CAMPUS PROFILE AY14 COLLEGE

Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) offers associate of arts and associate of applied enai Peninsula College is comprised science degree programs, and a number of career and technical credentials to meet work- Kof four sites: Campus in force needs. Programs unique to KPC include certificates in corrections and in oil industry Soldotna; in Homer; technology fields. In fall 2013 the college opened its first on-campus residence facility at the Resurrection Bay Extension Site in Seward; Kenai River Campus. KPC’s Kachemak Bay Campus is well-known for its annual Kachemak and the Anchorage Extension Site at the Bay Writers’ Conference. University Center. This report provides an overview of key indicators for Kenai Peninsula College.

How Many Students Enroll at Kenai Peninsula College?

ANNUAL HEADCOUNT, 5-YEAR TREND 33% 6,000 • Annual headcount at 4,618 Kenai Peninsula College 5,000 4,280 4,289 increased by 1,061 students 3,801 since 2010, far outpacing the 4,000 3,228 growth rate for the service 3,000 area.

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Kenai Peninsula College How Many Student Credit Hours Are Produced each Year?

Credit Students Fall 06 Fall 10 Fall 14 ANNUAL STUDENT CREDIT HOUR 21% Headcount 1,666 2,194 2,716 ENROLLMENT, 5-YEAR TREND • Annual student credit hours (SCH) grew 21% Certificate/ 28% 31% 27% 40,000 Degree-Seeking 34,159 33,348 32,589 from AY10. 35,000 Traditional Age 33% 39% 42% 29,462 • KPC showed a 2.3% (18-24) 26,978 30,000 decrease from AY13 to Female 60% 61% 62% 25,000 AY14, a year in which all but one UAA campus Full-Time 20% 17% 14% 20,000 experienced declines. Ethnic Minority 12% 19% 23% 15,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Native 5% 7% 8%

First-Time 6% 6% 4% Freshmen What Are the Boroughs/Regions of Origin for KPC Students?

STUDENT CREDIT HOURS Kenai Peninsula 1,530 (36%) BY LOCATION AY14 Anchorage 1,489 (35%) Seward Kenai Extension Mat-Su 482 (11%) River <1% Out-of-State 312 (7%) Campus Anchorage 75% Extension Interior/SW/Arctic 243 (6%) 9% Kachemak Southeast 104 (2%) Bay Campus Kodiak 82 (2%) 16% Based on zip code of origin provided upon admission & entry. Valdez/Cordova 41 (1%) Source: UA SW IR DSD data tables. Compiled by UAA OIR.

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When Are Student Credit Hours (SCH) Produced? TOP CREDIT HOUR PRODUCING DISCIPLINES IN AY14 STUDENT CREDIT HOUR TRENDS BY SEMESTER Summer Fall Spring • Mathematics (4,586) • Process Tech (3,595) 46% of SCH is now • English (2,748) produced in spring, down • Chemistry (1,534) from 49% in AY10. • Communication (1,524) • Psychology (1,500) Spring Fall 46% • Occupational Safety & Health (1,489) 45% 3,056 3,246 2,802 2,137 • Biology (1,308) 1,346 • Business Administration (1,086) AY10 AY11 AY12 AY13 AY14 Summer • Art (1,082) 9% • History (909) • Statistics (732) How Many Credit Hours Are Produced Via eLearning? • Anthropology (654) • Preparatory English (637) STUDENT CREDIT HOUR 5-YEAR TREND • Physics (633) BY DELIVERY METHOD 55% of SCH was • Computer Information Systems (606) 25,000 generated via • Dietetics and Nutrition (531) eLearning in AY14 19,175 20,000 18,221 compared to 29% in • Accounting (525) 17,158 17,353 18,075 • Justice (483) AY10. 15,000 12,304 16,806 • Geology (480) 15,127 14,514 Face- • Music (455) 10,000 7,803 to- eLearning • Welding Technology (438) eLearning Face 5,000 55% 45% These 22 discplines produce 85% of all Face-to-Face student credit hours. - AY14 CREDIT HOURS AY10 AY11 AY12 AY13 AY14 BY COURSE LEVEL

Upper Division Who Is Enrolling in the 18,075 SCH Offered Via eLearning at KPC? 3% Lower Professional Division 1% SOURCE OF eLEARNING ENROLLMENT 90% Developmental BY AREA Students are identified by the 6% campus delivering the degree Kenai program to which the student is 31% admitted and enrolled. SOURCES: Anchorage • UAA Fact Book, 2013-14. 61% Kodiak 2% • DSD data tables for headcount, awards, Mat-Su and student credit hours, including 4% non-credit, and eLearning. Non-UAA • Alaska Census Data, Population Prince William Sound 2% Estimates, 2010-2013 by Economic <1% Region and Borough/Census Areas.

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How Many Degrees and Certificates Are Awarded? DEGREES AWARDED SINCE AY10

ANNUAL AWARDS, 5-YEAR TREND Four programs produced 78% of Non-High Demand High Demand Job Awards all awards since AY10. 180 163 74% of all awards • Process Technology, AAS, 260 160 146 122 granted since AY10 have 140 130 • General Program, AA, 157 126 119 105 been in high demand job 120 • Occupational Safety & Health, 92 85 areas. 100 99 AAS, 62 80 • General Business, AAS, 55 60 40 45 41 41 20 34 DEGREES AWARDED IN AY14 20 0 AY10 AY11 AY12 AY13 AY14 Fourteen programs produced 163 awards in AY14. Six programs What Is the Level of Non-Credit Instructional Activity? produced 90% of these awards. • Process Technology, AAS, 67 AY14 ANNUAL NON-CREDIT UNITS • General Program, AA, 36 BY TYPE AND CAMPUS • Occupational Safety & Health, Adult Basic Education Mat-Su 232 AAS, 17 Continuing Education Units • Industrial Process Instrumentation, Kodiak 341 Other AAS, 10 Anchorage 793 • General Business, AAS, 9 • Paramedical Technology, AAS, 7 Kenai 1,231

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REGULAR/TERM EMPLOYEES FALL 2014 91% of all non-credit course Continuing Education activity at Kenai Peninsula College is Adult 42 Faculty Basic 7% in Adult Basic Education courses. Education 69 Non-faculty 91% Other Non- Credit 2%

How Does Kenai Peninsula College Compare to Its UA System Peers?

UA CAMPUS FY14 FY14 FALL 14 FY14 FY14 FY14 FY14 FY14 FY14 Cost per TOTAL % SCH Non-credit OECs Certificates Associates Bachelor’s Total % Generated Credit COMPARISONS SCH eLearning Enrollment Granted Granted Granted Granted Expenditures** Revenue Hour

Kenai 32,589 55.5% 183 2 9 152 0 $15,441 43% $474 Mat-Su 28,064 13.7% 163 23 2 125 0 $10,184 48% $463 UAF CTC 37,310 16.0% 51 69 133 263 5 $13,678 48% $367

NOTE: 2014 is the most recent semester/year for which data is available for all campuses. SOURCES: Expenditures are from the Yellowbook and are shown in thousands. All other data are from UA in Review tables and SW IR DSD data.

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