Report 2016.0576

Performance Report on 2014 High School Graduates Attending McLennan Community College

An assessment of attendance rates, pass rates, enrollment in developmental courses, and retention.

Prepared by: Office of Institutional Research Laura Wichman, Senior Research Analyst McLennan Community College

Table of Contents

Executive Summary ...... 3 Data Background ...... 4 Table 1. Enrolled at MCC During the Fall 2014 Semester ...... 5 Table 2. Fall 2014 Semester Gender Comparison ...... 6 Table 3. Fall 2014 Semester Ethnicity Comparison ...... 7 Table 4. Fall 2014 Semester Course Load Comparison ...... 8 Table 5. Fall 2014 Semester Program Comparison ...... 9 Table 6. Fall 2014 Grade Distribution Comparison ...... 10 Table 7. Pass Rate Comparisons ...... 11 Table 8. Enrollment in Developmental Courses ...... 12 Table 9. Enrolled in One or More Developmental Courses by Subject ...... 13 Table 10. Fall 2014 Average Attempted Hours, Completed Hours and Term GPA...... 14 Table 11. Fall 2014 to Fall 2015 Retention ...... 15

Executive Summary Of the 2,439 local high school graduates in 2014, 26.9% (657) attended McLennan Community College (McLennan) in the fall 2014 semester. had the highest percentage of graduates (65.2%) and had the highest number of graduates (128) attending McLennan during the fall 2014 semester.

In terms of demographics, 63% (417) of all local high school graduates attending McLennan in the fall 2014 semester were female, which was representative of 2014 high school graduates. White students made up 49% (319) of students in the fall 2014 semester, while 46% (301) were minority. The largest minority groups were Hispanic at 33% (218) followed by African American at 13% (83).

In terms of course load, 78% (515) of students attending McLennan in the fall 2014 semester enrolled 12 or more semester hours (full-time). McGregor High School had 100% of 2014 graduates attending full time, followed by Axtell High School at 91%. The schools with the highest percentages of part-time students were Bruceville Eddy (45%) and Crawford High Schools (35%) of 2014 graduates.

Academic (transfer) programs were most popular with the 2014 local high school graduates, with 82% (536) of students attending McLennan in the fall 2014 semester enrolled. The local high schools with the highest percentage of students attending McLennan in the fall 2014 semester in academic programs were Bruceville Eddy High School, at 100% (11) and Axtell High School at 91% (10). The highest percentage of students in workforce programs attending McLennan in the fall of 2014 were from Connally High School at 39% (11).

There were a total of 3,258 courses taken by local high graduates attending McLennan in the fall of 2014, 70% of which (2,293 courses) received an A, B, C, or credit, 18% (600 courses) received a D, F, or no credit, and 11% (365 courses) withdrew from classes. Of the total courses taken by high school graduates in 2014 (not just local high schools) attending McLennan in the fall of 2014, 68% (3,780 courses) received an A, B, C, or credit, 17% (896 courses) received a D, F, or no credit, and 11% (565 courses) withdrew from classes. The campus-wide pass rate for fall 2014 was 70% (20,083 courses) and the campus-wide attrition rate was 15% (4,372 courses). had the highest pass rate with 91% with Bruceville Eddy High School (83%) and (80%) following.

Of the local high graduates attending McLennan in the fall of 2014, 37% (245) enrolled in at one or more developmental courses. This rate is lower than the local high graduates attending McLennan in the fall of 2013 (43%) and lower than 2012 (41%). Developmental math courses were enrolled in by 70% (172) of local high graduates attending McLennan in the fall of 2014, followed by developmental reading/writing courses at 56% (138).

Local high graduates took attempted an average of 12.7hours, and completed an average of 9.5 hours. Of those that completed, the average term GPA was 2.9. Axtell had the highest average attempted hours (13.9) followed by McGregor (13.6). Riesel had the highest average completed hours (12.6) followed by West (11.0). Riesel graduates ended the term with an average GPA of 3.6, followed by Axtell and Lorena with 3.2.

Of the local high graduates attending McLennan in the fall of 2014, 85% (628) returned in for the spring 2015 semester. Riesel had the highest fall to spring retention rate (100%), followed by La Vega (92%), and McGregor (92%). Of the local high graduates attending McLennan in the fall of 2014, 62% (452) returned in for the fall 2015 semester. Lorena had the highest fall to fall retention rate (74%), followed by Axtell and Riesel (73%).

Overall, the local high graduates attending McLennan in the fall of 2014 were very similar to graduates in previous years. When analyzing the data, there were very few changes from previous years. Please see the individual tables below for more information and do not hesitate to contact the Office of Institutional Research if you have any questions.

Data Background

This report contains descriptive information for local public high school 2014 graduates enrolled at McLennan Community College, both in credit and developmental courses, during the fall 2014 semester. In most cases, the number of high school graduates was obtained from the Higher Education Coordinating Board Web site at http://www.txhighereddata.org/Interactive/HSCollLink.cfm, and the Web site at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt/. Please note that the data reflect all graduates for the 2014 year, including summer 2014 graduates. The results from this report will be used by MCC to help identify the needs of our local students and are provided to local public high schools as well.

The following topics are included in this report: Enrollment Grade performance Gender Pass rates Ethnicity Developmental courses Course load Developmental courses by subject Program Persistence from fall to fall semester

Comparisons across schools should be made with caution because of the substantial differences in the number of graduates attending MCC. It is also useful to examine changes across years for a given school. For many of the analyses, the data from the previous graduating year(s) are included. (Note: Percentages have been rounded to the nearest integer.)

Table 1. Enrolled at MCC During the Fall 2014 Semester

% MCC in Fall of 2014 Attending MCC in 2014 Graduates* 2014** Graduates Fall 2013 Axtell High School 46 11 23.9% 28.3% 51 14 27.4% 39.5% Bruceville Eddy High School 54 11 20.3% 15.3% 196 61 31.1% 26.3% Connally High School 103 28 27.1% 32.4% Crawford High School 53 17 32.0% 32.6% 149 37 24.8% 29.9% Lorena High School 130 41 31.5% 33.0% 30 8 26.6% 25.0% McGregor High School 89 12 13.4% 39.7% Midway High School 538 128 23.7% 26.2% Moody High School 23 15 65.2% 23.2% Riesel High School 50 10 20.0% 25.0% Robinson High School 177 46 25.9% 28.5% University High School 323 105 32.5% 31.9% 296 70 23.6% 26.1% 104 43 41.3% 34.1% Total 2,439 657 26.9% 28.8%

* Number of graduates were obtained from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Website ** Students had to enroll in at least one course to be included in the pool of students attending MCC. Source: Estudias Data Warehouse, CBM001 Table 2. Fall 2014 Semester Gender Comparison

Female Male Total # % # % # % Axtell High School 5 45.4% 6 54.5% 11 100.0% Bosqueville High School 12 85.7% 2 14.2% 14 100.0% Bruceville Eddy High School 7 63.6% 4 36.3% 11 100.0% China Spring High School 39 63.9% 22 36.0% 61 100.0% Connally High School 16 57.1% 12 42.8% 28 100.0% Crawford High School 9 52.9% 8 47.0% 17 100.0% La Vega High School 29 78.3% 8 21.6% 37 100.0% Lorena High School 24 58.5% 17 41.4% 41 100.0% Mart High School 6 75.0% 2 25.0% 8 100.0% McGregor High School 8 66.6% 4 33.3% 12 100.0% Midway High School 78 60.9% 50 39.0% 128 100.0% Moody High School 11 73.3% 4 26.6% 15 100.0% Riesel High School 4 40.0% 6 60.0% 10 100.0% Robinson High School 37 80.4% 9 19.5% 46 100.0% University High School 66 62.8% 39 37.1% 105 100.0% Waco High School 37 52.8% 33 47.1% 70 100.0% West High School 29 67.4% 14 32.5% 43 100.0% Total 417 63.4% 240 36.5% 657 100.0%

Female Male Total # % # % # % All 2014 Non-McLennan County Graduates 209 56.7% 159 43.2% 368 100.0%

Source: Estudias Data Warehouse, CBM001 Table 3. Fall 2014 Semester Ethnicity Comparison

African-American Hispanic White Other* Total # % # % # % # % # % Axtell High School 0 0.0% 2 18.1% 9 81.8% 0 0.0% 11 100.0% Bosqueville High School 1 7.1% 2 14.2% 10 71.4% 1 7.1% 14 100.0% Bruceville Eddy High School 0 0.0% 4 36.3% 7 63.6% 0 0.0% 11 100.0% China Spring High School 2 3.2% 7 11.4% 51 83.6% 1 1.6% 61 100.0% Connally High School 6 21.4% 12 42.8% 8 28.5% 2 7.1% 28 100.0% Crawford High School 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17 100.0% 0 0.0% 17 100.0% La Vega High School 8 21.6% 22 59.4% 6 16.2% 1 2.7% 37 100.0% Lorena High School 0 0.0% 4 9.7% 36 87.8% 1 2.4% 41 100.0% Mart High School 0 0.0% 2 25.0% 5 62.5% 1 12.5% 8 100.0% McGregor High School 0 0.0% 4 33.3% 6 50.0% 2 16.6% 12 100.0% Midway High School 16 12.5% 30 23.4% 63 49.2% 19 14.8% 128 100.0% Moody High School 1 6.6% 4 26.6% 10 66.6% 0 0.0% 15 100.0% Riesel High School 1 10.0% 3 30.0% 6 60.0% 0 0.0% 10 100.0% Robinson High School 0 0.0% 12 26.0% 33 71.7% 1 2.1% 46 100.0% University High School 23 21.9% 78 74.2% 1 0.9% 3 2.8% 105 100.0% Waco High School 24 34.2% 30 42.8% 13 18.5% 3 4.2% 70 100.0% West High School 1 2.3% 2 4.6% 38 88.3% 2 4.6% 43 100.0% Total 83 12.6% 218 33.1% 319 48.5% 37 5.6% 657 100.0%

African-American Hispanic White Other* Total # % # % # % # % # % All 2014 Non-McLennan County Graduates 55 14.9% 86 23.3% 206 55.9% 21 5.7% 368 100.0%

*Other includes Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, International, Unknown/Not Reported, Multiracial Source: Estudias Data Warehouse, CBM001 Table 4. Fall 2014 Semester Course Load Comparison

Full Time Part Time (12 or more Semester (Less than 12 Semester Hours) Hours) Total # % # % # % Axtell High School 10 90.9% 1 9.0% 11 100.0% Bosqueville High School 12 85.7% 2 14.2% 14 100.0% Bruceville Eddy High School 6 54.5% 5 45.4% 11 100.0% China Spring High School 47 77.0% 14 22.9% 61 100.0% Connally High School 21 75.0% 7 25.0% 28 100.0% Crawford High School 11 64.7% 6 35.2% 17 100.0% La Vega High School 30 81.0% 7 18.9% 37 100.0% Lorena High School 32 78.0% 9 21.9% 41 100.0% Mart High School 6 75.0% 2 25.0% 8 100.0% McGregor High School 12 100.0% 0 0.0% 12 100.0% Midway High School 94 73.4% 34 26.5% 128 100.0% Moody High School 10 66.6% 5 33.3% 15 100.0% Riesel High School 8 80.0% 2 20.0% 10 100.0% Robinson High School 38 82.6% 8 17.3% 46 100.0% University High School 85 80.9% 20 19.0% 105 100.0% Waco High School 59 84.2% 11 15.7% 70 100.0% West High School 34 79.0% 9 20.9% 43 100.0% Total 515 78.3% 142 21.6% 657 100.0%

Full Time Part Time (12 or more Semester (Less than 12 Semester Hours) Hours) Total # % # % # % All 2014 Non-McLennan County Graduates 309 83.9% 59 16.0% 368 100.0%

Source: Estudias Data Warehouse, CBM001 Status is defined by the state definition of full-time, which excludes flex classes Table 5. Fall 2014 Semester Program Comparison

Academic Workforce Total # % # % # % Axtell High School 10 90.9% 1 9.0% 11 100.0% Bosqueville High School 11 78.5% 3 21.4% 14 100.0% Bruceville Eddy High School 11 100.0% 0 0.0% 11 100.0% China Spring High School 50 81.9% 11 18.0% 61 100.0% Connally High School 17 60.7% 11 39.2% 28 100.0% Crawford High School 15 88.2% 2 11.7% 17 100.0% La Vega High School 29 78.3% 8 21.6% 37 100.0% Lorena High School 35 85.3% 6 14.6% 41 100.0% Mart High School 6 75.0% 2 25.0% 8 100.0% McGregor High School 10 83.3% 2 16.6% 12 100.0% Midway High School 112 87.5% 16 12.5% 128 100.0% Moody High School 12 80.0% 3 20.0% 15 100.0% Riesel High School 8 80.0% 2 20.0% 10 100.0% Robinson High School 35 76.0% 11 23.9% 46 100.0% University High School 89 84.7% 16 15.2% 105 100.0% Waco High School 53 75.7% 17 24.2% 70 100.0% West High School 33 76.7% 10 23.2% 43 100.0% Total 536 81.5% 121 18.4% 657 100.0%

Academic Workforce Total # % # % # % All 2014 Non-McLennan County Graduates 287 77.9% 81 22.0% 368 100.0%

Source: Estudias Data Warehouse, CBM001 Table 6. Fall 2014 Grade Distribution* Comparison

A, B, C, or Credit D, F, or No Credit Withdrawal Total # % # % # % # % Axtell High School 43 70.4% 10 16.3% 8 13.1% 61 100.0% Bosqueville High School 57 74.0% 14 18.1% 6 7.7% 77 100.0% Bruceville Eddy High School 42 82.3% 9 17.6% 0 0.0% 51 100.0% China Spring High School 221 74.6% 42 14.1% 33 11.1% 296 100.0% Connally High School 82 60.7% 17 12.5% 36 26.6% 135 100.0% Crawford High School 60 74.0% 11 13.5% 10 12.3% 81 100.0% La Vega High School 125 74.8% 27 16.1% 15 8.9% 167 100.0% Lorena High School 166 80.1% 27 13.0% 14 6.7% 207 100.0% Mart High School 17 41.4% 13 31.7% 11 26.8% 41 100.0% McGregor High School 53 76.8% 8 11.5% 8 11.5% 69 100.0% Midway High School 425 67.8% 142 22.6% 59 9.4% 626 100.0% Moody High School 44 64.7% 12 17.6% 12 17.6% 68 100.0% Riesel High School 52 91.2% 3 5.2% 2 3.5% 57 100.0% Robinson High School 160 72.0% 40 18.0% 22 9.9% 222 100.0% University High School 361 67.4% 109 20.3% 65 12.1% 535 100.0% Waco High School 218 63.0% 82 23.6% 46 13.2% 346 100.0% West High School 167 76.2% 34 15.5% 18 8.2% 219 100.0% Total 2,293 70.3% 600 18.4% 365 11.2% 3,258 100.0%

A, B, C, or Credit D, F, or No Credit Withdrawal Total # % # % # % # % All 2014 Non-McLennan County Graduates 1,487 74.9% 296 14.9% 200 10.0% 1,983 100.0%

*Grades for each course taken by a students are included Example: If at student takes 4 classes and makes an A, B, D and withdraws from one they would be counted 2 times in column 1, 1 time in column 2 and 1 time in column 3. Source: Estudias Data Warehouse, CBM001 Table 7. Pass Rate Comparisons*

Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2012 Axtell High School 70.4% 84.6% 71.2% Bosqueville High School 74.0% 71.4% 80.6% Bruceville Eddy High School 82.3% 86.9% 89.2% China Spring High School 74.6% 76.2% 71.9% Connally High School 60.7% 69.5% 58.4% Crawford High School 74.0% 62.5% 79.0% La Vega High School 74.8% 57.5% 64.6% Lorena High School 80.1% 82.9% 76.3% Mart High School 41.4% 61.1% 70.0% McGregor High School 76.8% 64.7% 65.7% Midway High School 67.8% 66.7% 65.7% Moody High School 64.7% 75.0% 60.0% Riesel High School 91.2% 70.6% 87.5% Robinson High School 72.0% 71.3% 74.1% University High School 67.4% 56.8% 59.9% Waco High School 63.0% 70.6% 58.2% West High School 76.2% 81.8% 74.5% Total 70.3% 68.8% 66.8%

Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2012 All 2014 Non-McLennan County 72.1% 71.2% 68.4% Graduates

*Ranked by % Passing Grades (A, B, C, or Credit) Source: Estudias Data Warehouse Table 8. Enrollment in Developmental Courses*

2014 Graduates Total 2014 2014 Graduates in 2013 Graduates in Enrolled in One or Graduates Enrolled Dev Courses Fall Dev Courses Fall More Dev Course in Fall 2014 2014 2013 Axtell High School 2 11 18.1% 33.3% Bosqueville High School 4 14 28.5% 29.4% Bruceville Eddy High School 1 11 9.0% 30.0% China Spring High School 22 61 36.0% 29.1% Connally High School 14 28 50.0% 55.3% Crawford High School 1 17 5.8% 26.6% La Vega High School 14 37 37.8% 46.8% Lorena High School 11 41 26.8% 31.5% Mart High School 3 8 37.5% 27.2% McGregor High School 8 12 66.6% 48.3% Midway High School 47 128 36.7% 39.7% Moody High School 5 15 33.3% 60.0% Riesel High School 1 10 10.0% 27.2% Robinson High School 10 46 21.7% 47.7% University High School 55 105 52.3% 46.8% Waco High School 40 70 57.1% 55.1% West High School 7 43 16.2% 46.3% Total 245 657 37.2% 43.1%

2014 Graduates All 2014 2014 Graduates in 2013 Graduates in Enrolled in One or Non-McLennan Dev Courses Fall Dev Courses Fall More Dev Course County Graduates 2014 2013 All 2014 Non-McLennan County 376 1025 36.6% 43.5% Graduates

*Ranked by Percent of Graduates Enrolled in Developmental Courses Source: Estudias Data Warehouse Table 9. Enrolled in One or More Developmental Courses by Subject

Enrolled in One or More Reading Math Developmental Writing Courses # # % # % Axtell High School 2 0 0 2 100.0% Bosqueville High School 4 3 75.0% 1 25.0% Bruceville Eddy High School 1 1 100.0% 1 100.0% China Spring High School 22 13 59.0% 12 54.5% Connally High School 14 11 78.5% 9 64.2% Crawford High School 1 1 100.0% 0 0 La Vega High School 14 4 28.5% 12 85.7% Lorena High School 11 6 54.5% 8 72.7% Mart High School 3 3 100.0% 0 0 McGregor High School 8 5 62.5% 5 62.5% Midway High School 47 38 80.8% 23 48.9% Moody High School 5 3 60.0% 3 60.0% Riesel High School 1 0 0 1 100.0% Robinson High School 10 5 50.0% 6 60.0% University High School 55 44 80.0% 24 43.6% Waco High School 40 28 70.0% 28 70.0% West High School 7 7 100.0% 3 42.8% Total 245 172 70.2% 138 56.3%

Enrolled in One or More Reading Math Developmental Writing Courses # # % # % All 2014 Non-McLennan County 131 92 70.2% 88 67.1% Graduates

Source: Estudias Data Warehouse Table 10. Fall 2014 Average Attempted Hours, Completed Hours, and Term GPA

Average Average Attempted Completed Hours Hours Average GPA Axtell High School 13.9 9.7 3.2 Bosqueville High School 13.1 10.7 3.0 Bruceville Eddy High School 11.6 9.7 3.0 China Spring High School 12.4 9.6 2.9 Connally High School 12.8 8.4 2.8 Crawford High School 11.9 8.7 3.1 La Vega High School 12.5 9.9 2.8 Lorena High School 13.0 10.7 3.2 Mart High School 12.4 6.9 2.1 McGregor High School 13.6 10.9 2.8 Midway High School 12.2 9.1 2.8 Moody High School 11.9 8.2 2.8 Riesel High School 13.4 12.6 3.6 Robinson High School 13.2 10.3 2.8 University High School 12.8 9.2 2.7 Waco High School 13.0 8.6 2.7 West High School 13.2 11.0 3.0 Total 12.7 9.5 2.9

Average Average Attempted Completed Hours Hours Average GPA All 2014 Non-McLennan County Graduates 13.5 10.5 3.0

Source: Estudias Data Warehouse Table 11. Fall 2014 to Fall 2015 Retention

Cohort Fall Less 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 Grads Enrolled Enrolled Gone Graduated Trans 2 Yr Trans 4 Yr Enrolled Gone Graduated Trans 2 Yr Trans 4 Yr & Return N N PctN N PctN N PctN N PctN N PctN N PctN N PctN N PctN N PctN N PctN Trans Rate Axtell High School 11 9 81.8 2 18.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 72.7 3 27.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 72.7 Bosqueville High School 15 13 86.7 1 6.7 0 0 0 0 1 6.7 9 60.0 6 40.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 60.0 Bruceville Eddy High School 13 10 76.9 1 7.7 0 0 2 15.4 0 0 5 38.5 5 38.5 0 0 2 15.4 1 7.7 10 50.0 China Spring High School 69 58 84.1 9 13.0 1 1.4 0 0 1 1.4 42 60.9 20 29.0 1 1.4 2 2.9 4 5.8 62 67.7 Connally High School 29 21 72.4 5 17.2 2 6.9 1 3.4 0 0 15 51.7 8 27.6 2 6.9 3 10.3 1 3.4 23 65.2 Crawford High School 22 19 86.4 1 4.5 2 9.1 0 0 0 0 15 68.2 5 22.7 2 9.1 0 0 0 0 20 75.0 La Vega High School 40 37 92.5 3 7.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 62.5 15 37.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 62.5 Lorena High School 46 40 87.0 5 10.9 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 34 73.9 11 23.9 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 45 75.6 Mart High School 10 9 90.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.0 5 50.0 4 40.0 0 0 0 0 1 10.0 9 55.6 McGregor High School 13 12 92.3 1 7.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 61.5 5 38.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 61.5 Midway High School 152 135 88.8 11 7.2 4 2.6 1 0.7 1 0.7 98 64.5 36 23.7 4 2.6 6 3.9 8 5.3 134 73.1 Moody High School 16 12 75.0 4 25.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 56.3 3 18.8 0 0 4 25.0 0 0 12 75.0 Riesel High School 11 11 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 72.7 3 27.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 72.7 Robinson High School 48 39 81.3 5 10.4 2 4.2 2 4.2 0 0 27 56.3 14 29.2 2 4.2 2 4.2 3 6.3 41 65.9 University High School 109 97 89.0 11 10.1 0 0 1 0.9 0 0 66 60.6 36 33.0 0 0 5 4.6 2 1.8 102 64.7 Waco High School 77 63 81.8 12 15.6 1 1.3 1 1.3 0 0 48 62.3 23 29.9 2 2.6 3 3.9 1 1.3 71 67.6 West High School 54 43 79.6 3 5.6 6 11.1 2 3.7 0 0 30 55.6 9 16.7 6 11.1 4 7.4 5 9.3 39 76.9 Total 735 628 85.4 74 10.1 19 2.6 10 1.4 4 0.5 452 61.5 206 28.0 20 2.7 31 4.2 26 3.5 658 68.7

Source: Estudias Data Warehouse, National Student Clearinghouse