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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 292 519 JC 880 157 TITLE A Statistical Snapshot of the Division of Community Services. Institutional Research Report #39. INSTITUTION Philadelphia Community Coll., PA. Office of Institutional Research. PUB DATE Nov 87 NOTE 27p. PUB TYPE Statistical Data (110) -- Reports - Research /Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Achievement; College Faculty; Community Colleges; *Community Services; Comparative Analysis; *Credit Courses; *Enrollment Trends; *Noncredit Courses; *Off Campus Facilities; Program Descriptions; Statistical Data; *Student Characteristics; Two Year Colleges ABSTRACT The Division of Community Services (CS) is providing educational services to a growing percentage of the total student headcount enrolled at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). Data from fall 1986 indicated that:(1) 51.1% of the students enrolled at CCP took their courses through the CS Division; (2) while credit-free enrollments grew, credit enrollments remained fairly constant; (3) in comparison to on-campus students, the CS students tended to be older, were more likely to be white, were less likely to indicate that they planned to earn a degree, and were more likely to be planning to enroll at CCP for only one semester; (4) 48% of the students enrolled in CS credit courses in fall 1986 indicated that that would be the only semester they would attend the college; (5) there was no significant movement of students from of-campus locations to the main campus, nor from the main campus to off-campus locations; (6) most classes in the CS Division were taught by part-time faculty members; (7) English and Business Division courses accounted for a large percentage of the courses offered in the division; and (8) grade distributions indicated that students in the CS Division received higher grades and were less likely to withdraw than their counterparts on campus. The bulk of the report consists of tables comparing CS atd on-campus data. (UCM) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** A STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES Community College of Philadelphia "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCF THIS Institutional Research MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY U Dr^11NTMENT OF ED? 'CATION Office or Fduatoone Reseerch end Improvement report #39 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) )(Pus 1,zurr ent vie been reproduced as J. Grosset 0 received 'torn the person or organization go#ember, 1987 ontm),Ign C) Minor cite pas 'lave been made to in prove repropuctnn Quality TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURt...ES INFORMAT'ON CENTER (ERIC)." F ants of view or opinions stared in thadocu. AVAILABLE mint dc not nemsseenly represent OMCIM BEST COPY OEDI imam or poky 2 A STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT OF THE DIVISION OFCOMMUNITY SERVICES The following statistical tablesare intended to provide a summary statistical snapshot of the Division of Community Services. During the last two years, a concerted effort hasbeen made to expand the extent of the College's database on Community Services activities. This report highlights some of the key Information that is now available about the Division ofCommunity Services. Some of this information has been available inthe Annual Statistical Compendium, while other dataare provided here for the first time. The Division of Community Services is providing educational services to a growing percentage of the totalstudent headcount enrolled at the Community College of Philadelphia. In the Fall, 1986 term, 51.1 percent of the studentsenrolled at CCP took their courses via the Division of CommunityServices. This growth in Community Services has been largely inthe credit-free area. Credit enrollments have remained relativelyconstant but shifted significantly in location. There has been growth in West Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia,areas served by the new regional centers, while enrollments in othercredit programs throughout the City have d^clined. In the Fall, 1986 term, 58 percent of the off-campus credit studentswere enrolled in the northeast section of the City. The Division of Community Services continuesto serve a student population that is distinct from thaton-campus in a number of ways. Community Services students are older andmore likely to be white. Credit students are more likely to be female than on-campus students, while a greater proportion ofnon-credit students 4re male. There is not a significant movement of students from off-campus locations to on, or from on-campus locationsto off. The advent of the regional centers has not affected the migration of students to and from the main campus from off-campus locations. Only five percent of credit Community Services students eventually enroll at the main campus. Slightly more students who start on-campus subsequently enroll off-campus than begin off- campus and eventually enroll on-campus. Off-campus stuaents starting in the Northeast are the least likely to subsequently enroll on-campus. Community Services centers are located throughout the City. Every section of the City has at leastone Community Services instructional site, with the exception of lower North Philadelphia which is serviced by the maincampus. In the last fiscal year, approximately half of the enrollments in Community Services non-credit offerings were inprograms that were initiated as a result of educational needs identified by other agencies, organizations or businesses. Off-campus students are far less likelyto indicate that they plan to earn a degree and muchmore likely to indicate plans to enroll for only one semester at the Community College of Philadelphia. In the Fall, 1986 team, 48 percent of the students enrolled in credit courses in the Division of CommunityServices indicated that this would be the only semester thatthey would attend the College. Community Services students are much more likely to be studying for work-relatedreasons and far less likely to be interested in education for thepurposes of transfer to a four-year school. 2 Consistent with their educational goals, Comm Laity Services students on the average have completed fcwer credit hours than on-campus students. The median number of credit hours previously earned for Community Services studentswas 6 in the Fall, 1986 term, while it was 15 for on-campus students in the same term. Most classes in the Division of Community Services are taught by part-time faculty members. Full-time faculty teach most frequently in courses offered by the Allied Health and Math and Physical Science Divisions and least frequently incourses offered by the Business Division. English and Business Division courses count for a large percentage of the courses offered in the Division of Community Services. Other than the English Department, the Humanities Division teaches very few student credit hours in the Community Services Division. Course grade distribution indicate that students in the Division of Community Services receive higher grades that their counterparts on campus. Community Services students are also less likely to withdrawal. As a result of this academic performance, off-campus students have higher grade point averages. The median grade point average to all on-campus students in the Fall, 1986 term was 2.58, while off-campus itwas 3.0. 3 5 a TABLE 1 STUDENT ENROLLMENTS - FALL 1983 TO SPRING 1987 COMMUNITT SUVICES AND ON-CAMPUS FL 83 SF 84 FL 84 SF 85 FL 85 81, 86 FL 86 SF 87 COMMUNITY SSIVICSS-CISDIT Neadc000t 3524 3150 3483 3134 3789 3343 3581 3137 FTZ 1135 1015 1106 995 1223 1133 1242 1115 COMMUNITY SSIVICIS-NON-CtUDIT eadc000t 4176 4559 4580 3484 5612 FT! 4547 7484 6602 755 704 796 733 1111 941 1553 2317 ON -CAMPOS Iltadcosat 10919 10963 11114 10810 11250 VT! 10724 10591 9974 8067 7956 7900 7629 7907 7378 7242 6810 Total Read 18619 18672 19177 17428 20651 18614 21656 19713 Total ITS 9957 9675 9802 9357 10241 9502 10037 10242 TABLE 2 STUDENT ENROLLMENTS - SLIMMER 1 1985 TO SUMMER 11987 COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ON-CAMPUS S1 85 S2 85 S1 86 S2 86 S1 87 OIN,M.....,...., COMMUNITY SERVICES-CREDIT Headcount 74 564 75 811 572 FTE 14 145 17 216 165 COMMUNITY SERVICES-NON-CREDIT Headcount 1190 856 2749 1669 2520 FTE :103 403 152 598 410 ON-CAMPUS Headcount 4355 3355 4035 3100 3641 FTE 1646 1225 1454 1073 1303 Total Headcount 5619 4775 6859 5580 6733 Total FTE 1963 1773 1623 1887 1878 7 5 is Tabit. 3 RETENTION OF NEW CREDIT STUDENTS AT SITE OF ORIGINAL ENROLLMENT Fall, 1983Fall, 1984Fall, 1985 Fall, 1986 Number New Students -Main Caapus 3085 302* 3091 2791 Percent Staying at Main Callous 95.2% 96.3% 96.7% 97.1% in Subsequent Tem Number New Students--Northeast 533 480 792 * 732 Percent Staying at Northeast 93.8% 95.2% 96.7% 97.5% in Subsequent Terns * Number New Students- -West 109 88 81 133 Percent Staying at West 88.1% 85.2% 88.9% 96.2% in Subsequent Terms Number New Students--Other Sites 865 858 549 549 Percent Staying at Other Sites 82.4% 81.8% 87.2% 86.7% in Subsequent Terns Number New Students--All CS Sites 1507 1426 1422 1414 Percentage Staying at CS Sites 95.0% 94.7% 94.3% 95.1% in Subsequent Terns * First semester of operation for Regional Center. Table 3A MIGRATION TO AND FROM THE MAIN CAMPUS BY NEW CREDIT STUDENTS Fall, 1983 Fall, 1984 Fall, 1985Fall, 1986 Number New Students -Main Campus 3085 3024 3091 27c1 Percent Subsequently Enrolling 4.8% 3.7% 3.3% 2.9% at Off-Campus Location * NLear New Students Northeast 533 460 792 732 Percent Subsequently Eprtliin@ 2.4t 2.11 2,7% 1.8% On-Campos Number New StudentsWest 10= 88 81 133* Percent Subsequently Enrolling 8.3% 12.5% 11.1% 3.8% On- Campus Number New Students--Other Sites 865 855 54c 54q Percent Susequently Enrolling 5.1» 6.1% 6.6% 8.6% On-Campus Number New Students--All CS Sites 1507 1426 1422 1414 Percentage Subsequently Enrolling 5.0% 5.3% 5.7% 4.9% On-Campus * First semester of operation for Regional Center.