Spring 1999 Distance Learning Credit Student Profile

Students currently enrolled in DCCCD Distance Learning credit courses are profiled in the table below. Online courses provide access to college courses via the Internet using a computer. A telecourse is an integrated learning system that uses telecommunications to instruct and inform students via television and VCR. A student enrolled in more than one distance learning course is counted for each course.
 

Observations

• The number of females (1,620) enrolled in telecourses is significantly larger than the number of males (689), 70% compared to 30%. Percent of headcount for females enrolled in online courses (59%) is similar to the percent of headcount for female credit students enrolled on-campus (58%) for Spring 1999.
• Fifty-three percent (53%) of the total credit students on-campus are Anglo, while a larger proportion is enrolled in distance learning courses - (65%) online and (63%) telecourse.
• Similar enrollment occurred when African Americans enrolled in telecourses (22%) and on-campus courses (21%). However, fewer African Americans enrolled in online courses (14%).
• Hispanics represent over 16% of the total headcount on-campus, however, fewer Hispanics enrolled in distance learning courses (10% online, 10% telecourse) than on-campus courses.
• The percent of headcount for Asians enrolled in on-campus courses (9%) is proportionally larger, when compared to the percent of headcount enrolled in distance learning courses (6% online, 4% telecourse).
• The proportion of American Indian and Foreign students does not differ when distance learning headcount is compared to on-campus headcount.

1998-99 Distance Learning Indicator Report

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