DCCCD BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ INDICATOR REPORT
2001-02 Access
Goal 5: The DCCCD student body will reflect the demographic characteristics
of the Dallas
County adult population and will persist in achieving their individual
educational goals.
DCCCD BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ INDICATOR REPORT
2001-02 Access
Goal 5: The DCCCD student body will reflect the demographic characteristics
of the Dallas
County adult population and will persist in achieving their individual
educational goals.
District-wide Indicators:
-- extent student body reflects Dallas County adult populations
-- market penetration rate for Dallas County
-- credit student retention rates
Fall 2001 DCCCD Students
The combined credit/non-credit student ethnicity distribution mirrors the county Hispanic and African-American adult populations, is higher than Asian and lower than Anglo populations.
| Credit students differs slightly from the total student
population with 45% Anglo, 22% African-American and 20% Hispanic. Continuing education students differ significantly from
The 142,643 students enrolled in 2000-01 credit
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The Legislative Budget Board measures student retention as the percent of contact hours completed in fall semester-length credit courses. The DCCCD retention rate of 78% (up from 76% in Fall 1999) is similar to the Texas Peer Group rate of 79%. District first-time-in-college (FTIC) students had a retention rate of 80% (up from 77% in Fall 1999).
Another view of retention allows one to answer the question, "What percentage of students enrolled at the beginning of the semester are still enrolled at the end of the semester?" In response, 86% of all fall credit students and 89% of FTIC students remain through semester end.
A final measure of retention addresses the percent of students who return the following semester. The percentage of fall credit students who return in spring (63%) is similar to prior years. FTIC students have a slightly higher fall to spring retention rate of 66%.
Census 2000: Dallas County adult population: Anglo = 49%,
Hispanic = 26%, African-American = 19%, Asian = 4%
Texas Peer Group = Alamo, Austin, Collin, El Paso, Houston,
North Harris Montgomery, San Jacinto, and Tarrant County Community Colleges
Data Sources: Colleague, http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/divisions/ctc/ie/ctclbb/LBB2001.pdf
Prepared by District Office of Research, November 2001
2000-2001
Access Indicator Report
2001-2002
Board Indicator Reports