College of San Mateo Delivery Mode Course Comparison
Distance Education vs. Traditional Mode
Student Success Indicators: Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Mathematics 120, “Intermediate Algebra,” (5 units) Online Mode
Fall 2005
Distance
Traditional
1
10
47
361
33.3
64.1
51.3
80.8
# Sections
# Enrollments
% Success
% Retention
Demographic
Variable
Distance
Fall 2006
Distance
Traditional
1
10
42
350
30
59.7
60
78.1
Traditional
Distance
Fall 2007
Distance
Traditional
1
10
49
378
27.1
50.9
47.9
76.8
Distance
3
138
29.9
52.8
Total
Traditional
30
1089
58.1
78.5
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
15
5
14
20
0
5
50
17
1
127
11.8
3.9
11
15.7
0
3.9
39.4
13.4
0.8
100
141
39
114
225
6
45
376
123
12
1081
13
3.6
10.5
20.8
0.6
4.2
34.8
11.4
1.1
100
3
0
1
8
0
0
22
4
0
38
7
3
5
11
0
2
31
8
0
67
20
0
7.1
40
0
44
23.5
0
29.9
46.7
60
35.7
55
40
62
47.1
0
52.8
83
18
69
117
1
24
233
78
5
628
111
27
89
174
4
35
303
95
11
849
58.9
46.2
60.5
52
16.7
53.3
62
63.4
53.8
58.1
78.7
69.2
78.1
77.3
66.7
77.8
80.6
77.2
88.5
78.5
Gender
Female
Male
Unrecorded
Total
76
50
1
127
59.8
39.4
0.8
100
481
574
26
1081
44.5
53.1
1.1
100
25
13
0
38
46
21
0
67
32.9
26
0
29.9
60.5
42
0
52.8
291
323
14
628
382
444
23
849
60.5
56.3
53.8
58.1
79.4
77.4
88.5
78.5
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
52
33
20
7
8
5
1
1
40.9
26
15.7
5.5
6.3
3.9
0.8
0.8
695
259
54
23
19
17
2
12
64.3
24
5
2.1
1.8
1.6
0.2
1.1
14
10
6
3
5
0
0
0
28
16
13
4
5
1
0
0
26.9
30.3
30
42.9
62.5
0
0
0
53.8
48.5
65
57.1
62.5
20
0
0
399
139
40
18
14
12
1
5
549
198
43
18
16
13
1
11
57.4
53.7
74.1
78.3
73.7
70.6
50
41.7
79
76.4
79.6
78.3
84.2
76.5
50
91.7
Total
127
100
1081
100
38
67
29.9
52.8
628
849
58.1
78.5
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