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Lord Fairfax Community College ~ Cohort Retention Trends, 2003 - 2007

Lisa V. Friel Consulting 0

October 2007

Cohort

Retention

Trends2003 2007


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This report was prepared for

Lord Fairfax Community College

by Lisa V. Friel, M.A.

100 Friendship WaySedona, Arizona 86336

[email protected]


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fall 2003 Cohort Retention & Persistence: Fall 2003 - Summer 2006Table 1-A: College-wide 3

Table 1-B: Middletown Campus 4

Table 1-C: Fauquier Campus 5

Fall 2004 Cohort Retention & Persistence: Fall 2004 Summer 2007

Table 2-A: College-wide 6



Fall 2005 Cohort Retention & Persistence: Fall 2005 - Summer 2007




Fall 2006 Cohort Retention & Persistence: Fall 2006 - Summer 2007




Cohort Retention Summary: Fall 2003 - Fall 2007




Analysis Notes 9

Terms and Definitions 10


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Table1-A

Fall2003Co

hortRetention&Persistence

Fall

2003-Summer2006

College-wide

BaseYear

Fall03to

Spring04

Retention

Fall03to

Fall04

Retention

Fall03to

Fa

ll05

Retention

2-year

Persistence:#

frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

baseSemester

3

-year

Persistence:#

from

basewho

receivedANY

awar

datANY

pointsince

base

Semester

IntheFall2003,9

09new,non-dual

enrolled,curricularstudents

enrolledinLFCC.

Thistableshows

howmanywerestillenrolled,inany

enrollmentsta

tus,atselect

benchma

rktimes.

Fall2003

Spring2004

Fall2004

Fall2005

Summer2005

Summer2006

Headcount

909

572

413

245

73

145

Base

Co

hort:

Ne

w,

no

tDE

,curr

icul

ar

enro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

63%

45%

2

7%

8%

16%

Base

Headcount

389

308

236

139

60

113

Co

hort

Mem

bers

whos

tarte

dasfu

ll-

times

tudents

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

79%

61%

3

6%

15%

29%

Base

Headcount

520

264

177

106

13

32

Co

hort

Mem

bers

whos

tarte

daspart-

times

tudents

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

51%

34%

2

0%

3%

6%


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Table1-B

Fall2003Co


Fall

2003-Summer2006

M

iddletownCampus

BaseYear

Fall03to

Spring04

Retention

Fall03to

Fall04

Retention

Fall03to

Fall05

Re

tention

2-year

Persistence:#

frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

baseSemester

3-year

Persistence:#

from

basewho

receivedANY

awardatANY

po

intsince

baseSemester

IntheFall2003,6

43new,non-dual

enrolled,curricularstudentsenrolled

inLFCCattheMiddletowncampus.

Thistableshowsh

owmanywerestill

enrolled,inanyen

rollmentstatus,at

selectbench

marktimes.

Fall2003

Spring2004

Fall2004

Fall2005

Summer2005

Sum

mer2006

Headcount

643

409

297

180

50

96

Base

Co

hort:

New

,no

t

DE

,curr

icu

larenro

lle

d

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

64%

46%

28%

8%

15%

Base

Headcount

283

219

168

100

40

74

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-time

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

77%

59%

35%

14%

26%

Base

Headcount

360

190

129

80

10

22

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

daspart-t

ime

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

53%

36%

22%

3%

6%


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Table1-C

Fall2003Co


Fall

2003-Summer2006

FauquierCampus

BaseYear

Fall03to

Spring04

Retention

Fall03to

Fall04

Retention

Fa

ll03to

F

all05

Re

tention

2-year

Persistence:#

frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

baseSemester

3-year

Per

sistence:#

from

basewho

rec

eivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

bas

eSemester

IntheFall2003,266new,non-dual

enrolled,curriculars

tudentsenrolledin

LFCCattheFauqu

iercampus.This

tableshowshow

manywerestill

enrolled,inanyenrollmentstatus,at

selectbenchmarktimes.

Fall2003

Spring2004

Fall2004

Fa

ll2005

Summer2005

Summer2006

Headcount

266

163

116

65

23

49

Base

Co

hort:

New,

no

t

DE

,curr

icu

larenro

lle

d

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

61%

44%

24%

9%

18%

Base

Headcount

106

89

68

39

20

39

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-tim

e

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

84%

64%

37%

19%

37%

Base

Headcount

160

74

48

26

3

10

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

daspart-time

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

46%

30%

16%

2%

6%


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Table2-A

Fall2004Co


Fall

2004Summer2007

College-wide

BaseYear

Fall04to

Spring05

Retention

Fall04to

Fall05

Retention

Fall04to

Fa

ll06

Retention

2-year

Persistence:#

frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

baseSemester

3

-year

Persistence:#

frombasewho

receivedANY

awar

datANY

pointsince

base

Semester

IntheFall2004,8

38new,non-dual


enrolledinLFCC.

Thistableshows

howmanywerestillenrolled,inany

enrollmentsta

tus,atselect

benchma

rktimes.

Fall2004

Spring2005

Fall2005

Fal

l2006

Summer2006

Sum

mer2007

Headcount

838

551

377

2

12*

72

123

Base

Co

hort:

Ne

w,

no

tDE

,curr

icular

enro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

66%

45%

2

5%

9%

15%

Base

Headcount

394

314

232

121

63

97

Co

hort

Mem

bers

whos

tarte

dasfu

ll-

times

tudents

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

80%

59%

3

1%

16%

25%

Base

Headcount

444

237

145

91

9

26

Co

hort

Mem

bers

whos

tarte

daspart-

times

tudents

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

53%

33%

2

0%

2%

6%


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Table2-B

Fall2004Co


Fall

2004Summer2007

M

iddletownCampus

BaseYear

Fall04to

Spring05

Retention

Fall04to

Fall05

Retention

Fall04to

Fa

ll06

Retention

2-year

Persistence:#

frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

baseSemester

3-year

Pers

istence:#

frombasewho

rece

ivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

base

Semester


enrolled,curric

ularstudents

enrolledinLFCCattheMiddletown

campus.Thista

bleshowshow

manywerestillenrolled,inany

enrollmentsta

tus,atselect

benchmarktimes.

Fall2004

Spring2005

Fall2005

Fall2006

Summer2006

Sum

mer2007

Headcount

580

384

266

1

54*

50

86

Base

Co

hort:

Ne

w,

no

tDE

,curr

icular

enro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

66%

46%

2

7%

9%

15%

Base

Headcount

274

215

158

84

44

65

Co

hort

Mem

ber

s

whos

tarte

dasfu

ll-

times

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

78%

58%

3

1%

16%

24%

Base

Headcount

306

169

108

70

6

21

Co

hort

Mem

ber

s

whos

tarte

daspart-

times

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

55%

35%

2

3%

2%

7%


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Table2-C

Fall2004Co


Fall

2004Summer2007

FauquierCampus

BaseYear

Fall04to

Spring05

Retention

Fall04to

Fall05

Retention

Fall

04to

Fall06

Rete

ntion

2-year

Persistence:#

frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANY

pointsince

baseSemester

3-year

Pers

istence:#

frombasewho

rece

ivedANY

awardatANY

point

sincebase

Se

mester

IntheFall2004,25

8new,non-dual


enrolledinLFCCattheFauquier

campus.Thistableshowshow

manywerestillenrolled,inany

enrollmentstat

us,atselect

benchmarktimes.

Fall2004

Spring2005

Fall2005

Fall

2006

Summer2006

Sum

mer2007

Headcount

258

167

111

5

8*

22

37

Base

Co

hort:

New

,

no

tDE

,curr

icula

r

enro

lle

ds

tudents

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

65%

43%

22

%

9%

14%

Base

Headcount

120

99

74

3

7

19

32

Co

hort

Mem

bers

whos

tarte

das

full-

times

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

83%

62%

31

%

16%

27%

Base

Headcount

138

68

37

2

1

3

5

Co

hort

Mem

bers

whos

tarte

daspart-

times

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

49%

27%

15

%

2%

4%

*Thisstatisticdoes

notmatchcohortretentionfigures

inTable3inRetentionTrends200

4-2007becausethisstatisticisba

sedon

curricularstatusinFall2004,whereastheotherstatis

ticisbasedoncurricularstatusinFall2006,albeitforthesamecoho

rt.


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Table3-A

Fall2005Co


F

all2005Fall2007

College-wide

BaseYear

Fall05to

Spring06

Retention

Fall05to

Fall

06

Reten

tion

Fall05to

Fall07

Retention

2-yearPersis

tence:

#frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANYpoint

sinceba

se

Semester


enrolled,cur

ricularstudentsenrolledin

LFCC.Thistableshowshowmanywere

stillenrolled,

inanyenrollmentstatus,at

selec

tbenchmarktimes.

F

all2005

Spring2006

Fall2

006

Fall2007

Summer2

007

Headcount

813

546

363

214*

69

Base

Co

hort:

New,

no

tDE

,

curr

icu

larenro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

67%

45%

26%

8%

Base

Headcount

376

292

210

118

54

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

78%

56%

31%

14%

Base

Headcount

437

254

153

96

15

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

part-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

58%

35%

22%

3%


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Table3-B

Fall2005Co


F

all2005Fall2007

M

iddletownCampus

BaseYear

Fall05to

Spring06

Retention

Fall0

5to

Fall

06

Reten

tion

Fall05to

Fall07

Retention

2-yearPersistence:

#frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANYpoint

sinceba

se

Semest

er


enrolled,cur


LFCCatthe

Middletowncampus.This

tableshowsho

wmanywerestillenrolled,in

anyenrollmentstatus,atselectbenchmark

times.

F

all2005

Spring2006

Fall2

006

Fall2007

Summer2

007

Headcount

547

370

252

160*

47

Base

Co

hort:

New,

no

tDE

,

curr

icu

larenro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

68%

46%

29%

9%

Base

Headcount

259

202

146

91

37

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

78%

56%

35%

14%

Base

Headcount

288

168

106

69

10

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

part-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

58%

37%

24%

3%


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Table3-C

Fall2005Co


F

all2005Fall2007

FauquierCampus

Ba

seYear

Fall05to

Spring06

Retention

Fall05to

Fall06

Retention

Fall05to

Fall07

Retention

2-yearPersistence:

#frombasewho

receivedANY

award

atANYpointsince

baseSemester


enrolled,curricularstudentsenrolledin

LFCCattheFauquiercampus.Thistable

showshowma

nywerestillenrolled,inany

enrollmentstatus,atselectbenchmark

times.

Fall2005

Spring2006

Fall2006

Fall2007

Summer2

007

Headcount

266

176

111

54*

22

Base

Co

hort:

New,

no

tDE

,

curr

icu

larenro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

66%

42%

20%

8%

Base

Headcount

117

90

64

27

17

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-t

ime

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

77%

55%

23%

15%

Base

Headcount

149

86

47

27

5

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

part-t

ime

studen

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

58%

32%

18%

3%

*Thisstatisticd

oesnotmatchcohortretentionfigu

resinTable5inRetentionTrends

2004-2007becausethisstatisticisbased

oncurricularsta

tusinFall2005,whereastheothe

rstatisticisbasedoncurricularstatusinFall2007,albeitforthesam

e

cohort.


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Table4-A

Fall2006Co


F

all2006Fall2007

College-wide

BaseYear

Fall06to

Spring07

Retention

Fall06to

Fall

07

Reten

tion

Fall06to

Fall08

Retention

1-yearPersis

tence:

#frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANYpoint

sinceba

se

Semester


enrolled,cur


LFCC.Thistableshowshowmanywere

stillenrolled,

inanyenrollmentstatus,at

selec

tbenchmarktimes.

F

all2006

Spring2007

Fall2

007

Fall2008

Summer2

007

Headcount

893

606

435

N/A

7

Base

Co

hort:

New,

no

tDE

,

curr

icu

larenro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

68%

49%

N/A

1%

Base

Headcount

427

343

248

N/A

5

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

80%

58%

N/A

1%

Base

Headcount

466

263

187

N/A

2

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

part-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

56%

40%

N/A

0%


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Table4-B

Fall2006Co


F

all2006Fall2007

M

iddletownCampus

BaseYear

Fall06to

Spring07

Retention

Fall06to

Fall

07

Reten

tion

Fall06to

Fall08

Retention

1-yearPersis

tence:

#frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANYpoint

sinceba

se

Semester


enrolled,cur


LFCCatthe

Middletowncampus.This

tableshowsho

wmanywerestillenrolled,in

anyenrollmentstatus,atselectbenchmark

times.

F

all2006

Spring2007

Fall2

007

Fall2008

Summer2

007

Headcount

589

401

282

N/A

4

Base

Co

hort:

New,

no

tDE

,

curr

icu

larenro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

68%

48%

N/A

1%

Base

Headcount

260

213

152

N/A

3

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

82%

58%

N/A

1%

Base

Headcount

329

188

130

N/A

1

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

part-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

57%

40%

N/A

0%


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Table4-C

Fall2006Co


F

all2006Fall2007

FauquierCampus

BaseYear

Fall06to

Spring07

Retention

Fall0

6to

Fall

07

Reten

tion

Fall06to

Fall08

Retention

1-yearPersistence:

#frombasewho

receivedANY

awardatANYpoint

sinceba

se

Semest

er


enrolled,cur


LFCCattheF

auquiercampus.Thistable

showshowma

nywerestillenrolled,inany

enrollments

tatus,atselectbenchmark

times.

F

all2006

Spring2007

Fall2

007

Fall2008

Summer2

007

Headcount

304

205

153

N/A

3

Base

Co

hort:

New,

no

tDE

,

curr

icu

larenro

lle

ds

tuden

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

100%

67%

50%

N/A

1%

Base

Headcount

167

130

96

N/A

2

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

full-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

78%

57%

N/A

1%

Base

Headcount

137

75

57

N/A

1

Co

hort

Mem

bersw

ho

starte

das

part-t

ime

stud

en

ts

%o

fBase

Headcount

---

55%

42%

N/A

1%


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Table5-A

CohortRetentionSummary,Fall2003Fall2007,College-wide

Fall

2003

Spring

2004

Fall2004

Spring

2005

Fall2005

Spring

2006

Fall2006

Spring

2007

Fall

2007

TotalSemester

Enrollment

5,056

4,618

5,365

4,947

5,467

5,287

5,846

5,502

4,066

CohortStartingFall2003

Cohor

tStartingFall2004


Coho

rtStartingFall2006

BaseCohort:

New,notDE,

curricular

enrolledstudents

Starting

Fall03

Retained

Spring

04

Retained

Fall04

Starting

Fall04

Retained

Spring

05

Retained

Fall05

Starting

Fall05

Retained

Spring

06

Retained

Fall06

Starting

Fall06

Retained

Spring

07

Retained

Fall07

Headcount

909

572

413

838

551

377

813

546

363

893

606

435

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

18%

12%

8%

16%

11%

7%

15%

10%

6%

15%

11%

11%

All

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-37%

-55%

---

-34%

-55%

---

-33%

-55%

---

-32%

-51%

Headcount

389

308

236

394

314

232

376

292

210

427

343

248

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

8%

7%

4%

7%

6%

4%

7%

6%

4%

7%

6%

6%

Fu

ll-

time

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-21%

-39%

---

-20%

-41%

---

-22%

-44%

---

-20%

-42%

Headcount

520

264

177

444

237

145

437

254

153

466

263

187

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

10%

6%

3%

8%

5%

3%

8%

5%

3%

8%

5%

5%

Part-

time

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-49%

-66%

---

-47%

-67%

---

-42%

-65%

---

-44%

-60%

909

572

413

838

551

377

813

546

363

893

606

435


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Coh

ortRetentionSummar

y,Fall2003Fall2007,

MiddletownCampus

Fall

2003

Spring

2004

Fall2004

Spring

2005

Fall2005

Spring

2006

Fall2006

Spring

2007

Fall

2007

TotalSemester

Enrollment

4,136

3,784

4,301

3,918

4,309

4,136

4,467

4,236

3,017


Cohor

tStartingFall2004


Coho

rtStartingFall2006

BaseCohort:

New,notDE,

curricular

enrolledstudents

Starting

Fall03

Retained

Spring

04

Retained

Fall04

Starting

Fall04

Retained

Spring

05

Retained

Fall05

Starting

Fall05

Retained

Spring

06

Retained

Fall06

Starting

Fall06

Retained

Spring

07

Retained

Fall07

Headcount

643

409

297

580

384

266

547

370

252

589

401

282

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

16%

11%

7%

13%

10%

6%

13%

9%

6%

13%

9%

9%

All

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-36%

-54%

---

-34%

-54%

---

-32%

-54%

---

-32%

-52%

Headcount

283

219

168

274

215

158

259

202

146

260

213

152

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

7%

6%

4%

6%

5%

4%

6%

5%

3%

6%

5%

5%

Fu

ll-

time

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-23%

-41%

---

-22%

-42%

---

-22%

-44%

---

-18%

-42%

Headcount

360

190

129

306

169

108

288

168

106

329

188

130

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

9%

5%

3%

7%

4%

3%

7%

4%

2%

7%

4%

4%

Part-

time

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-47%

-64%

---

-45%

-65%

---

-42%

-63%

---

-43%

-60%


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CohortRetentionSumma

ry,Fall2003Fall2007,FauquierCampus

Fall

2003

Spring

2004

Fall2004

Spring

2005

Fall2005

Spring

2006

Fall2006

Spring

2007

Fall

2007

TotalSemester

Enrollment

920

834

1,064

1,029

1,158

1,151

1,379

1,266

1,049


Cohor

tStartingFall2004


Coho

rtStartingFall2006

BaseCohort:

New,notDE,

curricular

enrolledstudents

Starting

Fall03

Retained

Spring

04

Retained

Fall04

Starting

Fall04

Retained

Spring

05

Retained

Fall05

Starting

Fall05

Retained

Spring

06

Retained

Fall06

Starting

Fall06

Retained

Spring

07

Retained

Fall07

Headcount

266

163

116

258

167

111

266

176

111

304

205

153

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

29%

20%

11%

24%

16%

10%

23%

15%

8%

22%

16%

15%

All

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-39%

-56%

---

-35%

-57%

---

-34%

-58%

---

-33%

-50%

Headcount

106

89

68

120

99

74

117

90

64

167

130

96

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

12%

11%

6%

11%

10%

6%

10%

8%

5%

12%

10%

9%

Fu

ll-

time

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-16%

-36%

---

-18%

-38%

---

-23%

-45%

---

-22%

-43%

Headcount

160

74

48

138

68

37

149

86

47

137

75

57

%o

fTotal

Semester

Enrolment

17%

9%

5%

13%

7%

3%

13%

7%

3%

10%

6%

5%

Part-

time

Change

fromBase

Semester

---

-54%

-70%

---

-51%

-73%

---

-42%

-68%

---

-45%

-58%


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Analysis Notes

The Cohorts are defined in the base year in all tables using three criteria:

a. Non-dual enrolled students only

b. New students onlyc. Curricular students only

At the first two stages of defining the cohort, the cohort size could be verified againstexisting Enrollment data.

Cohort analysis elements:

a. Cohort analysis is designed such that the definitions are met only in base year.b. Statistics in the benchmark semesters do NOT consider the presence of studentsin intervening semesters.

c. Only the persistence analysis looks at cohort members in every semester fromFall 2003 through Summer 2006.


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Terms and Definitions

Audit:A way to take a course but receive no grade or credit hours.

Campus: The course campus of a student; it reflects where the student actually takescourses; LFCC campuses include Middletown and Fauquier.

Cohort:A generational group, in this case defined by their status as students at LFCC.

Continuing student:A student who has previously attended LFCC.

Curricular student:A student enrolled in an A.A., A.S., A.A.S. diploma or certificate program.

Day student:A student who takes at least one course that begins prior to 5 p.m.

Dual enrollment:A program through which high school students may enroll in college courseswhile still enrolled in high school; students are not required to apply for admission to theCollege in order to participate.

Dual-enrolled student:A student who has not graduated from high school, is currentlyenrolled in high school, and is also enrolled in a post-secondary institution.

Enrollment Categories: Enrollment categories include dual-enrolled, non-curricular, andcurricular students.

Entry Status: For every semester, a student is classified as a new, transfer or continuingstudent. (See other definitions for New Student, Transfer Student, and Continuing Student.)

Evening student:A student who takes only courses that begin after 5 p.m.

Full-time student:A student who takes 12 or more credit hours in one semester.

Headcount: The reported credit student enrollment which excludes audits, late adds and non-credit students.

Jurisdictions: The current county or city of residence of a student.

LFCC: Lord Fairfax Community College

New student:A student who has never attended an institution of higher education.

Non-curricular student:A student enrolled in a non-credit capacity; enrolled in courses thatare not in an A.A., A.S., A.A.S. diploma or certificate program.

Part-time student:A student who takes less than 12 credit hours in one term.

Transfer student:A student who has attended or is attending another institution of higher

education

VCCS: Virginia Community College System; includes the 23 community colleges throughoutthe State.

Virtual learning:A course that is taken exclusively via the internet.

Virtual student:A student who only takes classes over the internet and is not enrolled in anyday or evening classes on a campus.

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