NVCC Fact Book - Chapter 1

Northern Virginia Community College

FACT BOOK 1994-1998

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 increased since the 1996-97 academic year.

TABLE 1.1
ANNUAL STUDENT HEADCOUNT AND FTES

Year	Unduplicated* Students in Courses	Annual** FTES
1997-98	60,354	20,862
1996-97	59,297	20,798
1995-96	60,005	21,142
1994-95	61,691	21,454
1993-94	62,625	21,966

                * 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 increased since 1997.

TABLE 1.2
STUDENT HEADCOUNT AND FTES BY SEMESTER
1994-95 THROUGH 1998-99

Year	Summer		Fall		Spring
Year	Headcount	FTES	Headcount	FTES	Headcount	FTES
1998-99	20,356	6,763	37,411	18,942	-	-
1997-98	20,422	6,645	36,338	17,843	36,062	17,236
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

Source: OIR records.

II. Student Profile

A. Average Credit Hour Load

From Fall 1994 to Fall 1998 student average load was stable. The average full-time load for Fall 1998 was approximately 14 credit hours and the average part-time load was 5 credit hours.
TABLE 1.3
AVERAGE CREDIT HOUR LOAD

	Fall 1994	Fall 1995	Fall 1996	Fall 1997	Fall 1998
Full-time	13.9	13.8	13.9	13.8	13.9
Part-time	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3

B. Age Distribution

Both the student median and mean age have fluctuated slightly since Fall 1994.

TABLE 1.4
MEDIAN AND MEAN AGE

	Fall 1994	Fall 1995	Fall 1996	Fall 1997	Fall 1998
Median	26.5	26.5	26.3	26.6	26.3
Mean	29.4	29.4	29.3	29.5	29.4

Since Fall 1994, there has been an increase in the percentage of students between the ages of 18 to 21 years.

TABLE 1.5
AGE DISTRIBUTION

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
Less than 18	267	0.7	305	0.8	344	0.9	405	1.1	438	1.2
18-21	9,799	25.4	9,899	26.0	9,748	26.8	9,847	27.1	10,702	28.6
22-24	6,189	16.1	5,809	15.3	5,334	14.7	5,188	14.3	5,198	13.9
25-29	7,149	18.6	7,052	18.5	6,663	18.4	6,454	17.8	6,415	17.1
30-44	11,433	29.7	11,323	29.7	10,568	29.1	10,615	29.2	10,757	28.8
45-59	3,372	8.8	3,390	8.9	3,371	9.3	3,478	9.6	3,511	9.4
60+	322	0.8	306	0.8	279	0.8	351	1.0	390	1.0

C. Gender Distribution

From Fall 1994 to Fall 1998 females were the majority of the student population at NVCC.
TABLE 1.6
GENDER DISTRIBUTION

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
Male	17,430	45.2	17,299	45.4	16,585	45.7	16,611	45.7	16,813	44.9
Female	21,101	54.8	20,785	54.6	19,722	54.3	19,727	54.3	20,598	55.1

D. Race Distribution

Minority enrollment increased from 32 percent in Fall 1994 to 39 percent in Fall 1998. TABLE 1.7
RACE DISTRIBUTION

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
White	25,097	65.1	24,082	63.2	22,250	61.3	21,577	59.4	21,296	56.9
Black	4,786	12.4	4,868	12.8	4,914	13.5	5,153	14.2	5,700	15.2
Asian	4,809	12.5	4,865	12.8	4,645	12.8	4,684	12.9	4,856	13.0
Hispanic	2,589	6.7	2,844	7.5	2,869	7.9	3,041	8.4	3,387	9.1
Native Amer.	192	0.5	250	0.6	332	0.9	443	1.2	547	1.5
Other	1,058	2.8	1,175	3.1	1,297	3.6	1,440	3.9	1,625	4.3

E. Domicile

The percentage of "In-State" students remained over 90 percent for the period Fall 1994 through Fall 1998.

TABLE 1.8
DOMICILE

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
In-State	35,016	90.9	34,604	90.9	32,797	90.3	32,756	90.1	33,789	90.3
Out-of-State	3,515	9.1	3,480	9.1	3,510	9.7	3,582	9.9	3,622	9.7

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 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
First-Time	4,817	12.5	4,980	13.1	4,917	13.5	5,020	13.8	5,685	15.2
Returning/ Reapply	29,211	75.8	28,523	74.9	27,106	74.7	26,903	74.0	27,101	72.4
Transfer	4,503	11.7	4,581	12.0	4,284	11.8	4,415	12.1	4,625	12.4

G. Program Placement

The majority of students continued to be program placed. The percentage of students not program placed has increased yearly; from 31 percent in Fall 1994 to 37 percent in 1998. TABLE 1.10
PROGRAM PLACEMENT

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
A.A.	3,457	9.0	3,349	8.8	3,131	8.6	3,004	8.3	3,036	8.1
A.S.	12,079	31.3	11,849	31.1	11,148	30.7	10,848	29.9	11,312	30.2
A.A.A.	210	0.6	220	0.6	221	0.6	225	0.6	241	0.6
A.A.S.	9,728	25.2	9,453	24.8	8,708	24.0	8,066	22.2	7,855	21.0
Certificate	1,144	3.0	1,133	3.0	1,193	3.3	1,162	3.2	1,159	3.1
Not Placed	11,913	30.9	12,080	31.7	11,906	32.8	13,033	35.9	13,808	36.9

H. Full/Part-Time

The percentage of full-time students increased by 2% over the period Fall 1994 to Fall 1998. TABLE 1.11
FULL/PART-TIME

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
Full-time	9,516	24.7	9,454	24.8	9,155	25.2	9,168	25.2	9,957	26.6
Part-time	29,015	75.3	28,630	75.2	27,152	74.8	27,170	74.8	27,454	73.4

I. Day/Night Status

More students took "Day only" courses compared to "Night only" or "Both." The percentage of "Day only" students increased slightly since Fall 1994. TABLE 1.12
DAY/NIGHT STATUS *

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
Day only	17,930	46.5	17,916	47.0	17,311	47.7	17,613	48.5	18,078	48.3
Night only	11,801	30.6	11,265	29.6	10,688	29.4	10,355	28.5	10,327	27.6
Both	8,800	22.9	8,903	23.4	8,308	22.9	8,370	23.0	9,006	24.1

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

J. Previous Degrees

Approximately 15 percent of students enrolled at NVCC in Fall 1998 reported a previous college degree.

TABLE 1.13
PREVIOUS DEGREES

	Fall 1994		Fall 1995		Fall 1996		Fall 1997		Fall 1998
No Previous Degree	32,779	85.1	32,181	84.5	30,834	84.9	30,887	85.0	31,697	84.7
Previous Degree	5,752	14.9	5,903	15.5	5,473	15.1	5,451	15.0	5,714	15.3

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
STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY FTES AND DISCIPLINE
FALL 1994 TO FALL 1998