1. Data You Can Bank On What can OIR do for you?

2. Fall 2007 Student Demographics 13,217 students 69% Female 52% Minority Average age is 27 18% are First-time Freshmen 10% are Transfers-In 61% are Continuing Students

3. Fall 2007 Student Demographics 54% are Freshmen 54% are Part-time 24% are taking at least one class on-line 6% are taking only web courses 76% are in face to face classes only

4. Faces of the Future Who are Delgado Students? 9.6% Live alone 29.8% With Spouse/Significant Other 42% With Parents 29.4% have children 41.4% are a major wage-earner 43.3% use their own income as a major source of funding for their education

5. Faces of the Future Who are Delgado Students? About 50% said that their parents highest level of education was a High School Diploma Top 2 reasons for choosing a program were to meet requirements for a chosen occupation & develop mind and intellectual abilities 3 Most important goals are … A steady job Time for personal/family interests Be self-reliant

6. Faces of the Future Who are Delgado Students? 90% have access to the web and email at home. 94.7% of Delgado students said they use the internet once a week or more. Cost and/or availability of books and transportation are their toughest challenge along with personal financial problems.

7. Faces of the Future Employment Status of DCC students

8. Faces of the Future Highest Education Level Attained by A Parent

9. Faces of the Future Experiences during the last 2 years

10. Faces of the Future Top 5 Reasons for taking current course or program 76.7% To meet requirements for my chosen occupation 72.7% To develop my mind and intellectual abilities 70.0% To increase my earning power 57.7% To study new and different subjects 49.4% To make a career change

11. ACT Student Opinion Survey Spring 2006 51% of students surveyed reported that they entered Delgado to obtain an Associates Degree. 20% entered to take courses toward transfer to a 4-year College or University. 76% have attended Delgado 1 to 2 years.

12. ACT Student Opinion Survey Spring 2006 71% would choose Delgado again 82% said the quality of education was excellent or good

13. 2% - No Definite Purpose in Mind 1.8% - To Take Courses for Self Improvement 1.7% - To Take Job-Related Training or Job-Related Courses 3.8% - To Take Courses Necessary for Transferring to Another 2-Year College ACT Student Opinion Survey Spring 2006 Reasons for Entering Delgado

14. ACT Student Opinion Survey Spring 2006 More Reasons for Entering Delgado 20% - To Take Courses Necessary for Transferring to a 4-Year College or University 7% - To Complete a Vocational/Technical Program 6.2% - To Obtain or Maintain a Certification 51.3% - To Obtain an Associate Degree

15. ACT Student Opinion Survey Satisfaction of College Environment Academic Scale: 5 Very Satisfied, 1 Very Unsatisfied

16. ACT Student Opinion Survey Satisfaction of College Environment General Scale: 5 Very Satisfied, 1 Very Unsatisfied

17. ACT Student Opinion Survey Satisfaction with Services Used Scale: 5 Very Satisfied, 1 Very Unsatisfied

18. CCFSSE – Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement 32% of Delgado Faculty spend 13 to 16 hours in the classroom 64% spend 1 to 8 hours a week grading papers 38% spend 5 to 8 hours preparing for class 49% spend 1 to 4 hours reflecting and working on ways to improve teaching

19. CCSSE – Community College Survey of Student Engagement- percent of students who answered Very Often or Often 66% of students asked a question in class or contributed to class discussion 20% made a class presentation 49% prepared 2 or more drafts of a paper before turning it in 10% came to class with out completing readings or assignments

20. CCSSE – How many hours do you spend in a typical week doing each of the following? 49% spent 1 –5 hours preparing for class(studying, reading, writing, rehearsing, doing homework etc.) 43% spent more than 30 hours working for pay. 26% spent more than 30 hours caring for dependents.

21. CCSSE – How often do you use the following services? Percentage answering Often or Sometimes. Academic advising/planning – 54% Career Counseling – 22% Skills lab – 44% Computer lab – 51% Student Organizations – 13% Transfer credit assistance – 28%