The Mendocino College Institutional Research Office is located at:
Mendocino College
Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Rm 5113
1000 Hensley Creek Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
T: 707-468-3011

email: mailto:cduffy@mendocino.edu

Charles A. Duffy, PhD

Director of Institutional Research

Fall 2009 Enrollment (Census Day)

Enrolled in at least 1 class: 4,767

Full-time students (enrolled in 12 or more units)	1244	26.1%
Part-time students (enrolled in less than 12 units)	3523	73.9%

Distribution by Enrollment Status

First-time	978	20.5%
First-Time Transfer	13	0.3%
Returning	983	20.6%
Continuing	2425	50.9%
K-12 Students	367	7.7%

Distribution by Gender

Female	3025	63.5%
Male	1738	36.5%
Missing data	4	0.1%

Distribution by Ethnicity

Spring 2009 Enrollment (Census Day)

Enrolled in at least 1 class: 5,789

Full-time students (enrolled in 12 or more units)	1208	20.9%
Part-time students (enrolled in less than 12 units)	4581	79.1%

Distribution by Enrollment Status

First-time	1106	19.1%
First-Time Transfer	451	7.8%
Returning	370	6.4%
Continuing	2422	41.8%
To Be Determined	540	9.3%

Distribution by Gender

Female	3645	62.9%
Male	2094	36.2%
Missing data	52	0.9%

Distribution by Ethnicity

Fall 2008 Enrollment (Census Day)

Enrolled in at least 1 class: 4,743

Full-time students (enrolled in 12 or more units)	1225	25.8%
Part-time students (enrolled in less than 12 units)	3518	74.2%

Distribution by Enrollment Status

First-time	1103	22.3%
First-Time Transfer	367	7.7%
Returning	894	18.9%
Continuing	1744	36.8%
To Be Determined	635	13.4%

Distribution by Gender

Female	3035	64.0%
Male	1655	34.9%
Missing data	53	1.1%

Distribution by Ethnicity

American Indian/Alaskan Native	228	4.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	115	2.4%
Black	97	2.0%
Hispanic	781	16.5%
White	3101	65.4%
Decline to State/Unknown	421	8.8%

Average Age (all students)	33.4 yrs.
Average Age (First-time students)	21.4 yrs.

End of Semester Statistics

Retention Rate (1)	83.3%
Success Rate (2)	61.3%

1. Retention rate is calculated as the number of students who complete a class divided by the number of students enrolled at census and assigned a grade at the end of semester.
2. Success rate is calculated as the number of students with a grade of A, B, C or CR divided by the number of students enrolled at census and assigned a grade at the end of the semester

Grade Distribution

The following grade distribution is for all enrollments (credit and non-credit) for students enrolled at the census date.

Grade	Students	% of Total
A	4094	29.4%
B	1920	13.8%
C	1069	7.7%
D	376	2.7%
F	1370	9.8%
CR (Credit earned)	1185	8.5%
NC (No credit earned)	1215	8.7%
Incomplete	103	0.8%
Report Delayed	172	1.2%
Withdrew	2251	15.4%
Missing Data	278	2.0%

The following research-oriented sites may be useful to you:

• Research Community of the California Community Colleges. Very helpful, with many useful references:
  www.rpgroup.org

• California Dept. of Finance Demographic Research Unit provides excellent descriptive data about the demographics of each County, Community College District enrollment projections, etc.:
  http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm

• Postsecondary Commission publishes data on student flow across segments, from high school to community college to California State University or University of California :
  www.cpec.ca.gov

• California Community College Chancellor's Office Reports:
  http://www.cccco.edu/reports/reports.htm
  

Created: April 27, 1999 @ 12:00 AM
Last Modified: September 22, 2009 @ 09:10 AM