College of San Mateo Delivery Mode Course Comparison (11/03/2014)
Distance Education vs. Traditional Mode
Student Success Indicators: Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013
ASTR 100 Introduction To Astronomy (3.0 Units), Online Mode
Part I—Summary: Enrollment and Student Outcomes
Fall 2011
Distance
#Sections
#Enrollments
%Success
%Retention
Fall 2012
Traditional
Distance
Fall 2013
Traditional
Distance
Total
Traditional
Distance
Traditional
1
8
1
7
1
7
3
22
111
68.5
91.0
248
64.1
89.9
121
64.5
90.9
241
67.2
83.8
119
66.4
90.8
223
63.2
83.9
351
66.4
90.9
712
64.9
86.0
Part II—Demographic Profile: Enrollment and Student Outcomes
Demographic
Variable
Ethnicity
Distance
Count
%
Traditional
Count
%
Distance
Traditional
% Success % Retention % Success % Retention
Asian
African American
Filipino
Hispanic
48
11
37
52
13.7
3.1
10.5
14.8
97
15
49
147
13.6
2.1
6.9
20.6
75.0
18.2
64.9
61.5
93.8
90.9
91.9
82.7
75.3
73.3
61.2
58.5
90.7
73.3
87.8
81.0
Native American
Pacific Islander
White
2
2
125
0.6
0.6
35.6
4
9
230
0.6
1.3
32.3
50.0
100.0
66.4
50.0
100.0
92.8
50.0
55.6
65.2
100.0
77.8
85.2
Other
Unrecorded
Total
58
16
351
16.5
4.6
100
118
43
712
16.6
6.0
100
69.0
81.3
66.4
89.7
100.0
90.9
58.5
83.7
64.9
88.1
93.0
86.0
Female
Male
206
138
59.0
39.5
323
376
45.6
53.0
66.0
66.7
90.8
90.6
68.4
62.5
88.5
83.5
Unrecorded
Total
5
349
1.4
100
10
709
1.4
100
100.0
66.4
100.0
90.9
40.0
64.9
90.0
86.0
78
137
50
22.2
39.0
14.2
302
308
46
42.4
43.3
6.5
67.9
63.5
72.0
91.0
89.1
96.0
61.3
65.6
78.3
86.1
85.7
89.1
38
14
18
10.8
4.0
5.1
24
10
9
3.4
1.4
1.3
73.7
64.3
50.0
89.5
92.9
88.9
70.8
80.0
44.4
87.5
80.0
77.8
14
2
351
4.0
0.6
100
10
3
712
1.4
0.4
100
78.6
0.0
66.4
92.9
100.0
90.9
80.0
66.7
64.9
80.0
100.0
86.0
Gender
Age
19 or less
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50+
Unrecorded
Total
DEFINITIONS & NOTES
Overview of Data
This is a delivery-mode
comparison of student
success in online courses
with their traditional mode
counterparts, if offered.
The comparison spans Fall
semesters only: F’11, F’12,
F’13.
Part I: Enrollment & Student
Outcomes
Displays summary data of
total enrollment, numbers of
sections offered, retention,
and success.
Part II: Demographic Profile
Displays comparative
demographic data
aggregated with retention
and success data. This
includes totals for all Fall
semesters combined.
Enrollments
Indicates a duplicated
headcount that is the sum
of end-of-term enrollments.
Retention %
The percentage of
enrollments with a grade of
A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I, at endof-term (only excludes W’s).
Success %
Also known as “successful
course completion.” The
percentage of enrollments
with a grade of A, B, C, or P
at end-of-term.
Prepared by the Office of
Planning, Research, and
Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE)
collegeofsanmateo.edu/prie