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BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Fall 2000 Credit Enrollment Report

District credit contact hours increased 6.7% and total credit students increased 5.2% over the previous fall semester. Increases by college ranged from 0.2% to 11.7% for contact hours and 0.2% to 9.5% for total credit students enrolled. These figures do not include continuing education enrollments, which generally account for approximately 18% of total fall contact hours.

Fall 2000 Comparisons to Same Day Fall 1999


 
Fall 2000
BHC
CVC
EFC
ECC
MVC
NLC
RLC
District
Contact Hrs 1,350,512 537,256 1,331,544 829,638 805,776 1,267,416 2,069,860 8,192,002
Fall ‘99-00 
%Change
8.7%
11.7%
6.4%
9.1%
0.2%
10.0%
4.2%
6.7%
Students
8,329
3,168
8,093
4,266
5,282
8,322
12,414
49,874
Fall ’99-00 %Change  

5.7%

  

8.9%

  

5.2%

  

6.7%

  

0.2%

  

9.5%

  

3.1%

  

5.2%
Data Source: Screens XCR1 9/20/99 (9:10 pm), 9/19/00 (5:18 am)


Due to on-going enrollments in flex entry and other less than semester length courses, current enrollment figures are preliminary and do not yet reflect the total credit semester activity. By the end of the semester, District total credit contact hours is likely to increase an average of 4% beyond the above figure if historical trends continue. The following table details final credit enrollment information for previously completed fall semesters.

Preliminary and Final Fall Credit Hours and Students


 
 
Fall 1996
Fall 1997
Fall 1998
Fall 1999
Fall 2000
Prelim Contact Hrs
7,440,026
7,427,424
7,578,188
7,678,898
8,192,002
Final Contact Hrs
7,744,278
7,739,494
7,856,008
8,131,188
Pending end of Semester
% Change
4.1%
4.2%
3.7%
5.9%
Prelim Student Count
46,706
46,154
46,472
47,398
49,874
Final Student Count
49,529
48,735
48,487
50,873
Pending end of Semester
% Change
6.0%
5.6%
4.3%
7.3%
Preliminary Contact Hours and Student Counts= Facts Brief (1996, 1997, 1998) XCR1 9/20/99 (1999)
Final Data = Pulled from Colleague


A follow-up report in the spring semester will update the final credit contact hours and student counts for the Fall 2000 semester.

Prepared by District Office of Research, October 2000

2000-2001 Board Indicator Reports