JUNE 2008 HAWAI‘I PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ENROLLED IN REMEDIAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN FALL 2008 Institutional Research Office University of Hawai‘i April 2009 File Reference: Management and Planning Support Folder, Courses Reports available online at: http://www.hawaii.edu/iro/ June 2008 Hawaii Public High School Graduates Enrolled in Remedial and/or Developmental Classes at the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges in Fall 2008 The percentage of graduates enrolled in remedial/developmental English and Math courses can be examined in two ways. The first is by the number of registrations in remedial/developmental English and Math courses, which denotes the volume of classes taken by students. However, because this is a registration count, a student registered in a two remedial English courses is counted twice. The counts and the percentages upon which the counts are based, will be inflated by such multiple registrations, so though the registration counts are available and displayed in the tables, they are not the focus of this analysis. The second method of analysis is by an unduplicated headcount1 of those in remedial/developmental English or Math courses, regardless of the number of classes they are taking. Since some students take more than one English class and more than one Math class, especially at the remedial level, the headcount method is the preferable way to measure the percentage of high school graduates enrolled in remedial or developmental classes, since it avoids multiple counting. Thus, the focus of this analysis is the headcount of students enrolled remedial or developmental classes, or more specifically, the headcount of Hawaii public high school graduates enrolled in remedial/developmental classes at the University of Hawaii community colleges. It also looks at a specific population of high school graduates – those who graduated in June 2008 and enrolled at a UHCC campus in Fall 2008. Of the 3,379 June 2008 Hawaii public high school graduates enrolled at the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges in Fall 2008: • 1,645 or 48.7% were enrolled in remedial or developmental English classes: 400 or 11.8% in remedial English classes, and 1,245 or 36.8% in developmental English classes. As in the previous year, students from Windward county high schools had the lowest percentage enrollments in remedial/developmental English classes at 35.6%. Students from Hawai‘i County schools had the highest percentage enrollments at 59.6%. Percentage enrollments ranged from 5% to 18% in remedial English, and 31% to 44% in developmental English. • 1,680 or 49.7% were enrolled in remedial or developmental Math classes: 474 or 14.0% in remedial Math classes, and 1,206 or 35.7% in developmental Math classes. As in the previous year, students from Hawai‘i County schools had the lowest percentage enrollments remedial/developmental Math classes at 43.8%. Students from Kauai district schools had the highest percentage remedial/development Math enrollments at 65.0%. Percentage enrollments ranged from 9% to 23% in remedial math, and 23% to 47% in developmental math. Tables 3 through 10 show percentages of June 2008 public high school graduates enrolled in remedial/developmental English and Math classes by public high school and English/Math class. There are 3 different percentages shown: 1. of the total June 2008 public high school graduates, the percentage enrolled in remedial or developmental classes 1 The headcounts are unduplicated only within these 4 distinct groups: remedial English, developmental English, remedial Math, and developmental Math. Registrations are not unduplicated between remedial and developmental courses or between English and Math courses. For example, the unduplicated headcounts are still duplicated to the extent that there are multiple registrants between an English and Math class, or between a remedial English and a developmental English class (though this last example is unlikely). 1 2. of the June 2008 public high school graduates, the percentage enrolled at the UHCCs (also known as the UHCC going rate, shown here for comparison purposes), and 3. of the June 2008 public high school graduates enrolled at the UHCCs, the percentage enrolled in remedial or developmental classes. Tables 3 to 6 are sorted by the third percentage mentioned above, the percentage of high school graduates at the UHCCs who are enrolled in remedial/developmental classes. The tables show the schools whose percentage of students enrolled in remedial or developmental classes fall above or below the overall percentage. Tables 7 to 10 order the schools by county. It should be noted that the data presented here include only those June 2008 Hawai‘i public high school graduates who enrolled in a remedial or developmental class in Fall 2008. The data exclude students who placed at remedial or developmental levels but did not enroll in the class(es). It should also be noted that the 4-year campuses of the University, at Manoa, Hilo, and West O‘ahu did not offer remedial or developmental English or Math classes. 2 Table 1 June 2007-08 Hawai‘i Public High School Graduates Enrolled in Remedial and/or Developmental Classes at the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges in the following Fall Semester 1/ REMEDIAL/DEV REMEDIAL DEVELOPMENTAL TOTAL % of TOTAL number of Number of June Number of June June Public High June public HS % of June public % of June public HS June public HS public HS grads public HS grads School Grads grads enrolled in HS grads enrolled grads enrolled in High School District grads enrolled in enrolled in enrolled in Enrolled at remedial/dev in remedial classes developmental remedial/dev classes remedial classes developmental UHCCs classes at at UHCCs classes at UHCCs at UHCCs at UHCCs classes at UHCCs UHCCs ENGLISH June 2007 grads enr Fall 2007 2,808 1,279 45.5 298 10.6 981 34.9 June 2008 grads enr Fall 2008 3,379 1,645 48.7 400 11.8 1,245 36.8 MATH June 2007 grads enr Fall 2007 2,808 1,409 50.2 343 12.2 1,066 38.0 June 2008 grads enr Fall 2008 3,379 1,680 49.7 474 14.0 1,206 35.7 1/ All remedial and developmental classes were offered at the University of Hawaii Community Colleges. The 4-year campuses at Manoa, Hilo, and West Oahu did not offer remedial or developmental classes. Developmental classes were identified according to "Remedial and Developmental Education in the University of Hawaii Community College System, White paper Group Committee, UHCC," no publication date noted, p. 137. Remedial classes were identified in consultation with the Office of Academic Planning, Assessment and Policy Analysis, UHCC. University of Hawai‘i, Institutional Research Office, April 2009 3 Table 2 June 2008 Hawai‘i Public High School Graduates Enrolled in Remedial and/or Developmental Classes at the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges in Fall 2008 1/ REMEDIAL/DEV REMEDIAL DEVELOPMENTAL TOTAL % of June TOTAL number of Number of June Number of June % of June 2008 June 2008 Public 2008 public HS % of June 2008 June 2008 public HS 2008 public HS 2008 public HS public HS grads at High School High School grads at UHCCs public HS grads at grads enrolled in grads enrolled in grads enrolled in UHCCs enrolled in District Grads Enrolled at enrolled in UHCCs enrolled in remedial/dev remedial classes developmental developmental UHCCs remedial/dev remedial classes classes at UHCCs at UHCCs classes at UHCCs classes classes ENGLISH TOTAL 3,379 1,645 48.7 400 11.8 1,245 36.8 Hawaii County 416 248 59.6 67 16.1 181 43.5 Kauai County 203 112 55.2 37 18.2 75 36.9 Maui County 442 197 44.6 53 12.0 144 32.6 Oahu County 2,316 1,088 47.0 243 10.5 845 36.5 Honolulu 690 292 42.3 44 6.4 248 35.9 Leeward 1,334 692 51.9 185 13.9 507 38.0 Central 587 277 47.2 69 11.8 208 35.4 Leeward 747 415 55.6 116 15.5 299 40.0 Windward 292 104 35.6 14 4.8 90 30.8 Special Schools 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 MATH TOTAL 3,379 1,680 49.7 474 14.0 1,206 35.7 Hawaii County 416 182 43.8 58 13.9 124 29.8 Kauai County 203 132 65.0 37 18.2 95 46.8 Maui County 442 203 45.9 103 23.3 100 22.6 Oahu County 2,316 1,163 50.2 276 11.9 887 38.3 Honolulu 690 374 54.2 123 17.8 251 36.4 Leeward 1,334 654 49.0 126 9.4 528 39.6 Central 587 278 47.4 60 10.2 218 37.1 Leeward 747 376 50.3 66 8.8 310 41.5 Windward 292 135 46.2 27 9.2 108 37.0 Special Schools 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1/ All remedial and developmental classes were offered at the University of Hawaii Community Colleges. The 4-year campuses at Manoa, Hilo, and West Oahu did not offer remedial or developmental classes. Developmental classes were identified according to "Remedial and Developmental Education in the University of Hawaii Community College System, White paper Group Committee, UHCC," no publication date noted, p. 137. Remedial classes were identified in consultation with the Office of Academic Planning, Assessment and Policy Analysis, UHCC. University of Hawai‘i, Institutional Research Office, April 2009 4 Table 3 June 2008 Hawaii Public High School Graduates Enrolled in Remedial English Classes at the University of Hawai‘i in Fall 2008 (by percentage) 1/ Note: Excludes students who placed at the remedial level, but did not enroll in remedial classes in Fall 2008.