CREDIT ENROLLMENT TRENDS Fall 2015 Heads 4000 3500 3000 3120 3116 3180 3150 3452 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Institutional Research October 2015
Credit Enrollment Trends Fall 2015 The number of credit students enrolled online total 3,452, representing an increase of 302 students or 10% over last fall. The number of credit students enrolled exclusively online total 1,436; a 5% increase over last fall. Forty-two percent of students enrolled online are enrolled exclusively online, down from 43% last fall. The number of course registrations of students enrolled online total 5,890, representing an increase of 603, or 11%, over last fall. Both the number of female and male students increased, by 9% to 2,341 and by 11% to 1,111 respectively, after decreasing last fall. Female students represent 68% of the total online credit enrollment, the same as last fall. The number of new students enrolled online continued to increase, by 12% to 806, and the number of continuing and reentry students increased, by 8% to 2,065 and by 12% to 581 respectively, after decreasing last fall. New students represent 23% of the total online credit enrollment, the same as last fall. The number of students transferring into the College who are enrolled online increased by 8% to 1,428, after decreasing last fall, while those transferring in with a degree decreased by 2% to 342, after increasing last fall. The total number of minority students enrolled online increased to 1,191 or 19% over last fall. Minority students represent 35% of the total online credit enrollment, up from 32% last fall. Average age of students enrolled online remained at 27, while the median age decreased from 24 to 23. The number of students enrolled online from sponsoring school districts continued to increase, by 7% to 1,878, over last fall. Residents enrolled from sponsoring school districts represent 54% of the total online credit enrollment, down from 56% last fall. The number of Monroe County residents enrolled online increased by 17% to 913, after decreasing last fall. Monroe County residents represent 26% of the total online credit enrollment, up from 25% last fall. The number of students enrolled online from outside Northampton and Monroe County School Districts increased by 7% to 661. These students represent 19% of the total online credit enrollment, down from 20% last fall. Students are enrolled online from 46 counties outside Northampton County with the highest numbers enrolling from Monroe, Lehigh, Pike, Philadelphia and Bucks counties respectively, 26 states outside Pennsylvania, and 10 countries outside the United States. Fifty-six percent of students enrolled online are enrolled in transfer programs, 41% are enrolled in career programs, and 4% are enrolled in other, which includes Guest/Visiting Student, at 78. Some of the programs with notable online enrollment increases over last fall are: General Studies (+76), up 9% to 950 Health Care Office Coordinator (+41), more than doubled, to 78 Paralegal (+30), more than doubled, to 50 Hospitality Management (+28), more than doubled, to 52 Communication Studies (+23), up 79% to 52 Some of the programs with notable online enrollment decreases over last fall are: Liberal Arts (-31), down 14% to 198 Early Childhood Education: Infant to Grade 4 (-15), down 6% to 258 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrig. (-14), decreased from 19 to 5 Electromechanical Tech Automated Systems (-8), decreased from 16 to 8 Secondary Education: Math and Science (-7), decreased from 12 to 5
2013 2014 2015 % Change Total Students 3180 3150 3452 9.6% 302 Total Enrolled Exclusively Online 1364 1365 1436 5.2% 71 Total Course Registrations 5332 5287 5890 11.4% 603 Female 2155 2145 2341 9.1% 196 Male 1025 1005 1111 10.5% 106 New 679 722 806 11.6% 84 Continuing 1967 1908 2065 8.2% 157 Reentry 534 520 581 11.7% 61 Transfer In 1349 1318 1428 8.3% 110 - with degree 323 350 342-2.3% -8 Northampton County Sponsoring SD 1710 1749 1878 7.4% 129 Monroe County SD 811 781 913 16.9% 132 Other 659 620 661 6.6% 41 Transfer 1751 1765 1919 8.7% 154 Career 1251 1234 1409 14.2% 175 Other 178 151 124-17.9% -27 Nonresident alien 16 8 10 25.0% 2 Hispanic/Latino (of any race) 494 516 621 20.3% 105 non-hispanic/latino: American Indian/Alaska Native 12 4 7 75.0% 3 Asian 51 60 75 25.0% 15 Black/African American 321 343 397 15.7% 54 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5 4 6 50.0% 2 White 2159 2089 2200 5.3% 111 Two or more races 60 75 85 13.3% 10 Unknown 62 51 51 0.0% 0 Average Age 28 27 27 Median Age 24 24 23 1
District Enrollment by Heads Sponsoring District 2013 2014 2015 % Change Bangor 138 133 137 3.0% 4 Bethlehem 619 671 697 3.9% 26 Easton 327 322 365 13.4% 43 Nazareth 163 163 158-3.1% -5 Northampton 225 225 242 7.6% 17 Pen Argyl 77 73 89 21.9% 16 Saucon Valley 87 80 74-7.5% -6 Wilson 74 82 116 41.5% 34 Sub-total NC Sponsoring = 1710 1749 1878 7.4% 129 Monroe County East Stroudsburg 206 187 235 25.7% 48 Pleasant Valley 164 175 182 4.0% 7 Pocono Mountain 276 271 333 22.9% 62 Stroudsburg 165 148 163 10.1% 15 Sub-total Monroe County = 811 781 913 16.9% 132 Sub-total Other = 659 620 661 6.6% 41 Total Heads = 3180 3150 3452 9.6% 302 2
Enrollment by Major Major 2013 2014 2015 % Change Accounting 101 114 125 9.6% 11 Applied Quality & Standards 3 1 6 500.0% 5 Applied Psychology -- -- 16 -- -- Architecture 13 6 6 0.0% 0 Automotive Technology 21 18 21 16.7% 3 Biological Science 79 85 104 22.4% 19 Biotechnology 24 13 14 7.7% 1 Business Administration 213 238 253 6.3% 15 Business Management 168 176 181 2.8% 5 Chemistry 8 6 13 116.7% 7 Communication Design 22 44 48 9.1% 4 Communication Studies 39 29 52 79.3% 23 Computer Aided Design 4 7 5-28.6% -2 Computer Forensics Analyst: HERO -- -- 6 -- -- Computer Information Systems 6 9 11 22.2% 2 Computer Information Technology 63 51 47-7.8% -4 Computer Maintenance & Service Tech 12 14 12-14.3% -2 Computer Science 39 31 41 32.3% 10 Construction Management 2 6 6 0.0% 0 Criminal Justice 220 205 208 1.5% 3 Culinary Arts 5 7 6-14.3% -1 Dental Hygiene 3 5 1-80.0% -4 Diagnostic Medical Sonography 2 2 1-50.0% -1 Early Childhood Education: Infant to Grade 4 280 273 258-5.5% -15 Electrical Construction Technology 15 11 7-36.4% -4 Electrical Technology 3 4 2-50.0% -2 Electromechanical Tech Automated Systems 7 16 8-50.0% -8 Electronics Technology 5 19 18-5.3% -1 Emergency Services Administration 8 1 5 400.0% 4 Emergency Services Technology 4 4 6 50.0% 2 Engineering 35 44 51 15.9% 7 Environmental Science 7 13 18 38.5% 5 Fine Art 21 17 18 5.9% 1 Funeral Service Education 15 4 0-100.0% -4 General Studies 877 874 950 8.7% 76 Global Studies -- -- 3 -- -- Health Care Office Coordinator 44 37 78 110.8% 41 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrig. 25 19 5-73.7% -14 Hospitality Management 19 24 52 116.7% 28 Individualized Transfer Studies 0 6 3-50.0% -3 Interior Design 3 4 4 0.0% 0 3
Major 2013 2014 2015 % Change Journalism 16 7 15 114.3% 8 Liberal Arts 210 229 198-13.5% -31 Library Technical Assistant 27 24 22-8.3% -2 Licensed Massage Therapy 7 4 2-50.0% -2 Marketing 21 18 31 72.2% 13 Math/Physics 5 8 11 37.5% 3 Medical Assistant 3 6 10 66.7% 4 Medical Billing 0 3 15 400.0% 12 Medical Office Specialist 1 3 5 66.7% 2 Middle Level Education: Grades 4 to 8 17 5 13 160.0% 8 Nanofabrication Manufacturing Tech 2 5 2-60.0% -3 Nursing (LPN) 3 2 3 50.0% 1 Nursing (RN) 8 5 12 140.0% 7 Office Administrative Assistant 4 7 14 100.0% 7 Office Skills Specialist 1 0 1 100.0% 1 Paralegal 21 20 50 150.0% 30 Public Health -- 4 16 300.0% 12 Radio/TV 21 14 17 21.4% 3 Radiography 1 1 1 0.0% 0 Real Estate 2 0 0 0.0% 0 Secondary Education 21 17 18 5.9% 1 Secondary Education: Math and Science 8 12 5-58.3% -7 Social Work 92 87 94 8.0% 7 Special Education Paraeducator 19 18 25 38.9% 7 Sport Management 38 33 33 0.0% 0 Sports Medicine: Athletic Training 15 7 5-28.6% -2 Theatre 5 8 10 25.0% 2 Veterinary Technician 4 5 7 40.0% 2 Web Development 13 7 20 185.7% 13 Web Site Design 0 1 1 0.0% 0 Welding Technology 2 2 3 50.0% 1 Other: Ability to Benefit 2 3 4 33.3% 1 Guest/Visiting Student 146 119 78-34.5% -41 High School Concurrent 14 7 5-28.6% -2 High School Dual Enrollment 16 22 37 68.2% 15 Total = 3180 3150 3452 9.6% 302 4
Enrollment by Age Age 2013 2014 2015 % Change < 18 34 36 51 41.7% 15 18-21 1140 1156 1299 12.4% 143 22-24 516 503 605 20.3% 102 25-34 844 821 854 4.0% 33 35-44 387 402 379-5.7% -23 45-54 197 178 207 16.3% 29 55-64 56 49 51 4.1% 2 65+ 6 5 6 20.0% 1 Total = 3180 3150 3452 9.6% 302 Average & Median Age 2013 2014 2015 Average Age 28 27 27 Median Age 24 24 23 5
Enrollment by County County 2013 2014 2015 Adams 1 2 2 0 Allegheny 4 0 2 2 Beaver 0 1 1 0 Bedford 0 1 0-1 Berks 23 28 25-3 Blair 2 6 3-3 Bradford 4 3 3 0 Bucks 34 31 30-1 Butler 1 1 1 0 Cambria 1 3 1-2 Carbon 34 35 27-8 Centre 9 4 3-1 Chester 1 8 14 6 Clearfield 2 0 0 0 Clinton 1 1 0-1 Columbia 0 2 1-1 Crawford 2 4 1-3 Cumberland 3 4 3-1 Dauphin 1 2 5 3 Delaware 10 10 15 5 Elk 0 1 0-1 Erie 2 1 1 0 Fayette 0 1 0-1 Forest 1 0 0 0 Franklin 2 3 1-2 Huntingdon 0 1 0-1 Indiana 0 0 1 1 Juniata 1 0 0 0 Lackawanna 13 10 6-4 Lancaster 9 9 8-1 Lawrence 2 1 0-1 Lebanon 2 1 1 0 Lehigh 309 320 363 43 Luzerne 5 7 9 2 Lycoming 4 5 5 0 McKean 0 1 0-1 Mercer 0 0 1 1 Mifflin 3 1 2 1 Monroe 781 753 877 124 Montgomery 27 26 29 3 Montour 0 0 1 1 Northampton 1664 1669 1795 126 Northumberland 3 2 6 4 Perry 1 1 0-1 Philadelphia 33 19 35 16 Pike 54 56 59 3 Potter 0 0 1 1 Schuylkill 15 13 11-2 Snyder 0 0 2 2 Somerset 1 0 0 0 Sullivan 0 1 0-1 Susquehanna 4 4 1-3 Tioga 3 1 1 0 Union 2 3 3 0 Venango 1 0 1 1 Warren 2 1 0-1 Washington 6 5 2-3 Wayne 10 9 12 3 Westmoreland 1 0 3 3 Wyoming 2 1 2 1 York 2 6 4-2 Sub-total Pennsylvania = 3098 3078 3380 302 6
Enrollment by State State 2013 2014 2015 Arizona 1 1 0-1 California 4 0 1 1 Colorado 2 1 1 0 Connecticut 1 1 1 0 Delaware 1 0 1 1 District of Columbia 0 0 1 1 Florida 0 4 3-1 Georgia 3 3 2-1 Illinois 1 2 1-1 Indiana 0 0 1 1 Maryland 2 2 4 2 Massachusetts 2 1 3 2 Michigan 0 4 2-2 Missouri 2 0 1 1 Nevada 1 1 0-1 New Jersey 32 26 19-7 New York 7 6 6 0 North Carolina 0 0 1 1 Ohio 1 1 3 2 Oregon 1 0 1 1 Pennsylvania 3098 3078 3380 302 Rhode Island 0 1 0-1 South Carolina 0 2 1-1 South Dakota 0 0 1 1 Tennessee 1 0 1 1 Texas 1 2 2 0 Utah 0 1 1 0 Vermont 0 2 1-1 Virginia 0 0 1 1 Washington 0 1 2 1 West Virginia 0 1 0-1 Sub-total United States = 3161 3141 3442 301 7
Enrollment by Country Country 2013 2014 2015 Brazil 1 0 0 0 Cameroon 0 1 0-1 Canada 0 1 0-1 China 1 2 1-1 Ecuador 0 1 0-1 Egypt 2 0 1 1 France 0 0 1 1 Ghana 0 0 1 1 Guatemala 1 0 0 0 Haiti 0 0 1 1 Kenya 3 2 1-1 Latvia 0 0 1 1 Malaysia 1 0 0 0 Pakistan 1 0 0 0 Qatar 1 0 0 0 South Korea 2 0 1 1 St. Lucia 1 0 0 0 Tunisia 1 0 0 0 Turkey 4 2 1-1 United States 3161 3141 3442 301 Venezuela 0 0 1 1 Grand Total = 3180 3150 3452 302 8