College of San Mateo Delivery Mode Course Comparison
Distance Education vs. Traditional Mode
Student Success Indicators: Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Biology 100, “Introduction to the Life Sciences,” (3 units) Online Mode
Fall 2005
Distance
Traditional
1
6
48
244
53.2
44.8
68.1
70.5
# Sections
# Enrollments
% Success
% Retention
Demographic
Variable
Distance
Fall 2006
Distance
Traditional
1
6
61
256
51.7
53.8
72.4
79.8
Traditional
Distance
Fall 2007
Distance
Traditional
1
6
31
259
28.6
48.8
67.9
68.9
Distance
3
140
47.4
69.9
Total
Traditional
18
759
49.2
73.1
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
14
7
21
23
0
6
42
18
2
133
10.5
5.3
15.8
17.3
0
4.5
31.6
13.5
1.5
100
118
36
74
164
6
30
236
79
5
748
15.8
4.8
9.9
21.9
0.8
4
31.6
10.6
0.7
100
7
3
6
8
0
0
28
10
1
63
11
4
9
16
0
4
33
14
2
93
50
42.9
28.6
34.8
0
66.7
55.6
50
47.4
78.6
57.1
42.9
69.6
66.7
78.6
77.8
100
69.9
83
9
31
66
3
10
123
42
1
368
99
23
52
116
5
23
169
58
2
547
70.3
25
41.9
40.2
50
33.3
52.1
53.2
30.8
49.2
83.9
63.9
70.3
70.7
83.3
76.7
71.6
73.4
61.5
73.1
Gender
Female
Male
Unrecorded
Total
75
54
4
133
56.4
40.6
1.5
100
316
419
13
748
42.2
56
0.7
100
33
29
1
63
50
40
3
93
44
53.7
25
47.4
66.7
74.1
75
69.9
157
207
4
368
232
307
8
547
49.7
49.4
30.8
49.2
73.4
73.3
61.5
73.1
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
19
58
26
15
7
6
0
2
14.3
43.6
19.5
11.3
5.3
4.5
0
1.5
361
305
42
9
13
6
7
5
48.3
40.8
5.6
1.2
1.7
0.8
0.9
0.7
8
19
16
8
6
5
0
1
12
37
21
9
7
5
0
2
42.1
32.8
61.5
53.3
85.7
83.3
50
63.2
63.8
80.8
60
100
83.3
100
169
150
22
6
9
6
5
1
268
214
32
8
11
6
6
2
46.8
49.2
52.4
66.7
69.2
100
71.4
20
74.2
70.2
76.2
88.9
84.6
100
85.7
40
Total
133
100
748
100
63
93
47.4
69.9
368
547
49.2
73.1
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