February 2008 I
Number 527
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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin College. Published semi-monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Feb. 10. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Nedal Ahmed, student correspondent; Alicia Pike, special contributor; Nick Young, photography and layout.
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Quick Facts
The following table presents Collin College’s fall 2007 retention and withdrawal rates broken out by several student background characteristics.
The retention rate is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled on the last class day by the number of students enrolled on census day.
Likewise, the withdrawal rate, the flip side of the retention rate, is obtained by dividing the total number of students who withdrew by the total number enrolled on census day.
The retention rate was slightly higher for females than males. Retention was highest for students younger than 18 years of age, and lowest for the 23-29 year olds. Full-time students had a slightly higher retention rate compared to part-time students. Analysis by residency status of students indicated that out-of-country students had the highest retention rate.
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Retention Rate |
Withdrawal Rate |
Enrolled |
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Gender |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
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Female |
26,626 |
82% |
5,832 |
18% |
32,458 |
100% |
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Male |
21,835 |
80% |
5,596 |
20% |
27,431 |
100% |
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Total |
48,461 |
81% |
11,428 |
19% |
59,889 |
100% |
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Ethnicity |
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Asian |
5,004 |
82% |
1,078 |
18% |
6,082 |
100% |
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Black NonHispanic |
4,650 |
80% |
1,159 |
20% |
5,809 |
100% |
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Hispanic |
5,834 |
80% |
1,423 |
20% |
7,257 |
100% |
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Native American |
349 |
78% |
96 |
22% |
445 |
100% |
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White Non Hispanic |
31,604 |
81% |
7,475 |
19% |
39,079 |
100% |
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Ethnicity Unknown |
1,020 |
84% |
197 |
16% |
1,217 |
100% |
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Total |
48,461 |
81% |
11,428 |
19% |
59,889 |
100% |
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Age |
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Less than 18 years |
2,640 |
93% |
201 |
7% |
2,841 |
100% |
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18-22 Years |
29,127 |
80% |
7,154 |
20% |
36,281 |
100% |
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23-29 Years |
8,735 |
78% |
2,500 |
22% |
11,235 |
100% |
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30-35 Years |
3,242 |
83% |
642 |
17% |
3,884 |
100% |
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36-40 Years |
1,874 |
83% |
378 |
17% |
2,252 |
100% |
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41-54 Years |
2,422 |
84% |
472 |
16% |
2,894 |
100% |
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55 and over |
421 |
84% |
81 |
16% |
502 |
100% |
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Total |
48,461 |
81% |
11,428 |
19% |
59,889 |
100% |
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Full-time/Part-time Status |
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Full-time |
29,071 |
81% |
6,656 |
19% |
35,727 |
100% |
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Part-time |
19,390 |
80% |
4,772 |
20% |
24,162 |
100% |
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Total |
48,461 |
81% |
11,428 |
19% |
59,889 |
100% |
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Residency Status |
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In-District |
32,745 |
81% |
7,754 |
19% |
40,499 |
100% |
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Out-of-District |
11,908 |
80% |
3,050 |
20% |
14,958 |
100% |
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Out-of-State |
1,535 |
81% |
349 |
19% |
1,884 |
100% |
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Out-of-Country |
2,273 |
89% |
275 |
11% |
2,548 |
100% |
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Total |
48,461 |
81% |
11,428 |
19% |
59,889 |
100% |
Source: Brio Query, retrieved on 1/16/08.
For questions or comments, contact Nasreen Ahmad at 972.758.3810.
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