ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (IL)
by Marianne Dzik, Dean, English, Mathematics and Education
| Retention Comparison First-time, Full-time Student Cohorts (Based on 10th Day Enrollments |
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| 2000/Fall Cohort | Retention Rates for all first-time, full-time students |
Retention Rates for students registered in SFC 1000 (On Course) |
Improvement in On Course Students |
| Fall ’00 – Spring ’01 | 85.4% | 88.1% | +2.7% |
| To Fall, ’01 | 65.7% | 69.0% | +3.3% |
| to Spring, ’02 | 58.2% | 60.7% | +2.5% |
| to Fall, ’02 | 26.7% | 44.0% | +17.3% |
| Retention Comparison First-time, Full-time Student Cohorts (Based on 10th Day Enrollments |
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| 2001/Fall Cohort | Retention Rates for all first-time, full-time students |
Retention Rates for students registered in SFC 1000 (On Course) |
Improvement in On Course Students |
| Fall ’01 – Spring ’02 | 86.8% | 92.0% | +5.2% |
| To Fall, ’02 | 67.2% | 71.6% | 4.4% |
| to Spring, ’03 | 61.1% | 64.8% | +3.7% |
| to Fall, ’03 | 30.8% | 48.9% | +18.1% |
Conclusion:The impact of the On Course program on retention became most pronounced in students’ fourth semester. There, retention of On Course students was 17-18% higher than retention of students not in the On Course program.
