ERIC ED561979: Joint Enrollment Report, 2014

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Joint Enrollment
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Page 2 Iowa Department of Education
State of Iowa
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa
50319-0146

Phone: [phone] State Board of Education
Fax: [phone]
www.educateiowa.gov Charles C. Edwards, Jr., President, Des Moines

Michael L. Knedler, Vice President, Council Bluffs
Jeremy Varner
Brooke Axiotis, Des Moines
Administrator, Division of
Community Colleges Michael Bearden, Gladbrook
515-281-8260
Diane Crookham-Johnson, Oskaloosa
[email protected]
Angela English, Dyersville
Kent Farver Rosie Hussey, Clear Lake
Chief, Bureau of
Mike May, Spirit Lake
Community Colleges
515-281-0319 Mary Ellen Miller, Mason City and Corydon
[email protected]
Hannah Rens, Student Member, Sioux City

Pradeep Kotamraju
Administration
Chief, Bureau of

Career and Technical Education
Brad Buck, Director and Executive Officer
515-281-4716
[email protected] of the State Board of Education

Eric St Clair Division of Community Colleges
Consultant, Bureau of
Career and Technical Education Jeremy Varner, Administrator
515-725-0127
[email protected] Bureau of Community Colleges

Kent Farver, Bureau Chief
Vladimir Bassis, Consultant
Geoff Jones, Information Specialist

Bureau of Career and Technical Education

Pradeep Kotamraju, Bureau Chief
Eric St Clair, Consultant
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Joint Enrollment Report: 2014 Page 3
Newsletter Title
Executive Summary
The Iowa Department of Education collects information on joint enrollment in Iowa’s 15
community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in
community college credit coursework. Most jointly enrolled students enroll through Senior
Year Plus (SYP) programs such as Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) and concurrent
enrollment. Other students enroll independently as tuition-paying students, or enroll in
courses delivered through contractual agreements that do not meet the definition of
concurrent enrollment. For more information about SYP programs, please refer to the
department’s website.

This report consists of fiscal year and trend data on joint enrollment, including headcount
enrollment, credit hours, student demographics, and enrollment by program type and offering
arrangement. All data included in this report is taken from the Community College
Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college, unless otherwise
noted.

Some of the highlights of this report include:
 Iowa ranks first among the fifty states in providing college-level coursework to high school
students. Enrollment of students under the age of 18 at Iowa’s community colleges far
outpaces the average enrollment of similar students at community colleges and four-year
public institutions nation-wide.
 Enrollment increased from 40,262 students last year to 42,996 this year, a 6.8 percent
increase. Twelve community colleges experienced increased enrollments: three
experienced declines.
 Average annual growth over the last five was 2.3 percent.
 High school students participating in joint enrollment programs accounted for
approximately 30 percent of total community college enrollment. About half the
participants were high school seniors; about one-third were juniors.
 Joint enrollment programs account for 17.3 percent of total credit hours.
 Among high school students, 88 percent participated in joint enrollment courses delivered
through a contractual agreement between a community college and school district. PSEO
courses accounted for about seven percent of total joint enrollment.
 Slightly more than 50 percent of participants in joint enrollment programs were male,
compared to 45 percent for total credit student enrollment.
 Over 13 percent of participants in joint enrollment programs had a minority racial or
ethnic background.
 The most common subject areas in which students jointly enrolled include social science
and history, English, mathematics, science, and healthcare.
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Table of Contents - Subject
Joint Enrollment Pg. 6
Joint Enrollment Offering Arrangement Pg. 8
Joint Enrollment Student Demographics Pg. 8
Grade Level of Joint Enrollment Students Pg. 10
Concurrent Enrollment & PSEO by Subject Area Pg. 13
Revenue from Concurrent Enrollment and PSEO Pg. 14

College Profiles
Northeast Iowa Community College Pg. 16
North Iowa Area Community College Pg. 18
Iowa Lakes Community College Pg. 20
Northwest Iowa Community College Pg. 22
Iowa Central Community College Pg. 24
Iowa Valley Community College District Pg. 26
Hawkeye Community College Pg. 28
Eastern Iowa Community College Pg. 30
Kirkwood Community College Pg. 32
Des Moines Area Community College Pg. 34
Western Iowa Tech Community College Pg. 36
Iowa Western Community College Pg. 38
Southwestern Iowa Community College Pg. 40
Indian Hills Community College Pg. 42
Southeastern Community College Pg. 44
Joint Enrollment Report: 2014 Page 5
Table of Contents - Tables and Figures
Figure 1 - Age of Students Enrolled in US Public Postsecondary Institutions: Fall 2013 Pg. 6
Table 1 - Joint Enrollment (Headcount) by College: 2010-2014 Pg. 7
Table 2 - Joint Enrollment as a Percentage of all Students & Credit Hours: 2010-2014 Pg. 7
Figure 2 - Joint Enrollment as a Percentage of all Students by College: 2014 Pg. 8
Table 3 - Joint Enrollment Credit Hours by College: 2010-2014 Pg. 9
Figure 3 - Joint Enrollment as a Percentage of all Credit Hours by College: 2014 Pg. 9
Figure 4 - Credit Hours per Student by College: 2014 Pg. 10
Figure 5 - Joint Enrollment by Offering Arrangement: 2014 Pg. 11
Table 4 - Joint Enrollment and Credit Hours by Offering Arrangement by College: 2014 Pg. 11
Figure 6 - Joint Enrollment Student Gender by College: 2014 Pg. 12
Figure 7 - Joint Enrollment Student Racial and Ethnic Background: 2014 Pg. 12
Figure 8 - Joint Enrollment Participation by High School Class: 2014 Pg. 12
Table 5 - Concurrent Enrollment and PSEO Courses Taken by Subject Area: 2014 Pg. 13
Table 6 - Instances of CTE, Arts & Science Courses Taken by High School Students: 2014 Pg. 14
Table 7 - Enrollment and Revenue of Concurrent Enrollment: 2014 Pg. 15
Table 8 - Enrollment and Revenue of PSEO: 2014 Pg. 15
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Joint Enrollment
Each year, tens of thousands of Iowa high school students
enroll in community college credit coursework. The  Joint enrollment grew to a record high of
Department of Education refers to these students as “jointly
42,996.
enrolled.”
 Year-to-year growth was 6.8 percent.

In Iowa, high school students enroll in community college  Participants in joint enrollment programs
credit courses in a variety of ways including through accounted for 30.4 percent of total
Postsecondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) courses, college enrollment.
courses offered through a contract between a local school  Joint enrollment accounted for 17.3 percent
district and a community college, and enrollment in a college of total credit hours.
course independently as a tuition-paying student. While
 Slightly more males were jointly enrolled
sometimes still referred to as “dual credit,” joint enrollment
than females.
does not necessarily entail credit being issued at both the
secondary and postsecondary levels. Some programs, such as
PSEO and concurrent enrollment, require that credit be
Iowa ranks first among the fifty states in providing high
issued at each level, while other joint enrollment
school students access to college-credit coursework. Data
opportunities have no such requirement.
on the number of students under the age of 18 enrolled in a

postsecondary institution (proxy for jointly enrolled
Most joint enrollment opportunities fall under the purview of
students) clearly indicates that Iowa’s community colleges
Senior Year Plus. This legislation, passed in 2008,
enroll students of typical high school age at a significantly
consolidated and standardized several existing programs
higher rate than community colleges and four-year
involving college credit opportunities for high school
postsecondary institutions nationally (Figure 1).
students including PSEO, concurrent enrollment (which

entails supplementary weighting for local school districts),
career and regional academies, Advanced Placement®, and Joint enrollment in Iowa community colleges has risen to a
Project Lead the Way®. record high of 42,996 unduplicated students in fiscal year
Figure 1 – Age of Students Enrolled in US Public Postsecondary Institutions: Fall 2013
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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Table 1 – Joint Enrollment (Headcount) by College: 2010-2014
Percent Change
College 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2013-2014
Northeast Iowa 2,478 2,418 2,457 2,636 2,750 4.3
North Iowa Area 1,423 1,372 1,209 1,136 1,296 14.1
Iowa Lakes 1,453 1,341 1,313 1,291 1,243 -3.7
Northwest 894 811 710 756 904 19.6
Iowa Central 2,781 2,340 2,715 2,681 2,467 -8.0
Iowa Valley 1,147 1,025 1,006 1,082 1,294 19.6
Hawkeye 1,884 1,804 1,976 1,877 2,097 11.7
Eastern Iowa 4,362 3,559 3,824 3,831 4,532 18.3
Kirkwood 3,970 3,809 3,725 4,048 4,353 7.5
Des Moines Area 11,074 12,856 13,162 13,308 13,930 4.7
Western Iowa Tech 1,941 2,344 2,276 2,112 2,503 18.5
Iowa Western 1,756 1,897 1,973 2,157 2,053 -4.8
Southwestern 682 686 703 706 714 1.1
Indian Hills 1,467 1,606 1,545 1,598 1,714 7.3
Southeastern 971 1,024 976 1,043 1,146 9.9
Total 38,283 38,892 39,570 40,262 42,996 6.8
Table 2 – Joint Enrollment Credit Hours by College: 2010-2014
Percent Change
College 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2013-2014
Northeast Iowa 19,842 18,510 19,105 20,526 20,683 0.8
North Iowa Area 10,514 11,035 9,890 9,598 9,933 3.5
Iowa Lakes 12,026 11,727 11,302 11,145 10,976 -1.5
Northwest 6,549 6,078 5,005 5,461 6,435 17.8
Iowa Central 23,822 20,037 22,084 21,918 20,392 -7.0
Iowa Valley 9,171 8,492 8,265 8,950 10,555 17.9
Hawkeye 10,957 10,313 11,740 10,764 12,693 17.9
Eastern Iowa 37,473 22,546 24,832 22,996 27,837 21.1
Kirkwood 23,395 21,895 21,095 24,774 28,794 16.2
Des Moines Area 93,914 109,307 111,498 111,895 120,972 8.1
Western Iowa Tech 12,865 15,937 15,088 13,587 18,769 38.1
Iowa Western 17,468 19,095 18,508 20,133 18,349 -8.9
Southwestern 5,283 5,834 6,244 6,607 6,640 0.5
Indian Hills 12,080 12,383 11,933 14,194 15,200 7.1
Southeastern 7,005 6,889 7,067 7,867 8,693 10.5
Total 302,364 300,078 303,656 310,415 336,921 8.5
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(FY) 2014. In FY 2014, jointly enrolled students accounted per jointly enrolled student has increased 0.4 credit hour
for 30.4 percent of total enrollment - a 6.8 percent increase since FY 2008.
from the previous year. Enrollment increased at 12
community colleges and declined at three (Table 1, Figure 2). Joint Enrollment Offering Arrangements
Over the past decade, joint enrollment has increased 104 Contracted courses had the largest enrollment of the three
percent. types of joint enrollment offering arrangements accounting
for 88.1 percent of jointly enrolled students in FY 2014.
Because high school students generally enroll part-time, they Enrollment in contracted courses rose 8.4 percent from the
account for a smaller percentage of total credit hours than previous year to 39,884 students. PSEO, which accounts for
total enrollment (Figure 3). In FY 2014, joint enrollment 7.4 percent of joint enrollment, fell 4.5 percent from FY 2013
accounted for 14.9 percent of total credit hours. The rate at to a total of 3,335 students. Enrollment of tuition-paying
which high school students enroll in community college students decreased 19.5 percent from the previous year
coursework varies by local school district and community (Figure 5, Table 4).
college region (Figure 10). The number of credit hours
taken by each jointly enrolled student slightly increased, with Joint Enrollment Student Demographics
each jointly enrolled student enrolling in an average of 7.8 The typical jointly enrolled student is male, a high school
credit hours (Figure 4). The number of credit hours taken senior, and Caucasian. In FY 2014, approximately 50.3
Figure 2 – Joint Enrollment as a Percentage of All Students by College: 2014
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
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Table 3 – Joint Enrollment as a Percentage of All Students and Credit Hours: 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
College Students Hours Students Hours Students Hours Students Hours Students Hours
Northeast Iowa 32.0 16.8 32.3 16.4 34.0 18.4 20.3 36.7 38.4 21.8
North Iowa Area 27.4 13.1 27.5 14.1 26.0 13.3 14.3 26.7 32.3 16.1
Iowa Lakes 30.4 14.3 28.0 13.7 29.3 14.9 16.1 30.8 32.8 18.0
Northwest 36.0 18.6 32.0 17.0 29.0 14.6 15.5 29.1 34.4 19.0
Iowa Central 32.1 17.6 25.5 13.8 30.8 15.4 15.6 30.7 32.2 16.6
Iowa Valley 25.7 12.4 23.5 11.4 23.5 11.9 12.8 25.6 30.0 16.0
Hawkeye 19.9 7.7 18.4 7.1 20.7 8.6 8.3 20.6 22.9 10.2
Eastern Iowa 32.4 20.5 24.7 11.7 26.4 13.2 13.9 29.0 33.3 17.4
Kirkwood 15.5 5.9 14.5 5.4 14.9 5.5 7.2 17.3 19.9 9.2
Des Moines Area 31.2 19.6 33.7 21.9 34.1 22.7 24.3 36.6 37.8 26.4
Western Iowa Tech 23.7 11.6 26.6 12.8 26.0 13.5 12.8 24.7 29.3 16.9
Iowa Western 21.7 12.5 21.0 12.4 20.3 11.5 12.6 21.6 21.4 12.2
Southwestern 30.8 14.4 29.4 14.9 30.8 16.9 19.2 32.8 36.5 21.2
Indian Hills 18.2 8.9 19.8 8.9 20.8 9.5 11.7 23.0 28.6 16.2
Southeastern 18.6 8.1 20.5 8.5 21.0 10.0 11.7 23.3 28.4 14.3
Total 25.7 13.5 25.1 13.0 26.0 13.8 15.0 27.7 30.4 17.3
Figure 3 – Joint Enrollment as a Percentage of All Credit Hours by College: 2014
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
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percent of joint enrollees were male compared with 45 Jointly enrolled students were almost exclusively residents of
percent of the overall student body (Figure 6). In FY 2014, Iowa. In FY 2014, 99.4 percent of jointly enrolled students
approximately 13.6 percent of joint enrollees reported were from Iowa.
having a minority racial or ethnic background. Tuition course
enrollment had the largest proportion of minority students Grade Level of Joint Enrollment Students
(14 percent) followed by contracted (13 percent) and PSEO Data on grade level is derived through a match between the
(5 percent). Hispanics were the largest minority group with state’s K-12 data repository and the Community College
46.2 percent of minority joint enrollment, followed by Asian MIS. Figure 8 displays the distribution of high school students
and Black, students with 17.9 percent and 17.5 percent enrolled in Iowa community colleges during FY 2014. Jointly
respectively (Figure 7). In comparison, 17.6 percent of all enrolled students tend to be high school juniors and seniors.
community college students reported having a minority racial Eighty-two percent (82%) of jointly enrolled students were in
or ethnic background, 37.3 percent of whom were Black and their last two years of high school. Approximately 12 percent
32.9 percent Hispanic. of jointly enrolled students were sophomores in high school
and six percent were freshmen. In total, 29.5 percent of
As expected, jointly enrolled students were younger than the public school students in grades 9-12 enrolled in a
overall community college student body, but very few were community college credit course including more than half of
younger than age 17; more than 72.5 percent of jointly all seniors.
enrolled students were age 17 or 18.
Figure 4 – Credit Hours Per Student by College: 2014
Southeastern
Indian Hills
Southwestern
Iowa Western
Western Iowa Tech
Des Moines Area
Kirkwood
Eastern Iowa
Hawkeye
Iowa Valley
Iowa Central
Northwest
Iowa Lakes
North Iowa Area
Northeast Iowa
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0