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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 481 065 JC 030 494 Coperthwaite, Corby A.; Jones, Dennis AUTHOR Degrees and Certificates Awarded, 2001-2002. TITLE Connecticut Community-Technical Coll., Hartford. Board of INSTITUTION Trustees. 2002-00-00 PUB DATE 9p.; Prepared by the Office of Planning and Assessment. NOTE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Descriptive Reports PUB TYPE (141) EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE *Academic Degrees; *Associate Degrees; Community Colleges; DESCRIPTORS English (Second Language); Gender Issues; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Minority Groups; *Outcomes of Education; *Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education IDENTIFIERS *Connecticut ABSTRACT This document reports on degrees and certificates awarded by the Connecticut community colleges during the 2001-02 academic year, using a set of eight categories. The colleges awarded 3,977 degrees and certificates in 2001-02. This represents a 1.3% increase over the previous year, and a 7.2% decrease since 1998. The colleges awarded 735 certificates in 2001-02, which represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year, and a 7.3% increase since 1998. Occupational programs account for 64.2% of all associate degrees awarded. About 21% of those degrees were in business programs, 17.2% in Health and Life Sciences programs, 10.7% in Science, Engineering, and Technology programs, and 10.1% in Social and Public Service programs. Tables break down the degrees and certificates awarded by college, by year from 1998-2002, and by discipline. The document also delineates graduates by program area, gender, and ethnicity. The gender composition of graduates has remained fairly consistent over the last 5 years, with 65% of graduates in 2001-02 being female. The percentage of minority graduates grows every year, with the 22% in 2002 compared to 17.8% in 1998. Fall 2002 Minorities made up 30% of the student body. (Contains 10 tables and 3 figures.) (NB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Connecticut kr) Communky Colleges oo Prinratinn rhat Wrvkc Fnr a 1 ifptimp U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Researen and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) IA This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization Originating 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction duality. a Points of vie-o., or Opinions stated in this &our-nor:I do no; epresent official OERI position or policy. 2001-2002 Degrees and Certificates Awarded PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1 Dr. Cothy A. Coperthwaite and Mr. Dennis Jones Office of Planning and Assessment Board of Trustees Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges Phone: (860) 725-6604 61 Woodland Street Fax: (860) 566-1308 Hartford, Connecticut 06105 CCoperthwaite@commnetedu 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Executive Summary Over the summer UCONN, CSU, and the community colleges agreed to a set of eight common categories for reporting degrees conferred in response to the DHE Performance Measures project. Beginning this year this office will use these same eight categories plus ESL for both the annual report of degrees and certificates conferred and the annual fall and spring enrollment reports. Pages 5 and six of this report provide a breakout by college for each of the new categories and the programs included within each. During the 2001-2002 academic year the Connecticut community colleges awarded 3,977 degrees and certificates. This represents a 0.8% increase in degrees awarded over last year and a 7.2% decrease since 1998. There is a 1.3% decrease in certificates awarded over last year and a 7.3% increase since 1998. The number of It will be interesting certificates awarded has increased every year from 1998 to 2001. to see if this first year of decline, albeit a small one, is the beginning of a new trend cycle. The pattern for degrees has not been as consistent, but here too it will be interesting to see if a new trend cycle of increase is beginning. Occupational programs account for 64.2% of all the associate degrees awarded. Among the occupational programs 21.1% of the degrees were in business programs, 17.2% in Health and Life Sciences programs, 10.7% in Science, Engineering, and Technology programs, 10.1% in Social and Public Service Programs. Humanities, Arts, and Communications, Social Sciences, and Education accounted for the remaining 5.1% of the degrees awarded. The gender composition of the graduates has remained fairly consistent over the last 5 years and remains similar to that of our fall enrollment. This year 65% of our graduates were female and this fall 62% of our credit students are female. This year 35% of the graduates were male and this fall 38% of our students are male. The percentage of minority graduates grows a little bit every year from 17.8% in 1998 to 22% in 2002. This fall minorities make up 30% of our student body. 2 2001-2002 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED The Connecticut community colleges awarded 3,242 associate degrees in 2001-2002. This represents a 0.8% increase over last year and a 7.2% decrease since 1998. 1998 - 2002 Associate Degrees Awarded 2002 2000 1999 2001 1998 Community Colleges Asnuntuck 149 152 149 133 137 207 215 239 266 Capital 243 Gateway 312 345 358 313 368 257 249 Housatonic 255 284 211 474 Manchester 434 491 661 531 Middlesex 217 245 143 179 211 Naugatuck Valley 467 443 398 430 411 Northwestern Conn. 152 146 148 122 101 Norwalk 386 380 385 346 394 Quinebaug Valley 86 95 116 116 98 Three Rivers 448 472 350 386 421 i unxis 227 180 211 231 249 System Total 3242 3267 3216 3603 3495 The community colleges also awarded 735 certificates in 2001-2002. This represents a 1.3% decrease since 2001 and a 7.3% increase over 1998. 1998 - 2002 Certificates Awarded 2000 2002 1999 1998 2001 Community Colleges Asnuntuck 48 39 42 58 57 Capital 53 30 38 39 31 Gateway 87 118 80 63 111 Housatonic 32 55 37 38 31 Manchester 80 86 66 82 61 Middlesex 24 22 30 33 12 Naugatuck Valley 76 82 70 89 100 Northwestern Conn. 45 68 63 60 80 Norwalk 39 98 14 65 41 Quinebaug Valley 37 24 29 29 49 Three Rivers 45 47 39 32 53 Tunxis 92 122 108 95 120 System Total 685 684 745 735 645 3 In total, the community colleges awarded 3,977 degrees and certificates in 2001-2002. This represents a 0.4% increase over 2001 and a 4.9% decrease since 1998. 1998 - 2002 Degrees & Certificates Awarded 2002 2000 1998 1999 2001 Community Colleges 209 207 Asnuntuck 197 175 176 237 254 297 292 Capital 281 Gateway 430 456 445 393 431 322 312 Housatonic 242 287 286 516 Manchester 577 540 592 741 Middlesex 250 275 235 155 201 Naugatuck Valley 519 487 468 567 525 Northwestern Conn. 220 167 228 209 161 Norwalk 483 425 435 394 411 Quinebaug Valley 127 124 165 110 153 Three Rivers 460 495 382 525 431 I unxis 335 303 326 369 302 System Total 4287 3912 3977 4180 3961 Occupational programs account for 64.2% of all associate degrees awarded. The remaining 35.8% are in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and General Studies programs, which provide the largest group of graduates, followed by Business (21.1%) and Health/Life Sciences (17.2%). 2001-2002 Associate Degrees Awarded Social Sciences Social & Public Business 1.2% Services 21.1% 10.1% Sci/Engineering/ Technology Education 10.7% 0.7% Health/Life Sciences Liberal Arts & 17.2% General Studies Humanities/Arts/ 35.8% Communications 3.2% BEST COPY AVAIUkBLE 4 Women earned 66.4% of the degrees awarded, and men earned 33.6%. Of the certificates awarded in 2001-2002, women received 58.4% and men received 41.6%. 2001-2002 Associate Degrees Awarded by Program Area and Gender Total Female %Female %Male Program Area Male 68.9% 684 31.1% 213 Business 471 91.3% 23 8.7% Education 21 2 85.8% 558 479 79 14.2% Health/Life Sciences 58.7% 43 104 41.3% Humanities/Arts/ Communications 61 65.7% 763 1162 399 34.3% Liberal Arts & General Studies 25.1% 346 87 259 74.9% Science/Engineering/Technology 72.5% 327 237 90 27.5% Social & Public Services 92.1% 7.9% Social Sciences 35-- 3 38 66.4% 33.6% 3242, 2154 Total 1088 2001-2002 Certificates Awarded by Program Area and Gender Total %Female Female %Male Program Area Male 81.1% 164 133 Business 18.9% 31 100.0% 2 0.0% Education 2 0 73.7% 26.3% 14 5 ESL 19 80.5% 29 149 120 19.5% Health/Life Sciences 69.2% 26 Humanities/Arts/Communications 30.8% 18 8 80.0% 20.0% 4 5 Liberal Arts & General Studies 1 23.0% 230 53 Science/Engineering/Technology 77.0% 177 59.5% 78 53 40.5% Social & Public Services 131 7 77.8% 22.2% Social Sciences 2 9 58.4% 41.6% 735 429 Total 306 2001-2002 Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Program Area & Gender Total %Female Program Area %Male Female Male 71.2% 848 Business 244. 28.8% 604 92.0% 8.0% 23 25 Education 2 73.7% 26.3% ESL 14 5 19 84.7% 707 Health/Life Sciences 599 108 15.3% Humanities/Arts/Communications 60.8% 39.2% 130 79 51 65.7% 767 1167 Liberal Arts & General Studies 400 34.3% 436 24.3% 576 Science/Engineering/Technology 75.7% 140 68.8% 31.2% Social & Public Services 458 143 315 89.4% Social Sciences 42 10.6% 5 47 64.9% Total 35.1% 3977 2583 1394 The gender composition of the graduates has remained fairly consistent over the last 5 years. Graduates by Gender 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2000 2002 1999 1998 2001 -- Male -Q- Female 5 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Minority students' earned 710 (21.9%) of the associate degrees and 163 (22.2%) of the certificates awarded by the community college system. 2001-2002 Associate Degrees Awarded by Program Area and Ethnicity Total Hispanic White Unk. Asian Black % % % Amerind. Program Area % % Non-Res % % , 3.9% 684 446- 27 65.2% 9.4% 4.7% 32 Business 2.8% 13.3% 0.7% 64 5 19 91 23 4.3% 8.7% 69.6% 2 17.4% 0.0% 0.0% 16 4 0 0 Education 0.0% 0 1 2.0% 558 3.9% 78.1% 1.4% 436 0.0% 22 Health/Life Sciences 0 0.2% 14.3% 80 11 8 1 3.8% 104 4.8% 81.7% 4 2.9% 4.8% 85 0.0% Humanities/Arts/Communications 5 1.9% 5 0 2 3 75.7% 7.7% 4.0% 47 1162 880 22 1.9% 89 0.3% Liberal Arts & General Studies 9.3% 3 1.1% 13 108 66.8% 6.4% 346 7.8% 22 6.6% 27 7.2% 23 0.0% Science/Engineering/Technology 5.2% 25 231 0 18 68.5% 327 4.3% 0.6% 11.3% 224 14 37 0.6% 45 Social & Public Services 0.9% 2 13.8% 2 3 5.3% 2.6% 76.3% 2 29 2.6% 0.0% 13.2% 0 Social Sciences 5 38 0.0 /0 0 1 1 72.4% 4.0% 129 Total 3242 363 11.2% 0.3% 2347 7.6% 1.7% 2.8% 246 10 56 91 2001-2002 Certificates Awarded by Program Area and Ethnicity Total Hispanic Unk. White Asian % Black Amerind. Program Area % % % Non-Res % % % 4.3% 78.0% 1.8% 164 7 128 3 0.0% 7.9% 7.9% Business 0.0% 13 13 0 0 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2 Education 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 47.4% 15.8% 5.3% 5.3% 10.5% 0.0% 3 ESL 0 15.8% 2 9 19 3 1 1 79.2% 149 6.7% 7.4% 5.4% 0.0% Health/Life Sciences 1.3% 118 10 0 0.0% 0 2 8 11 7.7% 80.8% 7.7% 0.0% Humanities/Arts/Communications 3.8% 0.0% 0 26 0.0% 0 0 2 2 21 1 0.0% 5 20.0% 20.0% 60.0% 0.0% Liberal Arts & General Studies 0.0% 0.0% 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 63.9% 9.6% 230 22 7.4% 7.8% 147 0.4% 8.7% Science/Engineering/Technology 20 2.2% 17 18 5 1 8.4% 13.0% 66.4% 12.2% 87 Social & Public Services 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 17 131 0 0 0 16 11 7/.8% 11.1% 11.1% Social Sciences 0.0% 0.0 /. 0.0% 7 0 0 0.0% 0 0 1 1 91 4.1% 70.1% 8.6% 8.0% 49 Total 5.4% 59 735 1.1% 515 0.1% 40 8 63 1 2001-2002 Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Program Area and Ethnicity Total Hispanic Black Asian White Amerind. Program Area % Unk. Non-Res % % % % % 8.4% Business 67.7% 848 2.2% 12.3% 5.3% 574 0.6% 45 30 3.5% 104 5 19 71 4.0% Education 4 16.0% 68.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.0% 25 17 0 3 0 0 1 ESL 47.4% 10.5% 15.8% 5.3% 5.3% 2 9 3 15.8% 0.0% 3 0 19 1 1 Health/Life Sciences 0.1% 4.2% 78.4% 707 12.9% 0.0% 554 3.0% 1.4% 30 10 0 91 21 1 5.4% Humanities/Arts/Communications 81.5% 4.6% 3.1% 1.5% 0.0% 3.8% 7 4 130 106 5 2 6 0 Liberal Arts & General Studies 7.7% 4.0% 75.7% 47 2.0% 883 23 90 1167 9.3% 1.1% 0.3% 13 108 3 Science/Engineering/Technology 4.0% 7.3% 7.8% 65.6% 43 44 576 7.5% 378 23 42 0.2% 45 7.6% 1 11.8% Social & Public Services 0.7% 13.3% 67.9% 0.4% 0.4% 458 54 25 5.5% 3 2 311 2 61 4.3% Social Sciences 0.0% 10.6% 76.6% 0.0% 2.1% 6.4% 2 36 3 0 0 47 5 1 . Total 309 7.8% 10.6% 72.0% 3.3% 4.5% 3977 178 422 0.3% 2862 64 1.6% 131 11 Minority students earned 22% of the degrees and certificates awarded by the community college system. This represents a .3% increase over last year and a 4.2% increase over 1998. 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