Data Definitions
Program Performance Table
WSCH = Weekly Student Contact Hours
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent Faculty
FTES = Full-Time Equivalent Student. 1 Full-time Equivalent Student (FTES) is equal to 1 student
enrolled in 15 semester hours (it has nothing to do with units). FTES is derived by adding the
credit and non-credit instructional units generated during the academic year divided by 30 (two
semesters at 15 units per semester).
Load = WSCH / FTE. Load represents the ratio between the faculty’s hours of instruction per
week (“faculty load”) and the weekly hours of enrolled students in his/her sections. It is the
total weekly student contact hours (WSCH) divided by the faculty member’s load.
Load Examples: A faculty member teaching 5 sections of Sociology, each section meeting for
three hours per week with an average per section enrollment of 30 students, equals 450
WSCH/FTEF. (5 class sections X 3 hours/week X 30 students =s 450 WSCH/FTEF)A faculty
member teaching 3 sections of Biology, each section meeting for 6 hours per week with an
average section enrollment of 25 students, would be teaching 450 WSCH/FTEF. (3 class sections
X 6 hours/week X 25 student =s 450 WSCH/FTEF)
Student Performance Table
Success Rate: Percent of students successful in courses (Grade of A, B, C or CR) out of total
enrolled in courses.
Retention Rate: Percent of students retained in courses (Grade of A, B, C, D, F, CR, NC, I ) out of
total enrolled in courses.
Student Service Usage
EOPS Eligible – students that have been declared by the EOPS office as EOPS eligible
Receiving Financial Aid – Students that have formally accepted the financial aid that was
offered.