NVCC Fact Book - Chapter 1

Northern Virginia Community College

FACT BOOK 1985-1990

CHAPTER 1
STUDENT ENROLLMENT

There are four sections in this Chapter: Headcount and Full Time Equivalent Student (FTES) Enrollment, Student Profile, Enrollment by Program Type, and FTES Enrollment by Discipline.

I. Headcount and FTES Enrollment ( What is an "FTES?")

In fall 1988, the College and the VCCS changed from the quarter to the semester system. Caution is therefore needed when examining and interpreting student enrollment trends involving both the quarter and the semester system.

TABLE 1.1
College Student Enrollment

Fall	Headcount	FTES
1990	35,831	17,649
1989	35,444	17,340
1988	33,466	16,017
1987	35,482	16,793
1986	34,312	15,868
1985	33,132	15,285

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1988-1989 marked the year when the semester system began at Northern Virginia Community College. FTES from Summer 1988 on are semester FTES.

TABLE 1.2
COLLEGE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
1985-86 THROUGH 1990-91

Year	Summer		Fall		Winter		Spring
Year	Headcount	FTES	Headcount	FTES	Headcount	FTES	Headcount	FTES
1990-91	18,150	5,813	35,831	17,649	-	-	-	-
1989-90	17,304	5,605	35,444	17,340	-	-	34,279	16,220
1988-89	12,787	3,577*	33,466*	16,017*	-	-	32,988	15,471
1987-88	16,420	5,791	35,482	16,793	30,612	14,648	28,126	13,086
1986-87	15,698	5,546	34,312	15,868	29,655	13,717	27,685	12,344
1985-86	14,403	5,101	33,132	15,285	26,973	12,623	26,095	11,775

* Semesters began at the College. Previous FTES were on a quarterly basis and,
represented only two-thirds the in-class values when compared with the fall 1988 semester FTES.

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II. Student Profile

A. Average Credit Hour Load

Student average load has been stable, with average full-time load at approximately 14 credit hours and average part-time load at 5 credit hours.

TABLE 1.3
AVERAGE CREDIT HOUR LOAD

	Fall 85	Fall 86	Fall 87	Fall 88	Fall 89	Fall 90
Full-time	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.2	14.0
Part-time	4.9	4.9	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.1

B. Median Age

Student median age has remained constant for the past three years.

TABLE 1.4
MEDIAN AGE

Fall 85	Fall 86	Fall 87	Fall 88	Fall 89	Fall 90
26.5	26.5	26.3	25.4	25.3	25.5

D. Race Distribution

Minority enrollment increased from 21 percent in fall 1985 to 25 percent in fall 1990.

TABLE 1.6
RACE DISTRIBUTION

	Fall 85	Fall 86	Fall 87	Fall 88	Fall 89	Fall 90
White	26,285	27,039	27,382	25,948	26,956	26,731
Black	2,647	2,790	3,057	2,798	3,171	3,392
Asian	2,527	2,631	2,892	2,729	3,027	3,206
Hispanic	1,216	1,272	1,427	1,388	1,589	1,724
American Indian	115	115	152	130	127	123
Other	422	465	572	473	574	655

E. Residence

The percentage of students paying in-state tuition remained between 92 and 93 percent over the period fall 1985 through fall 1990.

TABLE 1.7
RESIDENCE

	Fall 85	Fall 86	Fall 87	Fall 88	Fall 89	Fall 90
In-State	30,341	31,285	32,378	30,712	32,512	33,108
Out-of-State	2,791	3,027	3,104	2,754	2,932	2,723

F. Student Type

In fall 1989 there was a change in the definitions of first time and transfer students. First time students are those attending college for the first time; transfer students are those who attended another college prior to coming to NVCC for the first time, regardless of whether they transferred credits.

The decrease in first time enrollments and rise in transfer enrollments is a result of this redefinition. Overall, new student (first time and transfer) enrollment increased by 8 percent in fall 1990 from fall 1985.

TABLE 1.8
STUDENT TYPE

	Fall 85	Fall 86	Fall 87	Fall 88	Fall 89	Fall 90
First Time, Reapply	10,010	10,813	11,267	10,362	6,232	6,093
Returning	23,122	23,499	24,215	23,104	24,428	25,063
Transfer	-	-	-	-	4,784	4,675

G. Program Placement

Placements in the A.A./A.S. programs in 1989 and 1990 have been marked by a substantial increase.

TABLE 1.9
PROGRAM PLACEMENT

	Fall 85	Fall 86	Fall 87	Fall 88	Fall 89	Fall 90
A.A./A.S.	8,733	9,353	9,981	9,487	12,186	13,732
A.A.S.	10,137	9,301	9,542	8,288	8,989	8,912
Certificate	1,054	931	920	775	881	840
Not Placed	13,208	14,727	15,039	14,916	13,388	12,347

III. Enrollment by Program Type

TABLE 1.12
DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM PLACED STUDENTS
BY CURRICULUM AND AWARD TYPE +

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III. Enrollment by Discipline

TABLE 1.13
COLLEGE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY FTES AND DISCIPLINE +