Report of Achieving the Dream
Data Team
May 8 , 2008
Contents
 Demographics of Fall 2007 AtD Cohort
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Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Course Load
EFC
 Persistence of Fall 2007 AtD Cohort
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Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Course Load
EFC
 Comparison of Falls 2004 through 2007 AtD Cohorts
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Methodology
 Achieving the Dream (AtD) defines student success in a
course as a grade of A, B, C, or S.
 All persistence and retention data is based on the ATD
cohort, which includes all students who enter OCCC for
the first-time in the fall semester.
 Persistence is defined as a student in the Fall AtD
Cohort attending 1 or more classes in the following
Spring. (Fall 2007 to Spring 2008)
 Retention is defined as a student in Fall AtD Cohort
attending 1 or more classes in the following Fall. (Fall
2007 to Fall 2008)
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AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics
 3,230 students are first-time to OCCC (Approx. 25% of All Fall
2007)
 54% are Female
 71% are 18–24 years old
 Black/African Americans (12%) represent the largest
ethnic/racial minority followed by Hispanic/Latinos (8%)
 Whites represent 57% of total cohort
 53% are part-time (Less than 12 credit hours)
 77% fall into one of two EFC groups:
 22.8% in $0 - $1,500
 54.7% in Did Not Apply for Financial Aid
AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics
 Compared to ALL Fall 2007 students:
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Slightly higher percentage males (3 percentage points)
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Higher percentage 18 – 24 year olds (15 percentage
points)
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Slightly higher percentage of ethnic minorities (2
percentage points)
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Higher percentage are full-time (10 percentage points)
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Lower percentage Did Not Apply for Financial Aid (6
percentage points)
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AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Persistence
 56% attended one or more classes in Spring 2008
 Females persisted at a higher rate (58%) than males
(53%)
 18-24 year olds persisted at a higher rate (57.4%)than
the overall persistence rate (55.8%)
 Asians persisted at a much higher rate (68%) than the
overall persistence rate while Black/African Americans
persisted at a lower rate (47%)
 Full-time students persisted at a much higher rate (70%)
than part-time students (43%)
 Student who Did Not Apply for Financial Aid persisted at
a much lower percentage (48%) than all other categories
of EFC
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AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics
and Persistence
Fall 2007 AtD Cohort Persistence by Age Group
Fall 2007 AtD Cohort Persistence by Gender
80.0%
60.0%
80.0%
54.4%
58.4%
52.9%
60.0%
70.8%
57.4%
50.5%
44.9%
40.0%
40.0%
20.0%
20.0%
0.0%
58.9%
52.2%
14.3%
5.6%
3.5%
0.0%
Female
Male
Cohort
Persistence
18-24
25-29
Cohort
30-34
Persistence
35-39
AtD Fall 2007 Cohort Demographics
and Persistence
Fall 2007 AtD Cohort Persistence by Course Load
80.0%
60.0%
70.1%
Fall 2007 AtD Cohort by EFC
80.0%
62.2%
53.0%
47.0%
43.1%
40.0%
60.0%
69.9%
67.0%
54.7%
48.0%
40.0%
22.8%
20.0%
20.0%
6.7%
0.0%
6.0%
0.0%
Part-Time
Full-Time
Cohort
Persistence
Did Not Apply for FA
$0-1,500
Cohort
$3,951-$7,500
Persistence
$1,501-$3,950
Comparison of AtD Falls 2004, 2005,
2006, and 2007 Cohort Demographics
Male to female ratio remains stable
18-24 year old category continues to decline in
number and percentage since Fall 2005.
Trend developing of higher percentage of parttime students since Fall 2005.
Number and percentage of students who Did
Not Apply for Financial Aid decreased 1.3
percentage points from Fall 2006.
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Comparison of AtD Falls 2004, 2005,
2006, and 2007 Cohort Persistence
Fall 2007 shows a change in the direction of
overall persistence rates
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Falls 2005 and 2006 persistence rates
declined from our beginning Fall 2004 cohort;
however Fall 2007 indicates a change in this
downward trend.
Although Fall 2007 females experienced a 3
percentage point increase from Fall 2006, male
persistence remained flat.
18-24 year olds experienced a 4 percentage point
persistence increase.
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Comparison of AtD Falls 2004, 2005,
2006, and 2007 Cohort Persistence
 The total ethnic/racial minority increased 3 percentage
points in persistence from Fall 2006 while Whites
declined 2 percentage points.
 Students with an EFC of $0 - $1500 continue to persist
at a higher percentage than the overall cohort
(approximately 8 percentage points).
 Students who Did Not Apply for Financial Aid continue to
have the lowest persistence rate of any EFC category
(approximately 8 percentage points).
AtD Falls 2004, 2005, 2006 and
2007 Cohort Persistence
AtD Cohort Persistence
62.0%
60.0%
58.0%
56.0%
54.0%
52.0%
50.0%
F04 AtD
F05 AtD
F06 AtD
F07 AtD