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: Online Mode
Fall 2005
Distance
Traditional
29
967
620
2402
53.9
64.3
71.6
81.3
# Sections
# Enrollments
% Success
% Retention
Distance
Traditional
Fall 2006
Distance
Traditional
30
89
593
2270
49.1
62.4
72.2
81.2
Distance
Demographic
Variable
Count
Col%
Count
Col%
Success
Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Filipino
Hispanic
Native Am
Pac Islander
White
Other
Unrecorded
Total
340
70
151
254
6
56
799
239
8
1923
17.7
3.6
7.8
13.2
0.3
2.9
41.6
12.4
0.4
100
1274
279
665
1414
46
230
2630
821
75
7434
17.1
3.7
9.0
19.0
0.6
3.1
35.4
11.0
1.0
100
Gender
Female
Male
Unrecorded
Total
1102
786
35
1923
57.3
40.9
1.8
100
3448
3808
178
7434
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
329
615
294
181
160
186
150
8
17.1
32.0
15.3
9.4
8.3
9.7
7.8
0.4
Total
1923
100
Fall 2007
Distance
Traditional
39
101
803
2675
48.4
64.8
67.8
71.6
Distance
98
2016
50.3
70.3
Total
Traditional
286
7,594
63.9
81.7
Traditional
Retention
%
Success
%
Retention
Retention
%
Success
%
Retention
Success
199
24
58
108
5
15
428
128
2
967
253
45
89
163
5
36
576
177
7
1351
58.5
34.3
38.4
42.5
83.3
26.8
53.6
53.6
25.0
50.3
74.4
64.3
58.9
64.2
83.3
64.3
72.1
74.1
87.5
70.3
932
147
390
810
21
121
1748
531
52
4752
1088
223
514
1123
35
181
2158
688
66
6076
73.2
52.7
58.6
57.3
45.7
52.6
66.5
64.7
69.3
63.9
85.5
79.9
77.3
79.4
76.1
78.7
82.1
83.8
88.0
81.7
46.4
51.2
2.4
100
564
385
18
967
780
541
30
1351
51.2
49.0
51.4
50.3
70.8
68.8
85.7
70.3
2294
2340
118
4752
2833
3090
153
6076
66.5
61.4
66.3
63.9
82.2
81.1
86.0
81.7
3263
2651
505
256
205
289
190
75
43.9
35.7
6.8
3.4
2.8
3.9
2.3
1.0
140
259
142
109
99
111
105
2
216
400
212
136
120
137
123
7
42.6
42.1
48.3
60.2
61.9
59.7
70.0
25.0
65.7
65.0
72.1
75.1
75.0
73.7
82.0
87.5
2002
1636
326
206
156
223
151
52
2668
2122
399
220
180
254
167
66
61.4
61.7
64.6
80.5
76.1
77.2
79.5
69.3
81.8
80.0
79.0
85.9
87.8
87.9
87.9
88.0
7434
100
967
1351
50.3
70.3
4752
6076
63.9
81.7
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