Profile of Enrollment and Student Success by
Mode of Instruction at PVCC in 2014-2015
Purpose
Describing and tracking course offerings, student characteristics, and student outcomes over time by mode of instruction is an important tool for evaluating distance learning (DL) as mode of course delivery. As we continue to add DL courses, we not only track the number of courses and enrollments, but also assess the quality and comparability of DL courses with campus-based offerings. This report provides descriptive and comparative data on DL courses and students in 2014-2015. This annual report tracks changes in baseline indicators and provides information that can be used by those who design, deliver, and support distance learning at PVCC in order to improve DL courses. These findings should be interpreted in the context of regional/national statistics and trends in distance education, as well as student evaluations of DL courses.
Modes of Instruction
The following describe the modes of instruction currently in use at PVCC.
1. In Person (P) – Classroom lecture
The following three categories constitute DL modes of instruction.
2. WWW Online (WW) – Instruction for these courses is online using the internet. Most courses are taught using Blackboard, but may also include the World Wide Web, PowerPoint, special software, listservs, and email.
3. Hybrid – In Person & Web (HY) – Hybrid is the combination of a distance learning instructional delivery and a face-to-face instructional delivery. The distance learning instructional delivery can be either asynchronous or synchronous.
4. Interactive Classroom Video (CV) – Interactive classroom video courses are synchronous distance learning and either offer students access to a program not offered at their home campus or the ability to attend a course at any campus or center where it is offered. Courses taught via CV are two-way real-time video and audio, also known as interactive television. Classes and programs taught via CV can be received by and sent from any other college within the VCCS.
Key Findings: 2014-15
§ PVCC continues to expand DL offerings and enrollment, however, the gaps in outcomes between DL courses and their campus-based counterparts are, on the whole, unchanged over the past five academic years.
§ There were 10,219 enrollments in DL courses this year – a decrease of 3% from 2013-14.
§ 3,698 students took DL courses – an increase of 5 students over 2013-14.
§ The number of DL students enrolled only in DL courses decreased marginally, from 953 in 2013-2014 to 930 in 2014-2015 (a 2.4% decline).
§ 13% of all DL students were unclassified[1] in an academic program. Looking at students who take only DL courses, however, shows that 12 were unclassified in an academic program, and 29% were new to PVCC.
§ Withdrawal rates for DL courses (at 12%) are slightly higher than last year (9.0%).
§ For distance learning courses that have traditional counterparts, the adjusted completion rate was 74% (down from 76% in 2013-2014), and for traditional courses was 84% (up from 82% in 2013-2014).
Implications
PVCC’s DL program continues to expand. As hundreds of students take all their courses through distance learning, PVCC must continue to be responsive to the needs of these students, providing comparable and appropriate services and learning assistance.
The gap in comparability of student outcomes in DL courses and their campus-based counterparts is now minimal. The adjusted successful completion rates for DL and traditional courses were nearly equal. As in previous years, where disparities in student outcomes remain for specific online courses when compared with their traditional counterparts, faculty should conduct audits of DL and campus-based curriculum and instruction to identify possible explanations and solutions.
The table on the following pages profiles enrollment in distance learning since 2009-10.
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Table 1. PVCC Virtual and Hybrid Course Enrollment Profile: 2009-10 through 2014-2015
2009-10 / 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All
DL Course Offerings
DL Courses / 66 / 33 / 93 / 78 / 30 / 102 / 79 / 28 / 107 / 109 / 37 / 142 / 131 / 36 / 164 / 126 / 39 / 167
DL Sections / 177 / 49 / 226 / 223 / 44 / 267 / 256 / 48 / 304 / 309 / 202 / 511 / 339 / 215 / 554 / 183 / 175 / 375
Courses offered only through DL / 24 / 17 / 41 / 29 / 20 / 49 / 31 / 17 / 48 / 54 / 13 / 67 / 68 / 18 / 86 / 60 / 41 / 101
Enrollments in DL Courses
Summer / 899 / 146 / 1045 / 1074 / 156 / 1230 / 1219 / 151 / 1370 / 1332 / 178 / 1510 / 1774 / 271 / 2045 / 1740 / 370 / 2172
Fall / 1396 / 299 / 1695 / 1642 / 288 / 1930 / 1991 / 213 / 2204 / 2256 / 1070 / 3326 / 2768 / 1389 / 4157 / 2721 / 1331 / 4090
Spring / 1528 / 212 / 1740 / 2075 / 299 / 2374 / 1985 / 378 / 2363 / 2236 / 1128 / 3364 / 2856 / 1447 / 4303 / 2624 / 1270 / 3957
Annual / 3823 / 657 / 4480 / 4791 / 743 / 5534 / 5195 / 742 / 5937 / 5825 / 2376 / 8201 / 7398 / 3107 / 10505 / 7058 / 2971 / 10219
FTE Generated by DL Enrollment
Summer / 168 / 17 / 185 / 197 / 17 / 214 / 214 / 18 / 232 / 237 / 27 / 264 / 253.8 / 25.9 / 279.7 / 318.7 / 56.8 / 387.1
Fall / 274 / 59 / 333 / 295 / 47 / 342 / 352 / 32 / 384 / 395 / 84 / 479 / 389 / 97.7 / 486.7 / 480.5 / 119.5 / 605.5
Spring / 291 / 35 / 326 / 374 / 55 / 429 / 348 / 61 / 409 / 399 / 115 / 514 / 406.9 / 128.7 / 535.6 / 473.3 / 131.4 / 613.4
Annual / 367 / 55 / 422 / 432 / 60 / 492 / 457 / 56 / 513 / 1031 / 227 / 1258 / 1049.7 / 252.3 / 1302 / 1272.6 / 304.8 / 1604
Students in DL Courses
Summer / 687 / 130 / 802 / 768 / 141 / 909 / 872 / 147 / 978 / 954 / 157 / 1083 / 1012 / 179 / 1163 / 1034 / 260 / 1278
Fall / 1005 / 287 / 1269 / 1109 / 276 / 1385 / 1360 / 192 / 1491 / 1475 / 660 / 1983 / 1454 / 675 / 1989 / 1456 / 645 / 1984
Spring / 1064 / 193 / 1219 / 1368 / 205 / 1573 / 1366 / 274 / 1552 / 1443 / 655 / 1931 / 1519 / 710 / 2078 / 1429 / 608 / 1932
Annual / 2109 / 514 / 2484 / 2289 / 542 / 2831 / 2656 / 505 / 2868 / 2869 / 1186 / 3590 / 2941 / 1214 / 3693 / 2902 / 1203 / 3698
% classified in a curriculum* / 77% / 57% / 76% / 83% / 87% / 83% / 94% / 81% / 83% / 81% / 97% / 85% / 81% / 96% / 84% / 84% / 98% / 87%
% new to PVCC* / 28% / 30% / 28% / 27% / 21% / 27% / 27% / 18% / 27% / 29% / 34% / 30% / 26% / 31% / 28% / 25% / 39% / 29%
Taking only DL courses / 588 / 54 / 655 / 649 / 41 / 718 / 683 / 21 / 754 / 868 / 60 / 968 / 894 / 95 / 953 / 873 / 117 / 930
% classified in a curriculum / 54% / 42% / 54% / 61% / 77% / 62% / 62% / 90% / 63% / 67% / 87% / 69% / 64% / 87% / 66% / 83% / 98% / 88%
% new to PVCC / 35% / 37% / 35% / 39% / 27% / 39% / 38% / 19% / 37% / 36% / 28% / 35% / 30% / 24% / 30% / 25% / 39% / 29%
Taking more than one DL course
Summer / 25% / 12% / 25% / 26% / 11% / 27% / 30% / 3% / 29% / 20% / 9% / 30% / 46% / 37% / 45% / 47% / 41% / 45%
Fall / 29% / 4% / 25% / 31% / 4% / 28% / 31% / 14% / 30% / 35% / 41% / 41% / 48% / 59% / 53% / 51% / 67% / 55%
Spring / 29% / 9% / 29% / 32% / 45% / 36% / 30% / 41% / 35% / 35% / 53% / 45% / 48% / 58% / 53% / 100% / 68% / 90%
Annual / 42% / 23% / 42% / 45% / 33% / 48% / 46% / 48% / 51% / 48% / 57% / 56% / 59% / 68% / 64% / 65% / 62% / 66%
Taking one or more campus-based courses / 72% / 89% / 74% / 82% / 87% / 75% / 71% / 91% / 73% / 70% / 90% / 74% / 41% / 92% / 43% / 41% / 90% / 22%
Table 2. PVCC Virtual and Hybrid Course Enrollment Demographics: 2009-10 through 2013-14
2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All / Virtual / Hybrid / All
Full-Time
Fall / 30% / 15% / 28% / 25% / 21% / 24% / 28% / 24% / 27% / 37% / 42% / 38% / 51% / 24% / 63% / 9% / 4% / 7
Spring / 30% / 13% / 27% / 30% / 30% / 29% / 28% / 19% / 26% / 38% / 41% / 37% / 51% / 27% / 64% / 9% / 5% / 7
Part-Time
Fall / 70% / 85% / 72% / 75% / 79% / 76% / 72% / 76% / 73% / 63% / 58% / 62% / 49% / 76% / 37% / 91% / 95% / 92
Spring / 70% / 86% / 73% / 70% / 70% / 71% / 72% / 81% / 74% / 62% / 59% / 63% / 49% / 73% / 36% / 91% / 95% / 92
Female / 72% / 57% / 70% / 70% / 64% / 69% / 71% / 68% / 70% / 69% / 65% / 67% / 68% / 60% / 65% / 71% / 65% / 70%
Male / 28% / 43% / 30% / 30% / 36% / 31% / 29% / 32% / 30% / 31% / 35% / 33% / 32% / 40% / 35% / 29% / 35% / 30%
Caucasian / 78% / 78% / 78% / 78% / 74% / 77% / 79% / 77% / 79% / 78% / 70% / 76% / 79% / 69% / 77% / 75% / 63% / 71%
Black/African American / 13% / 12% / 13% / 13% / 15% / 13% / 14% / 16% / 14% / 15% / 23% / 17% / 14% / 22% / 16% / 14% / 22% / 16%
Other Minority / 9% / 10% / 9% / 9% / 11% / 10% / 7% / 7% / 7% / 7% / 7% / 7% / 7% / 9% / 7% / 11% / 15% / 13%
Under Age 18 / 5% / 24% / 8% / 3% / 6% / 4% / 3% / 0% / 3% / 6% / 3% / 5% / 6% / 1% / 5% / 7% / 2% / 6%
Age 18-21 / 30% / 28% / 29% / 30% / 20% / 29% / 29% / 16% / 28% / 30% / 35% / 32% / 30% / 39% / 33% / 27% / 36% / 30%
Age 22-24 / 15% / 10% / 14% / 16% / 17% / 16% / 16% / 15% / 16% / 15% / 14% / 15% / 15% / 13% / 15% / 14% / 14% / 14%
Age 25-34 / 27% / 15% / 26% / 28% / 29% / 28% / 30% / 37% / 31% / 29% / 26% / 28% / 29% / 24% / 27% / 30% / 27% / 29%
Age 35-44 / 13% / 9% / 13% / 13% / 14% / 13% / 13% / 18% / 13% / 12% / 12% / 12% / 11% / 13% / 12% / 13% / 13% / 13%
Age 45 and over / 10% / 13% / 10% / 10% / 14% / 10% / 9% / 14% / 10% / 9% / 9% / 9% / 9% / 10% / 9% / 9% / 8% / 8%
Student Outcomes
Withdrawal rate / 12% / 4% / 11% / 12% / 5% / 11% / 12% / 6% / 12% / 12% / 5% / 11% / 10% / 5% / 9% / 14% / 7 / 12%
Completion rate, grades A, B, C, P, S / 70% / 88% / 72% / 72% / 85% / 73% / 70% / 85% / 72% / 70% / 74% / 71% / 72% / 70% / 71% / 73% / 76% / 74%
Adjusted completion rate, grades A, B, C, P, S / 79% / 91% / 80% / 81% / 89% / 82% / 80% / 91% / 82% / 80% / 78% / 80% / 82% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 82 / 84%
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Table 3. PVCC Course Outcomes by Mode of Instruction, 2014-15 Academic Year
High Risk / Subject / Catalog / Class Type / Total Students / A / B / C / D / F / P / S / U / W / Completion Rate / Non-Completion Rate / Adjusted Completion Rate /x / ACC / 211 / P / 232 / 18.53% / 21.98% / 13.36% / 12.93% / 16.38% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 16.81% / 53.88% / 46.12% / 65%
x / WW / 62 / 14.52% / 14.52% / 4.84% / 6.45% / 19.35% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 40.32% / 33.87% / 66.13% / 57%
212 / P / 126 / 23.02% / 25.40% / 23.02% / 14.29% / 8.73% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 5.56% / 71.43% / 28.57% / 76%
x / WW / 52 / 11.54% / 28.85% / 11.54% / 9.62% / 15.38% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 23.08% / 51.92% / 48.08% / 68%
x / 213 / WW / 294 / 17.69% / 20.41% / 11.56% / 11.56% / 17.01% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 21.77% / 49.66% / 50.34% / 63%
x / 214 / WW / 178 / 19.66% / 26.40% / 19.66% / 12.92% / 10.67% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 10.67% / 65.73% / 34.27% / 74%
219 / WW / 14 / 42.86% / 21.43% / 14.29% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 21.43% / 78.57% / 21.43% / 100%
x / 221 / WW / 24 / 33.33% / 33.33% / 0.00% / 12.50% / 16.67% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 4.17% / 66.67% / 33.33% / 70%
x / 222 / WW / 17 / 47.06% / 0.00% / 11.76% / 23.53% / 17.65% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 58.82% / 41.18% / 59%
231 / P / 12 / 58.33% / 16.67% / 16.67% / 0.00% / 8.33% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 91.67% / 8.33% / 92%
x / 240 / WW / 33.33% / 33.33% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 33.33% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 66.67% / 33.33% / 67%
261 / P / 18 / 83.33% / 5.56% / 5.56% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 5.56% / 94.44% / 5.56% / 100%
x / 262 / WW / 25.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 75.00% / 25.00% / 75.00% / 100%
290 / WW / 80.00% / 0.00% / 20.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 100.00% / 0.00% / 100%
x / ADJ / 100 / CV / 25.00% / 25.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 50.00% / 50.00% / 50.00% / 100%
P / 23 / 34.78% / 26.09% / 26.09% / 0.00% / 4.35% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 8.70% / 86.96% / 13.04% / 95%
WW / 47 / 17.02% / 51.06% / 10.64% / 6.38% / 8.51% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 6.38% / 78.72% / 21.28% / 84%
115 / P / 62.50% / 25.00% / 12.50% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 100.00% / 0.00% / 100%
x / 130 / P / 59 / 13.56% / 22.03% / 30.51% / 6.78% / 18.64% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 8.47% / 66.10% / 33.90% / 72%
WW / 31 / 25.81% / 29.03% / 29.03% / 9.68% / 3.23% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 3.23% / 83.87% / 16.13% / 87%
131 / P / 17 / 11.76% / 52.94% / 23.53% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 11.76% / 88.24% / 11.76% / 100%
133 / P / 30 / 36.67% / 26.67% / 16.67% / 3.33% / 10.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 6.67% / 80.00% / 20.00% / 86%
140 / WW / 20 / 35.00% / 30.00% / 20.00% / 0.00% / 5.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 10.00% / 85.00% / 15.00% / 94%
201 / CV / 0.00% / 100.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 100.00% / 0.00% / 100%
P / 20 / 25.00% / 45.00% / 20.00% / 5.00% / 5.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 90.00% / 10.00% / 90%
x / WW / 23 / 21.74% / 26.09% / 17.39% / 4.35% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 30.43% / 65.22% / 34.78% / 94%
x / 227 / WW / 50.00% / 25.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 25.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 75.00% / 25.00% / 75%