TMCC FactBook 2012

Truckee Meadows Community College FactBook 2012 15th Edition Page OM-15 Office of Institutional Research # Entering Number Percent Number Percent Fall 2002 1,726 1027 60% 757 44% Fall 2003 1,703 1013 59% 737 43% Fall 2004 2,004 1198 60% 895 45% Fall 2005 1,898 1148 60% 857 45% Fall 2006 1,761 1083 61% 831 47% Fall 2007 1,911 1198 63% 916 48% Fall 2008 1,860 1204 65% 919 49% Fall 2009 2,101 1427 68% 1014 48% Fall 2010 2,261 1624 72% 1054 47% Fall 2011 1,678 1095 65% - - Average 1,890 1202 64% 887 47% # Entering Number Percent Number Percent Fall 2002 1,211 771 64% 575 47% Fall 2003 1,224 770 63% 568 46% Fall 2004 1,476 944 64% 717 49% Fall 2005 1,344 860 64% 662 49% Fall 2006 1,246 811 65% 637 51% Fall 2007 1,395 929 67% 707 51% Fall 2008 1,406 985 70% 768 55% Fall 2009 1,710 1218 71% 881 52% Fall 2010 1,902 1441 76% 953 50% Fall 2011 1,442 983 68% - - Average 1436 971 68% 719 50% # Entering Number Percent Number Percent Fall 2002 305 272 89% 226 74% Fall 2003 288 253 88% 197 68% Fall 2004 362 317 88% 248 69% Fall 2005 314 279 89% 228 73% Fall 2006 320 295 92% 232 73% Fall 2007 333 294 88% 238 71% Fall 2008 519 431 83% 349 67% Fall 2009 678 571 84% 445 66% Fall 2010 447 419 94% 343 77% Fall 2011 267 247 93% - - Average 383 338 88% 278 73% (1) Students enrolling in 12 or more units their 1st semester. Note: Cohorts do not include high school students. *Final Fall data. definition, students who leave for one or more semester(s) and then return to the college still contribute to the persistence rates for each semester they attend. Persistence is best measured by tracking first-time college student cohorts. After TWO Semesters Full-time Students 1 Returning Returning All Students Persistence Rates Fall 2002 - Fall 2011 Cohorts Degree Seeking Students Returning Returning 1st-time College Student Cohorts Returning Returning After ONE Semester Persistence: The tracking of students from one semester to the next. This measure is derived by isolating a cohort of students and then calculating the percent of the original group that returns with each advancing semester. Based on this