College of San Mateo Delivery Mode Course Comparison
Distance Education vs. Traditional Mode
Student Success Indicators: Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Sociology 100, “Introduction To Sociology,” (3 units) Telecourse Mode
Fall 2005
Distance
Traditional
1
8
41
276
36.6
66.9
80.5
85.7
# Sections
# Enrollments
% Success
% Retention
Demographic
Variable
Distance
Fall 2006
Distance
Traditional
1
9
45
279
45.5
61.6
70.5
85.5
Traditional
Distance
Fall 2007
Distance
Traditional
1
9
40
316
35.1
56.7
56.8
83.3
Distance
3
126
39.3
69.7
Total
Traditional
26
871
61.5
84.8
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
3
28
30
1
1
32
13
1
122
10.7
2.5
23
24.6
0.8
0.8
26.2
10.7
0.8
100
122
43
123
163
6
27
265
100
11
860
14.2
5
14.3
19
0.7
3.1
30.8
11.6
1.3
100
5
0
9
10
1
1
16
6
0
48
8
1
18
19
1
1
25
11
1
85
38.5
0
32.1
33.3
100
100
50
46.2
0
39.3
61.5
33.3
64.3
63.3
100
100
78.1
84.6
100
69.7
86
20
78
93
3
16
170
59
4
529
101
36
105
132
4
26
226
88
11
729
70.5
46.5
63.4
57.1
50
59.3
64.2
59
50
61.5
82.8
83.7
85.4
81
66.7
96.3
85.3
88
95.5
84.8
Gender
Female
Male
Unrecorded
Total
87
32
3
122
71.3
26.2
0.8
100
473
365
22
860
55
42.4
1.3
100
36
11
1
48
59
23
3
85
41.4
34.4
33.3
39.3
67.8
71.9
100
69.7
305
213
11
529
399
309
21
729
64.5
58.4
50
61.5
84.4
84.7
95.5
84.8
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
17
27
30
22
10
10
5
1
13.9
22.1
24.6
18
8.2
8.2
4.1
0.8
418
303
50
34
12
22
10
11
48.6
35.2
5.8
4
1.4
2.6
1.2
1.3
4
10
10
11
5
6
2
0
12
19
16
16
9
9
3
1
23.5
37
33.3
50
50
60
40
0
70.6
70.4
53.3
72.7
90
90
60
100
252
176
34
28
9
19
7
4
349
253
43
31
11
21
10
11
60.3
58.1
68
82.4
75
86.4
70
36.4
83.5
83.5
86
91.2
91.7
95.5
100
100
Total
122
100
860
100
48
85
39.3
69.7
529
729
61.5
84.8
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