College of Marin
Enrollment Report
Spring 2012
Dr. David Wain Coon
Superintendent/President
February 21, 2012
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Enrollment Comparison
Credit vs Noncredit
Unit Allocations
Factors
Strategies
2/21/2012
PRIE
2
10,000
9,500
College of Marin
Headcount Of Credit Students As Of First
Fall
Census Day
Spring
8,996
9,000
8,458
8,500
8,365
8,382
8,025
8,000
8,294
7,869
7,500
7,862
7,676
7,828
7,941
7,587
7,000
7,460
6,770
6,686
6,667
6,437
6,482
6,469
7,387
7,337
7,789
7,139
7,016
6,943
6,500
6,000
6,577
5,500
5,000
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
8,294
7,869
7,828
7,941
7,587
6,943
6,437
6,482
6,469
6,577
7,460
7,789
7,387
Spring 8,996
8,458
8,365
8,382
7,676
7,016
6,686
6,667
6,770
7,139
8,025
7,862
7,337
Fall
2/21/2012
PRIE
3
College of Marin
Unduplicated Headcount of Credit Students
as of First Census Day
9000
8000
8025
7000
6000
7139
7789
7460
7862
7387
7337
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
6577
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Fall 2008
2/21/2012
Spring 2009
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
PRIE
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
4
Definition of Student Type
• Returning Student: Returning student to College of Marin after
being absent for two consecutive terms.
• Continuing Student: Students took course(s) last semester and
continued taking course(s) this semester.
• New Transfer Student: Students attended another college, but
never attended credit classes at College of Marin.
• New First Time Student: Students never attended credit colleges
course(s).
• Still in High School: High school students enrolled in high school and
College of Marin at the same time.
2/21/2012
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5
College of Marin
Unduplicated Headcount of Credit Students as of Census Day
Spring 2009-Spring 2012
by Student Type
9,000
8,000
# of Credit Students
7,000
61
957
45
271
45
866
44
196
Returning
Continuing
New Transfer
New First Time Student
Still in High School
18
794
Unknown
13
132
4
670
6,000
5,000
4,000
4,511
4,963
5,214
4,813
5,391
5,182
4,436
3,000
2,000
1,000
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2/21/2012
1,642
1,600
1,116
933
445
307
724
267
Spring 2009
Fall 2009
1,450
1,019
890
458
326
738
248
378
262
764
215
345
246
Spring 2010
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
PRIE
6
Overall
-6.7% change
Returning
-15.6% change
Continuing
-3.8% change
New Transfer
-12.6% change
New First Time
-8.7% change
Still in HS
-6.1% change
2/21/2012
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55710.5
52283.5
55305.0
55710.5
54225.0
7.34
# of Students
Total # of Credits Taken
Average Credit Load
52710.0
7.40
7.18
7.20
50000
40000
# of Students
# of Total Student Credits
7.10
7.09
7.01
7.00
6.94
6.80
30000
6.60
20000
6.40
10000
6.20
7460
8025
7862
7789
7387
7337
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6.00
Fall 2009
2/21/2012
# of Average Credit Load
60000
College of Marin
Total Credits and Average Credit Load
First Census Day
Spring 2010
Fall 2010
PRIE
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
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Credit Students vs Noncredit Students
College of Marin
Unduplicated Headcount as of First Census Day
Credit Students
1611
1634
7789
Fall 2010
Noncredit Students
1393
1273*
7862
7387
7337
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
*Noncredit Students headcount were end of terms from Fall 2010 through Fall 2011, except Spring 2012 was the beginning of the term.
2/21/2012
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College of Marin
Revised Unit Allocations
2700
2600
2529.9
2549.3
2568
2563.3
2507.8
2507.3
2500
2530.8
2474.9
Unit
2400
2300
2200
2100
2000
Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012
2/21/2012
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10
Factors Impacting Enrollment
1.
2.
3.
4.
Fee increase
Reduction in units
Impact of financial aid
Revision in procedures for the enforcement
of prerequisite verification
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Factors Impacting Enrollment
Fee Increase
History:
Fee increase
State Enrollment Declined by
1993
$6  $10
124,000
1994
$10  $13
26,000
2002-2004
$13  $26
300,000
Fee increase
Fall 2011
$26  $36
???
Summer 2012
$36  $46
???
2/21/2012
PRIE
12
Factors Impacting Enrollment
Reduction in Units
• Budget cuts to categorical programs
• Elimination of a number of avocational
courses from the credit/noncredit class
schedule
– Spring 2010: 2568 units offered
– Spring 2011: 2507 units offered
– Spring 2012: 2474 units offered
2/21/2012
PRIE
90 units
13
Factors Impacting Enrollment
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Impact of financial aid
– 340 students were denied Financial Aid in Fall 2011 due to Academic Progress;
233 did not register in Spring 2012; 107 registered in Spring 2012.
– Removing students who were not serious about academic achievement from
abusing the system.
– Department of Education.
– Effect Spring 2012.
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Revision in procedures for the enforcement of prerequisite
– 401 credit students who were blocked due to prerequisites and did not enroll in
any other course in Spring 2012.
– The purpose of this revision was to ensure students are prepared for the courses
in which they are enrolling.
– COM has been enforcing prerequisite. Spring 2012 COM implemented the
enforcement through Banner (use of technology).
Unduplicated headcount for financial aid and prerequisite = 620
(401+233=634)
2/21/2012
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Strategies
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IVC Transfer Pathway
Strategically added: Sections of courses
Radio/TV Ad campaign: $30,000
Special Mailings:
– former students
– parents of High School students
2/21/2012
PRIE
15