Students indicate their reason for attending the DCCCD on the Student Information Profile (SIP) form. Approximately 58% of fall 1999 credit students provided this information. Although students are allowed to select multiple reasons for attending, 95% of fall 1999 credit students who completed a SIP form selected only one response.

In general, students attend to prepare to transfer for a bachelor’s degree or for job related reasons. However, Cedar Valley and El Centro College distributions differed somewhat from the district average and other DCCCD colleges.
 
 

Reason for Attending	BHC		CVC		EFC		ECC
Non-degree or Personal Interest	355	10%	244	8%	291	7%	257	8%
Certificate	51	1%	172	6%	78	2%	90	3%
Associate Degree	273	7%	794	26%	496	13%	345	11%
Transfer for Bachelor's Degree	1,700	46%	950	31%	1,646	42%	864	27%
Uncertain	21	1%	169	5%	61	2%	46	1%
Continuing Education	107	3%	391	13%	154	4%	140	4%
Job Related	1,169	32%	353	11%	1,190	30%	1,496	46%
Total Responses	3,676		3,073		3,916		3,238

 

Reason for Attending	MVC		NLC		RLC		District
Non-degree or Personal Interest	263	7%	384	9%	749	8%	2,543	8%
Certificate	71	2%	116	3%	129	1%	707	2%
Associate Degree	531	14%	396	9%	724	8%	3,560	11.5%
Transfer for Bachelor's Degree	1,632	43%	1,977	45%	4,345	49%	13,116	42%
Uncertain	45	1%	75	2%	111	1%	528	2%
Continuing Education	145	4%	149	3%	219	2%	1,305	4%
Job Related	1,072	29%	1,344	30%	2,601	29%	9,227	30%
Total Responses	3,759		4,441		8,878		30,981	100%

Prepared by District Office of Research, May 2000

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