NVCC Fact Book - Chapter 1

Northern Virginia Community College

FACT BOOK 1993-1997

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

Annual student headcount and annual FTES have declined by five percent since the 1993-94 academic year.

TABLE 1.1
ANNUAL STUDENT HEADCOUNT AND FTES

Year	Unduplicated* Students in Courses	Annual** FTES
1996-97	59,297	20,798
1995-96	60,005	21,142
1994-95	61,691	21,454
1993-94	62,625	21,966
1992-93	63,605	21,952

Source: Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
           * Unduplicated annual headcount
              (student is counted one time for academic year - Summer, Fall, Spring)
        ** Annualized FTES (Summer FTES plus Fall FTES plus Spring FTES divided by 2).

Fall semester headcount and FTES have declined since Fall 1993.

TABLE 1.2
COLLEGE STUDENT HEADCOUNT AND FTES BY SEMESTER
1993-94 THROUGH 1996-97

Year	Summer		Fall		Spring
Year	Headcount	FTES	Headcount	FTES	Headcount	FTES
1997-98	20,422	6,645	36,338	17,843	-	-
1996-97	20,027	6,552	36,307	17,938	35,914	17,106
1995-96	20,423	6,763	38,084	18,640	35,270	16,881
1994-95	19,989	6,544	38,531	18,754	37,276	17,609
1993-94	20,856	6,794	38,530	18,847	38,265	18,291

Source: OIR records.

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 1993	Fall 1994	Fall 1995	Fall 1996	Fall 1997
Full-time	14.0	13.9	13.8	13.9	13.8
Part-time	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2

B. Age

Both the student median age and mean age have increased slightly since Fall 1993.

TABLE 1.4
MEDIAN AND MEAN AGE

	Fall 1993	Fall 1994	Fall 1995	Fall 1996	Fall 1997
Median	26.3	26.5	26.5	26.3	26.6
Mean	29.1	29.4	29.4	29.3	29.5

Since Fall 1993, there has been an increase in the percentage of students 30 years and older.

TABLE 1.5
AGE GROUPS

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
Less than 18	212	0.6	267	0.7	305	0.8	344	0.9	405	1.1
18-21	10,218	26.5	9,799	25.4	9,899	26.0	9,748	26.8	9,847	27.1
22-24	6,204	16.1	6,189	16.1	5,809	15.3	5,334	14.7	5,188	14.3
25-29	7,206	18.7	7,149	18.6	7,052	18.5	6,663	18.4	6,454	17.8
30-44	11,219	29.1	11,433	29.7	11,323	29.7	10,568	29.1	10,615	29.2
45-59	3,157	8.2	3,372	8.8	3,390	8.9	3,371	9.3	3,478	9.6
60+	314	0.8	322	0.8	306	0.8	279	0.8	351	1.0

C. Gender Distribution

Females continued to be the majority of the student population at NVCC.
TABLE 1.6
GENDER DISTRIBUTION

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
Male	17,731	46.0	17,430	45.2	17,299	45.4	16,585	45.7	16,611	45.7
Female	20,799	54.0	21,101	54.8	20,785	54.6	19,722	54.3	19,727	54.3

D. Race Distribution

Minority enrollment increased from 30 percent in Fall 1993 to over 37 percent in Fall 1997 (percentages do not include category "Other"). TABLE 1.7
RACE DISTRIBUTION

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
White	26,100	67.7	25,097	65.1	24,082	63.2	22,250	61.3	21,577	59.4
Black	4,475	11.6	4,786	12.4	4,868	12.8	4,914	13.5	5,153	14.2
Asian	4,431	11.5	4,809	12.5	4,865	12.8	4,645	12.8	4,684	12.9
Hispanic	2,373	6.2	2,589	6.7	2,844	7.5	2,869	7.9	3,041	8.4
Native Amer.	183	0.5	192	0.5	250	0.6	332	0.9	443	1.2
Other	968	2.5	1,058	2.8	1,175	3.1	1,297	3.6	1,440	3.9

E. Domicile

The percentage of in-state students remained over 90 percent for the period Fall 1993 through Fall 1997.

TABLE 1.8
DOMICILE

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
In-State	35,300	91.6	35,016	90.9	34,604	90.9	32,797	90.3	32,756	90.1
Out-of-State	3,230	8.4	3,515	9.1	3,480	9.1	3,510	9.7	3,582	9.9

F. Student Type

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 number of Returning/Reapply students has declined since Fall 1994.

TABLE 1.9
STUDENT TYPE

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
First-Time	5,457	14.2	4,817	12.5	4,980	13.1	4,917	13.5	5,020	13.8
Returning/ Reapply	28,854	74.9	29,211	75.8	28,523	74.9	27,106	74.7	26,903	74.0
Transfer	4,219	10.9	4,503	11.7	4,581	12.0	4,284	11.8	4,415	12.1

G. Program Placement

The majority of students continue to be program placed. The percentage of students not program placed has increased yearly; from 30 percent in 1993 to 36 percent in 1997. TABLE 1.10
PROGRAM PLACEMENT

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
A.A.	3,420	8.9	3,457	9.0	3,349	8.8	3,131	8.6	3,004	8.3
A.S.	12,590	32.7	12,079	31.3	11,849	31.1	11,148	30.7	10,848	29.9
A.A.A.	169	0.4	210	0.6	220	0.6	221	0.6	225	0.6
A.A.S.	9,712	25.2	9,728	25.2	9,453	24.8	8,708	24.0	8,066	22.2
Certificate	1,073	2.8	1,144	3.0	1,133	3.0	1,193	3.3	1,162	3.2
Not Placed	11,566	30.0	11,913	30.9	12,080	31.7	11,906	32.8	13,033	35.9

H. Full/Part-Time

Full-time enrollment remained between 24 - 25 percent over the period Fall 1993 to Fall 1997. TABLE 1.11
FULL/PART-TIME

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
Full-time	9,529	24.7	9,516	24.7	9,454	24.8	9,155	25.2	9,168	25.2
Part-time	29,001	75.3	29,015	75.3	28,630	75.2	27,152	74.8	27,170	74.8

I. Day/Night Status

More students took "day only" courses compared to "night only" or "both." TABLE 1.12
DAY/NIGHT STATUS *

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
Day only	17,588	45.7	17,930	46.5	17,916	47.0	17,311	47.7	17,613	48.5
Night only	12,078	31.3	11,801	30.6	11,265	29.6	10,688	29.4	10,355	28.5
Both	8,864	23.0	8,800	22.9	8,903	23.4	8,308	22.9	8,370	23.0

* Based on SCHEV standards. Night classes begin at 6:00 p.m.

J. Previous Degrees

Approximately 15 percent of students enrolling at NVCC report a previous college degree.

TABLE 1.13
PREVIOUS DEGREES*

	Fall 1993		Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997
No Previous Degree	33,032	85.7	32,779	85.1	32,181	84.5	30,834	84.9	30,887	85.0
Associate	948	2.5	994	2.6	991	2.6	914	2.5	947	2.6
Bachelors	3,438	8.9	3,568	9.3	3,660	9.6	3,334	9.2	3,229	8.9
Graduate Degrees	1,112	2.9	1,190	3.1	1,252	3.4	1,225	3.4	1,275	3.4

* OIR Census Data Files and Student Master File

III. Enrollment By Program Type

TABLE 1.14
DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM PLACED STUDENTS
BY CURRICULUM AND AWARD TYPE

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IV. FTES Enrollment By Discipline

TABLE 1.17
COLLEGE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY FTES AND DISCIPLINE
FALL 1993 TO FALL 1997