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: Telecourse Mode
Fall 2005
Distance
Traditional
33
51
737
2,018
58.2
61.2
78.7
81.8
# Sections
# Enrollments
% Success
% Retention
Distance
Traditional
Fall 2006
Distance
Traditional
34
56
662
2,105
55.9
59.9
79.9
84.7
Distance
Fall 2007
Distance
Traditional
29
56
684
2,113
56.5
60.5
76
71.6
Distance
96
2083
56.9
78.2
Total
Traditional
163
6,236
60.5
83.8
Traditional
Demographic
Variable
Count
Col%
Count
Col%
Success
Retention
%
Success
%
Retention
Success
Retention
%
Success
%
Retention
Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Filipino
Hispanic
Native Am
Pac Islander
White
Other
Unrecorded
Total
273
89
173
388
25
34
791
228
12
2013
13.0
4.2
8.6
19.3
1.2
1.7
39.3
11.3
0.6
100
918
260
586
1184
40
204
2213
704
62
6171
14.9
4.2
9.5
19.2
0.7
3.3
35.9
11.4
1.0
100
182
24
81
199
17
17
490
133
3
1146
221
62
131
305
20
26
624
178
7
1574
66.7
27.0
46.8
51.3
68.0
50.0
61.9
58.3
25.0
56.9
81.0
69.7
75.7
78.6
80.0
76.5
78.9
78.1
58.3
78.2
634
118
329
617
18
100
1449
432
36
3733
766
209
492
956
27
173
1887
608
56
5174
69.1
45.4
56.1
52.1
45.0
49.0
65.5
61.4
58.1
60.5
83.4
80.4
84.0
80.7
67.5
84.8
85.3
86.4
90.3
83.8
Gender
Female
Male
Unrecorded
Total
1263
712
38
2013
62.7
35.4
1.9
100
3015
3006
150
6171
48.9
48.7
2.4
100
739
389
18
1146
986
562
26
1574
58.5
54.6
47.4
56.9
78.1
78.9
68.4
78.2
1887
1758
88
3733
2504
2536
134
5174
62.6
58.5
58.7
60.5
83.1
84.4
89.3
83.8
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
280
644
375
181
177
224
119
13
13.9
32.0
18.6
9.0
8.8
11.1
5.9
0.6
3020
2256
353
159
102
151
67
63
48.9
36.6
5.7
2.6
1.7
2.5
1.1
1.0
162
351
208
99
113
138
72
3
230
507
285
135
141
174
95
7
57.9
54.5
55.5
54.7
63.8
61.6
60.5
23.1
82.1
78.7
76.0
74.6
79.7
77.7
79.8
53.8
1760
1353
223
124
72
115
50
36
2566
1860
283
141
85
127
56
56
58.3
60.0
63.2
78.0
70.6
76.2
74.6
57.1
85.0
82.4
80.2
88.7
83.3
84.1
83.6
88.9
Total
2013
100
6171
100
1146
1574
56.9
78.2
3733
5174
60.5
83.8
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