College of San Mateo Delivery Mode Course Comparison
Distance Education vs. Traditional Mode
Student Success Indicators: Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Astronomy 100, “Introduction to Astronomy,” (3 units) Telecourse Mode
Fall 2005
Distance
Traditional
1
3
23
107
72.7
67.3
86.4
93.5
# Sections
# Enrollments
% Success
% Retention
Demographic
Variable
Distance
Fall 2006
Distance
Traditional
1
4
26
143
61.5
60.1
84.6
83.9
Traditional
Distance
Fall 2007
Distance
Traditional
1
7
32
233
50
71.4
84.4
89.2
Distance
3
81
60
85
Total
Traditional
14
483
67.2
88.6
Traditional
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
13
2
4
14
3
1
33
10
0
80
16.3
2.5
5
17.5
3.8
1.3
41.3
12.5
0
100
93
12
45
79
0
17
168
63
4
481
19.3
2.5
9.4
16.4
0
3.5
34.9
13.1
0.8
100
11
0
3
7
2
0
22
3
0
48
12
2
4
13
3
1
27
6
0
68
84.6
0
75
50
66.7
0
66.7
30
60
92.3
100
100
92.9
100
100
81.8
60
85
69
6
24
44
0
12
122
43
3
323
83
10
36
67
0
17
154
55
4
426
74.2
50
53.3
55.7
70.6
72.6
68.3
72.7
67.2
89.2
83.3
80
84.8
100
91.7
87.3
90.9
88.6
Gender
Female
Male
Unrecorded
Total
39
40
1
80
48.8
50
0
100
204
266
11
481
42.4
55.3
0.8
100
21
27
0
48
30
38
0
68
53.8
67.5
0
60
76.9
95
0
85
136
179
8
323
181
235
10
426
66.7
67.3
72.7
67.2
88.7
88.3
90.9
88.6
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
21
31
7
5
5
10
1
0
26.3
38.8
8.8
6.3
6.3
12.5
1.3
0
199
223
29
6
9
7
4
4
41.4
46.4
6
1.2
1.9
1.5
0.8
0.8
14
16
3
2
5
8
0
0
18
28
5
4
5
8
0
0
66.7
51.6
42.9
40
100
80
0
-
85.7
90.3
71.4
80
100
80
0
-
134
150
18
4
5
6
3
3
180
198
25
4
6
6
3
4
67.3
67.3
62.1
66.7
55.6
85.7
75
75
90.5
88.8
86.2
66.7
66.7
85.7
75
100
Total
80
100
481
100
48
68
60
85
323
426
67.2
88.6
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