200
355
14
2925
62.2
30.2
42.9
47.8
71.0
35.6
57.7
55.9
25.0
53.7
77.3
67.3
67.9
72.9
80.6
68.9
75.5
76.0
70.0
74.3
1547
258
709
1400
39
216
3125
948
85
8327
1830
421
991
2033
62
347
3958
1272
119
11033
71.4
49.0
57.6
55.1
45.3
50.6
65.8
63.2
63.4
62.3
84.4
80.0
80.5
80.0
72.1
81.3
83.4
84.7
88.8
82.6
47.6
50.0
2.4
100
1303
774
36
2113
1766
1103
56
2925
55.1
51.7
49.3
53.7
74.7
73.6
76.7
74.3
4107
4022
198
8327
5240
5515
278
11033
64.6
60.2
62.1
62.3
82.5
82.5
87.1
82.6
6176
4815
841
407
302
430
253
135
46.2
36.0
6.3
3.0
2.3
3.2
1.9
1.0
302
610
350
208
212
249
177
5
446
907
497
271
261
311
218
14
49.6
48.5
52.3
57.5
62.9
60.7
65.8
23.8
73.2
72.0
74.3
74.9
77.4
75.9
81.0
66.7
3705
2925
540
322
224
329
197
85
5139
3899
671
353
261
372
219
119
60.0
60.7
64.2
79.1
74.2
76.5
77.9
63.0
83.2
81.0
79.8
86.7
86.4
86.5
86.6
88.1
13359
100
2113
2925
53.7
74.3
8327
11033
62.3
82.6
DEFINITIONS AND NOTES:
Demographic Data:
Student success data are the sum
of Fall semesters when offered.
Enrollments/Dup. Headcount:
Sum of end-of-term enrollments.
Retention %:
The percentage of enrollments
with a grade of A, B, C, D, F, CR,
NC, I, at end-of-term. (Only
excludes W’s.)
Success %:
The percentage of enrollments
with a grade of A, B, C, CR at
end-of-term.
NOTE:
In some cases there may be
discrepancies between the totals
for "Enrollments/Duplicated
Headcount" and the "Successful
Course Completion Rates." This
discrepancy is not an error. The
course-completion rates may
reflect the fact that some
students dropped before
receiving a "W," and, therefore,
are not included in the enrollment
count.
Prepared by CSM’s Office of
Planning, Research, and
Institutional Effectiveness, 12/2008