Retention Report
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r
Fall 2002
as of Spring 2005
Published March 2006
By The Office of Institutional Research
Table of Contents
page no.
Fall 2002
Retention by Gender 1
Retention by Ethnicity 1
Retention by Admission Status 1
Retention by Student Level 1
Retention by Full time, Part time status 1
Retention by Age 2
Retention by Program 3
City Park Campus
Retention by Gender 6
Retention by Ethnicity 6
Retention by Admission Status 6
Retention by Student Level 6
Retention by Full time, Part time status 7
Retention by Age 7
Retention by Program 8
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West Bank Campus
Retention by Gender 11
Retention by Ethnicity 11
Retention by Admission Status 11
Retention by Student Level 11
Retention by Full time, Part time status 12
Retention by Age 12
Retention by Program 13
Charity School of Nursing
Retention by Gender 16
Retention by Ethnicity 16
Retention by Admission Status 16
Retention by Student Level 16
Retention by Full time, Part time status 17
Retention by Age 17
Retention by Program 17
Fall 2002 Retention Report
Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 15,121 10,314 68.2% 7,305 48.3% 6,057 40.1% 4,430 29.3% 3,698 24.5%
Gender
Female 10,416 7,291
70.0%
5,244
50.3%
4,358
41.8%
3,271
31.4%
2,790
26.8%
Male 4,705 3,023
64.3%
2,061
43.8%
1,699
36.1%
1,159
24.6%
908
19.3%
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander 418 303
72.5%
235
56.2%
197
47.1%
146
34.9%
112
26.8%
Native American 94 64
68.1%
44
46.8%
32
34.0%
23
24.5%
16
17.0%
African American 6,183 4,148
67.1%
2,899
46.9%
2,473
40.0%
1,846
29.9%
1,566
25.3%
Hispanic 746 491
65.8%
376
50.4%
302
40.5%
233
31.2%
190
25.5%
White/NonHispanic 5,739 3,975
69.3%
2,801
48.8%
2,275
39.6%
1,614
28.1%
1,359
23.7%
Did not Indicate 1,941 1,333
68.7%
950
48.9%
778
40.1%
568
29.3%
455
23.4%
Admission Status
First Time Freshman 2,784 1,920
69.0%
1,325
47.6%
1,142
41.0%
897
32.2%
790
28.4%
Transfer Student 1,438 940
65.4%
634
44.1%
535
37.2%
391
27.2%
345
24.0%
Continuing Student 9,556 6,696
70.1%
4,814
50.4%
3,943
41.3%
2,806
29.4%
2,294
24.0%
Readmitted Student 1,296 743
57.3%
523
40.4%
428
33.0%
329
25.4%
267
20.6%
Exchange Student 47 15
31.9%
9
19.1%
9
19.1%
7
14.9%
2
4.3%
Student Level
Freshmen 8,665 5,795
66.9%
4,089
47.2%
3,525
40.7%
2,705
31.2%
2,348
27.1%
Sophomore 3,166 2,428
76.7%
1,847
58.3%
1,509
47.7%
1,071
33.8%
843
26.6%
Other Undergraduates 3,140 2,027
64.6%
1,349
43.0%
1,001
31.9%
632
20.1%
488
15.5%
Preparatory 150 64
42.7%
20
13.3%
22
14.7%
22
14.7%
19
12.7%
Fulltime/Parttime
FTS 7,039 5,327
75.7%
3,655
51.9%
3,034
43.1%
2,128
30.2%
1,760
25.0%
PTS 8,082 4,987
61.7%
3,650
45.2%
3,023
37.4%
2,302
28.5%
1,938
24.0%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 15,121 10,314 68.2% 7,305 48.3% 6,057 40.1% 4,430 29.3% 3,698 24.5%
Age
LESS THAN 18 175 86
49.1%
32
18.3%
31
17.7%
27
15.4%
23
13.1%
1819 2,274 1,647
72.4%
1,182
52.0%
1,049
46.1%
801
35.2%
715
31.4%
2021 2,719 1,896
69.7%
1,376
50.6%
1,139
41.9%
785
28.9%
657
24.2%
2224 2,778 1,801
64.8%
1,246
44.9%
1,017
36.6%
728
26.2%
578
20.8%
2529 2,593 1,756
67.7%
1,201
46.3%
978
37.7%
681
26.3%
547
21.1%
3034 1,644 1,136
69.1%
839
51.0%
686
41.7%
494
30.0%
421
25.6%
3539 1,080 760
70.4%
540
50.0%
458
42.4%
365
33.8%
303
28.1%
4049 1,307 904
69.2%
657
50.3%
514
39.3%
402
30.8%
333
25.5%
5064 459 281
61.2%
196
42.7%
158
34.4%
125
27.2%
99
21.6%
65 and Over 92 47
51.1%
36
39.1%
27
29.3%
22
23.9%
22
23.9%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Fall 2002 Retention Report
Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. %
No.
%
No.
%
15,121 10,314 68.2% 7,305 48.3% 6,057 40.1% 4,430 29.3% 3,698 24.5%
Program
Accounting
544 360
66.2%
253
46.5%
205
37.7%
154
28.3%
129
23.7%
Admin Office Technology
144 101
70.1%
76
52.8%
65
45.1%
45
31.3%
40
27.8%
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
48 23
47.9%
9
18.8%
4
8.3%
3
6.3%
3
6.3%
American Sign Language
36 26
72.2%
15
41.7%
12
33.3%
7
19.4%
4
11.1%
Business Administration
1,044 682
65.3%
430
41.2%
356
34.1%
261
25.0%
214
20.5%
Business Training
22 17
77.3%
10
45.5%
5
22.7%
6
27.3%
3
13.6%
Carpentry
26 18
69.2%
8
30.8%
6
23.1%
3
11.5%
3
11.5%
Computer Info Technology
634 434
68.5%
305
48.1%
232
36.6%
167
26.3%
123
19.4%
Computer Repair
45 26
57.8%
18
40.0%
17
37.8%
14
31.1%
13
28.9%
Certified Nursing Assistant
43 18
41.9%
13
30.2%
11
25.6%
10
23.3%
9
20.9%
Computer Networking Tech
274 177
64.6%
132
48.2%
103
37.6%
68
24.8%
54
19.7%
Construction Management
13 11
84.6%
8
61.5%
8
61.5%
7
53.8%
4
30.8%
CET Architectural Technology
97 72
74.2%
46
47.4%
33
34.0%
27
27.8%
24
24.7%
CET Civil Constr. Technology
57 36
63.2%
32
56.1%
25
43.9%
16
28.1%
13
22.8%
CET Construction Management
29 17
58.6%
10
34.5%
9
31.0%
7
24.1%
5
17.2%
Criminal Justice
518 351
67.8%
249
48.1%
190
36.7%
127
24.5%
96
18.5%
Culinary Arts
192 130
67.7%
92
47.9%
78
40.6%
47
24.5%
38
19.8%
Dietetic Technician
53 42
79.2%
26
49.1%
28
52.8%
17
32.1%
15
28.3%
Diagnostic Med. Sonography
72 45
62.5%
36
50.0%
26
36.1%
20
27.8%
13
18.1%
Dental Hygiene
39 30
76.9%
27
69.2%
23
59.0%
16
41.0%
13
33.3%
Dental Lab Technology
21 11
52.4%
7
33.3%
6
28.6%
4
19.0%
4
19.0%
Drafting
39 23
59.0%
14
35.9%
11
28.2%
5
12.8%
5
12.8%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. %
No.
%
No.
%
15,121 10,314 68.2% 7,305 48.3% 6,057 40.1% 4,430 29.3% 3,698 24.5%
Program
Early Childhood Education
722 488
67.6%
343
47.5%
307
42.5%
237
32.8%
184
25.5%
Educational Interpreting
75 57
76.0%
25
33.3%
23
30.7%
12
16.0%
12
16.0%
Electrical Construction
16 13
81.3%
8
50.0%
7
43.8%
2
12.5%
2
12.5%
Elec. Electronics Engr. Tech.
148 89
60.1%
62
41.9%
51
34.5%
36
24.3%
31
20.9%
Electronics Repair
16 7
43.8%
6
37.5%
3
18.8%
2
12.5%
2
12.5%
Emergency Med Tech
110 62
56.4%
44
40.0%
32
29.1%
28
25.5%
25
22.7%
ESTBiomedical Equip Repair
43 28
65.1%
22
51.2%
22
51.2%
16
37.2%
9
20.9%
EST Computer Repair
59 35
59.3%
25
42.4%
23
39.0%
16
27.1%
10
16.9%
EST Electronics Repair
31 21
67.7%
17
54.8%
12
38.7%
7
22.6%
7
22.6%
English as a Second Language
278 170
61.2%
129
46.4%
109
39.2%
96
34.5%
69
24.8%
Food Service Careers
34 29
85.3%
23
67.6%
21
61.8%
7
20.6%
5
14.7%
Fine Arts
173 117
67.6%
78
45.1%
63
36.4%
46
26.6%
47
27.2%
Fire Protection Technology
162 86
53.1%
68
42.0%
48
29.6%
34
21.0%
32
19.8%
Funeral Service Education
153 113
73.9%
75
49.0%
68
44.4%
49
32.0%
38
24.8%
General Science
261 155
59.4%
106
40.6%
91
34.9%
68
26.1%
55
21.1%
General Studies
1,960 1,219
62.2%
792
40.4%
675
34.4%
501
25.6%
429
21.9%
Health Information Technology
186 136
73.1%
98
52.7%
85
45.7%
62
33.3%
52
28.0%
Horticulture Technology
80 24
30.0%
20
25.0%
16
20.0%
11
13.8%
6
7.5%
Hospitality
100 69
69.0%
42
42.0%
33
33.0%
23
23.0%
22
22.0%
Interior Design
199 138
69.3%
107
53.8%
88
44.2%
65
32.7%
55
27.6%
Ind Tech Drafting
57 41
71.9%
26
45.6%
21
36.8%
15
26.3%
15
26.3%
Ind Tech Manufacturing
42
50.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
Legal Secretary
53 34
64.2%
20
37.7%
18
34.0%
17
32.1%
11
20.8%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. %
No.
%
No.
%
15,121 10,314 68.2% 7,305 48.3% 6,057 40.1% 4,430 29.3% 3,698 24.5%
Program
Machine Tool Technology
20 12
60.0%
11
55.0%
8
40.0%
6
30.0%
3
15.0%
Medical Lab Technician
110 72
65.5%
56
50.9%
39
35.5%
37
33.6%
15
13.6%
Management
247 150
60.7%
97
39.3%
75
30.4%
49
19.8%
40
16.2%
Motor Vehicle Technology
126 87
69.0%
59
46.8%
50
39.7%
26
20.6%
19
15.1%
Music
126 76
60.3%
45
35.7%
34
27.0%
27
21.4%
20
15.9%
Nuclear Medicine Technology
23 17
73.9%
5
21.7%
5
21.7%
2
8.7%
3
13.0%
Nursing
501 407
81.2%
293
58.5%
183
36.5%
60
12.0%
31
6.2%
Occupational Therapy Assistant
50 31
62.0%
22
44.0%
17
34.0%
16
32.0%
9
18.0%
Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
18 14
77.8%
7
38.9%
6
33.3%
3
16.7%
2
11.1%
Performance & Media Art
181 122
67.4%
84
46.4%
72
39.8%
53
29.3%
42
23.2%
Pharmacy Technician
170 122
71.8%
86
50.6%
87
51.2%
60
35.3%
54
31.8%
PreNursing
2,467 1,817
73.7%
1,434
58.1%
1,290
52.3%
1,054
42.7%
931
37.7%
Practical Nursing
138 104
75.4%
58
42.0%
47
34.1%
43
31.2%
29
21.0%
Physical Therapist Assisting
345 248
71.9%
169
49.0%
141
40.9%
110
31.9%
101
29.3%
Radiologic Technology
1,038 760
73.2%
597
57.5%
456
43.9%
317
30.5%
294
28.3%
Respiratory Care Technology
161 129
80.1%
96
59.6%
85
52.8%
59
36.6%
45
28.0%
Safety & Health Tech
47 30
63.8%
15
31.9%
12
25.5%
8
17.0%
8
17.0%
Surgical Technology
239 176
73.6%
111
46.4%
96
40.2%
69
28.9%
62
25.9%
Visual Communications
201 155
77.1%
105
52.2%
84
41.8%
49
24.4%
47
23.4%
Welding
32
66.7%
2
66.7%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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City Park Campus
Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 11,907 8,038 67.5% 5,665 47.6% 4,714 39.6% 3,487 29.3% 2,886 24.2%
Gender
Female 7,928 5,510
69.5%
3,943
49.7%
3,304
41.7%
2,527
31.9%
2,140
27.0%
Male 3,979 2,528
63.5%
1,722
43.3%
1,410
35.4%
960
24.1%
746
18.7%
Ethnicit
y
Asian/Pacific Islander 345 243
70.4%
186
53.9%
155
44.9%
119
34.5%
89
25.8%
Native American 48 34
70.8%
23
47.9%
19
39.6%
11
22.9%
9
18.8%
African American 4,948 3,316
67.0%
2,291
46.3%
1,955
39.5%
1,473
29.8%
1,245
25.2%
Hispanic 627 409
65.2%
311
49.6%
249
39.7%
191
30.5%
153
24.4%
White/NonHispanic 4,497 3,072
68.3%
2,170
48.3%
1,773
39.4%
1,284
28.6%
1,066
23.7%
Did not Indicate 1,442 964
66.9%
684
47.4%
563
39.0%
409
28.4%
324
22.5%
Admission Status
First Time Freshman 2,256 1,544
68.4%
1,050
46.5%
913
40.5%
717
31.8%
627
27.8%
Transfer Student 1,216 788
64.8%
535
44.0%
453
37.3%
329
27.1%
289
23.8%
Continuing Student 7,377 5,121
69.4%
3,685
50.0%
3,029
41.1%
2,173
29.5%
1,758
23.8%
Readmitted Student 1,015 570
56.2%
386
38.0%
310
30.5%
261
25.7%
210
20.7%
Exchange Student 43 15
34.9%
9
20.9%
9
20.9%
7
16.3%
2
4.7%
Student Level
Freshmen 6,979 4,644
66.5%
3,246
46.5%
2,793
40.0%
2,142
30.7%
1,842
26.4%
Sophomore 2,455 1,863
75.9%
1,420
57.8%
1,163
47.4%
835
34.0%
646
26.3%
Other Undergraduates 2,324 1,468
63.2%
979
42.1%
736
31.7%
489
21.0%
380
16.4%
Preparatory 149 63
42.3%
20
13.4%
22
14.8%
21
14.1%
18
12.1%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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City Park Campus
Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 11,907 8,038 67.5% 5,665 47.6% 4,714 39.6% 3,487 29.3% 2,886 24.2%
Fulltime/Parttime
FTS 5,652 4,263
75.4%
2,923
51.7%
2,440
43.2%
1,697
30.0%
1,383
24.5%
PTS 6,255 3,775
60.4%
2,742
43.8%
2,274
36.4%
1,790
28.6%
1,503
24.0%
Age
LESS THAN 18 139 66
47.5%
23
16.5%
23
16.5%
19
13.7%
15
10.8%
1819 1,826 1,326
72.6%
941
51.5%
836
45.8%
649
35.5%
566
31.0%
2021 2,156 1,503
69.7%
1,064
49.4%
886
41.1%
612
28.4%
504
23.4%
2224 2,190 1,410
64.4%
974
44.5%
788
36.0%
573
26.2%
458
20.9%
2529 1,995 1,309
65.6%
902
45.2%
754
37.8%
526
26.4%
418
21.0%
3034 1,276 873
68.4%
648
50.8%
531
41.6%
396
31.0%
340
26.6%
3539 833 579
69.5%
415
49.8%
351
42.1%
279
33.5%
238
28.6%
4049 1,049 718
68.4%
518
49.4%
406
38.7%
322
30.7%
260
24.8%
5064 372 223
59.9%
153
41.1%
119
32.0%
95
25.5%
72
19.4%
65 and Over 71 31
43.7%
27
38.0%
20
28.2%
16
22.5%
15
21.1%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
11,907 8,038 67.5% 5,665 47.6% 4,714 39.6% 3,487 29.3% 2,886 24.2%
Program
Accounting
436 286
65.6%
196
45.0%
160
36.7%
121
27.8%
100
22.9%
Admin Office Technology
104 78
75.0%
54
51.9%
47
45.2%
33
31.7%
25
24.0%
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
47 22
46.8%
9
19.1%
4
8.5%
3
6.4%
3
6.4%
American Sign Language
34 26
76.5%
14
41.2%
12
35.3%
7
20.6%
4
11.8%
Business Administration
841 552
65.6%
346
41.1%
284
33.8%
207
24.6%
168
20.0%
Business Training
19 14
73.7%
9
47.4%
4
21.1%
5
26.3%
3
15.8%
Carpentry
25 17
68.0%
8
32.0%
6
24.0%
3
12.0%
3
12.0%
Computer Info Technology
494 339
68.6%
244
49.4%
176
35.6%
129
26.1%
94
19.0%
Computer Repair
42 24
57.1%
17
40.5%
17
40.5%
14
33.3%
13
31.0%
Certified Nursing Assistant
21
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
50.0%
1
50.0%
Computer Networking Tech
223 136
61.0%
109
48.9%
81
36.3%
50
22.4%
40
17.9%
Construction Management
11 9
81.8%
7
63.6%
6
54.5%
5
45.5%
3
27.3%
CET Architectural Technology
87 65
74.7%
43
49.4%
32
36.8%
26
29.9%
23
26.4%
CET Civil Constr. Technology
49 32
65.3%
27
55.1%
21
42.9%
16
32.7%
13
26.5%
CET Construction Management
24 13
54.2%
7
29.2%
6
25.0%
4
16.7%
2
8.3%
Criminal Justice
388 262
67.5%
190
49.0%
138
35.6%
88
22.7%
71
18.3%
Culinary Arts
182 125
68.7%
83
45.6%
74
40.7%
43
23.6%
36
19.8%
Dietetic Technician
44 34
77.3%
24
54.5%
24
54.5%
15
34.1%
13
29.5%
Diagnostic Med. Sonography
68 41
60.3%
32
47.1%
22
32.4%
17
25.0%
11
16.2%
Dental Hygiene
24 19
79.2%
15
62.5%
14
58.3%
9
37.5%
8
33.3%
Dental Lab Technology
21 11
52.4%
7
33.3%
6
28.6%
4
19.0%
4
19.0%
Drafting
23 12
52.2%
8
34.8%
5
21.7%
2
8.7%
2
8.7%
Early Childhood Education
553 371
67.1%
248
44.8%
224
40.5%
180
32.5%
144
26.0%
Educational Interpreting
64 51
79.7%
20
31.3%
16
25.0%
6
9.4%
7
10.9%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
11,907 8,038 67.5% 5,665 47.6% 4,714 39.6% 3,487 29.3% 2,866 24.1%
Program
Electrical Construction
15 12
80.0%
7
46.7%
6
40.0%
1
6.7%
2
13.3%
Elec. Electronics Engr. Tech.
134 80
59.7%
57
42.5%
43
32.1%
32
23.9%
28
20.9%
Electronics Repair
12 5
41.7%
4
33.3%
2
16.7%
1
8.3%
1
8.3%
Emergency Med Tech
102 58
56.9%
40
39.2%
28
27.5%
25
24.5%
21
20.6%
ESTBiomedical Equip Repair
42 28
66.7%
21
50.0%
21
50.0%
15
35.7%
9
21.4%
EST Computer Repair
53 33
62.3%
23
43.4%
21
39.6%
15
28.3%
10
18.9%
EST Electronics Repair
26 17
65.4%
13
50.0%
10
38.5%
5
19.2%
6
23.1%
English as a Second Language
278 170
61.2%
129
46.4%
109
39.2%
96
34.5%
69
24.8%
Food Service Careers
32 28
87.5%
23
71.9%
21
65.6%
7
21.9%
5
15.6%
Fine Arts
139 94
67.6%
59
42.4%
44
31.7%
37
26.6%
36
25.9%
Fire Protection Technology
160 85
53.1%
67
41.9%
48
30.0%
34
21.3%
32
20.0%
Funeral Service Education
140 103
73.6%
69
49.3%
60
42.9%
43
30.7%
32
22.9%
General Science
214 126
58.9%
85
39.7%
73
34.1%
53
24.8%
43
20.1%
General Studies
1455 907
62.3%
570
39.2%
503
34.6%
369
25.4%
303
20.8%
Health Information Technology
166 122
73.5%
87
52.4%
76
45.8%
56
33.7%
48
28.9%
Horticulture Technology
78 23
29.5%
19
24.4%
16
20.5%
11
14.1%
6
7.7%
Hospitality
96 66
68.8%
41
42.7%
33
34.4%
23
24.0%
22
22.9%
Interior Design
186 129
69.4%
98
52.7%
82
44.1%
60
32.3%
50
26.9%
Ind Tech Drafting
46 34
73.9%
21
45.7%
17
37.0%
11
23.9%
12
26.1%
Ind Tech Manufacturing
42
50.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
Legal Secretary
45 29
64.4%
16
35.6%
15
33.3%
14
31.1%
8
17.8%
Machine Tool Technology
19 11
57.9%
10
52.6%
8
42.1%
6
31.6%
3
15.8%
Medical Lab Technician
98 66
67.3%
50
51.0%
35
35.7%
31
31.6%
12
12.2%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
11,907 8,038 67.5% 5,665 47.6% 4,714 39.6% 3,487 29.3% 2,866 24.1%
Program
Management
203 118
58.1%
74
36.5%
57
28.1%
38
18.7%
29
14.3%
Motor Vehicle Technology
115 82
71.3%
54
47.0%
46
40.0%
23
20.0%
16
13.9%
Music
117 69
59.0%
42
35.9%
32
27.4%
23
19.7%
18
15.4%
Nuclear Medicine Technology
22 17
77.3%
5
22.7%
5
22.7%
2
9.1%
3
13.6%
Occupational Therapy Assistant
42 24
57.1%
16
38.1%
13
31.0%
15
35.7%
8
19.0%
Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
15 11
73.3%
4
26.7%
3
20.0%
1
6.7%
1
6.7%
Performance & Media Art
167 111
66.5%
76
45.5%
63
37.7%
47
28.1%
35
21.0%
Pharmacy Technician
142 98
69.0%
70
49.3%
71
50.0%
49
34.5%
43
30.3%
PreNursing
1923 1402
72.9%
1130
58.8%
1009
52.5%
829
43.1%
721
37.5%
Practical Nursing
81 62
76.5%
39
48.1%
32
39.5%
25
30.9%
15
18.5%
Physical Therapist Assisting
281 200
71.2%
138
49.1%
115
40.9%
90
32.0%
80
28.5%
Radiologic Technology
891 654
73.4%
512
57.5%
386
43.3%
259
29.1%
235
26.4%
Respiratory Care Technology
132 108
81.8%
77
58.3%
67
50.8%
47
35.6%
33
25.0%
Safety & Health Tech
46 29
63.0%
15
32.6%
12
26.1%
8
17.4%
8
17.4%
Surgical Technology
215 157
73.0%
97
45.1%
81
37.7%
58
27.0%
54
25.1%
Visual Communications
167 126
75.4%
87
52.1%
71
42.5%
39
23.4%
38
22.8%
Welding
32
66.7%
2
66.7%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 2,633 1,821 69.2% 1,322 50.2% 1,140 43.3% 860 32.7% 764 29.0%
Gender
Female 1,971 1,379
70.0%
1,019
51.7%
874
44.3%
669
33.9%
606
30.7%
Male 662 442
66.8%
303
45.8%
266
40.2%
191
28.9%
158
23.9%
Ethnicit
y
Asian/Pacific Islander 63 50
79.4%
42
66.7%
37
58.7%
24
38.1%
21
33.3%
Native American 42 27
64.3%
18
42.9%
13
31.0%
12
28.6%
7
16.7%
African American 1,096 735
67.1%
536
48.9%
471
43.0%
344
31.4%
307
28.0%
Hispanic 103 70
68.0%
57
55.3%
48
46.6%
41
39.8%
36
35.0%
White/NonHispanic 881 614
69.7%
436
49.5%
384
43.6%
287
32.6%
265
30.1%
Did not Indicate 448 325
72.5%
233
52.0%
187
41.7%
152
33.9%
128
28.6%
Admission Status
First Time Freshman 526 376
71.5%
275
52.3%
229
43.5%
180
34.2%
163
31.0%
Transfer Student 212 146
68.9%
94
44.3%
78
36.8%
58
27.4%
54
25.5%
Continuing Student 1,653 1,165
70.5%
851
51.5%
749
45.3%
559
33.8%
495
29.9%
Readmitted Student 238 134
56.3%
102
42.9%
84
35.3%
63
26.5%
52
21.8%
Exchange Student 4 0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Student Level
Freshmen 1,642 1,128
68.7%
826
50.3%
718
43.7%
554
33.7%
500
30.5%
Sophomore 604 463
76.7%
351
58.1%
297
49.2%
213
35.3%
184
30.5%
Other Undergraduates 387 230
59.4%
145
37.5%
125
32.3%
93
24.0%
80
20.7%
Preparatory 0 0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 2,633 1,821 69.2% 1,322 50.2% 1,140 43.3% 860 32.7% 764 29.0%
Fulltime/Parttime
FTS 1,211 903
74.6%
674
55.7%
566
46.7%
407
33.6%
359
29.6%
PTS 1,422 918
64.6%
648
45.6%
574
40.4%
453
31.9%
405
28.5%
Age
LESS THAN 18 36 20
55.6%
9
25.0%
8
22.2%
8
22.2%
8
22.2%
1819 442 319
72.2%
240
54.3%
212
48.0%
151
34.2%
148
33.5%
2021 516 352
68.2%
279
54.1%
231
44.8%
168
32.6%
151
29.3%
2224 458 296
64.6%
206
45.0%
176
38.4%
133
29.0%
111
24.2%
2529 423 303
71.6%
200
47.3%
172
40.7%
132
31.2%
114
27.0%
3034 256 178
69.5%
129
50.4%
113
44.1%
82
32.0%
74
28.9%
3539 203 146
71.9%
99
48.8%
93
45.8%
78
38.4%
59
29.1%
4049 199 139
69.8%
112
56.3%
93
46.7%
73
36.7%
66
33.2%
5064 79 52
65.8%
39
49.4%
35
44.3%
29
36.7%
26
32.9%
65 and Over 21 16
76.2%
9
42.9%
7
33.3%
6
28.6%
7
33.3%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2,633 1,821 69.2% 1,322 50.2% 1,140 43.3% 860 32.7% 764 29.0%
Program
Accounting
108 74
68.5%
57
52.8%
45
41.7%
33
30.6%
29
26.9%
Admin Office Technology
40 23
57.5%
22
55.0%
18
45.0%
12
30.0%
15
37.5%
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
11
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
American Sign Language
20
0.0%
1
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Business Administration
203 130
64.0%
84
41.4%
72
35.5%
54
26.6%
46
22.7%
Business Training
33
100.0%
1
33.3%
1
33.3%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
Carpentry
11
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Computer Info Technology
140 95
67.9%
61
43.6%
56
40.0%
38
27.1%
29
20.7%
Computer Repair
32
66.7%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Computer Networking Tech
51 41
80.4%
23
45.1%
22
43.1%
18
35.3%
14
27.5%
Construction Management
22
100.0%
1
50.0%
2
100.0%
2
100.0%
1
50.0%
CET Architectural Technology
10 7
70.0%
3
30.0%
1
10.0%
1
10.0%
1
10.0%
CET Civil Constr. Technology
84
50.0%
5
62.5%
4
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
CET Construction Management
54
80.0%
3
60.0%
3
60.0%
3
60.0%
3
60.0%
Criminal Justice
130 89
68.5%
59
45.4%
52
40.0%
39
30.0%
25
19.2%
Culinary Arts
10 5
50.0%
9
90.0%
4
40.0%
4
40.0%
2
20.0%
Dietetic Technician
98
88.9%
2
22.2%
4
44.4%
2
22.2%
2
22.2%
Diagnostic Med. Sonography
44
100.0%
4
100.0%
4
100.0%
3
75.0%
2
50.0%
Dental Hygiene
15 11
73.3%
12
80.0%
9
60.0%
7
46.7%
5
33.3%
Drafting
16 11
68.8%
6
37.5%
6
37.5%
3
18.8%
3
18.8%
Early Childhood Education
169 117
69.2%
95
56.2%
83
49.1%
57
33.7%
40
23.7%
Educational Interpreting
11 6
54.5%
5
45.5%
7
63.6%
6
54.5%
5
45.5%
Electrical Construction
11
100.0%
1
100.0%
1
100.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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West Bank Campus
Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2,633 1,821 69.2% 1,322 50.2% 1,140 43.3% 860 32.7% 764 29.0%
Program
Elec. Electronics Engr. Tech.
14 9
64.3%
5
35.7%
8
57.1%
4
28.6%
3
21.4%
Electronics Repair
42
50.0%
2
50.0%
1
25.0%
1
25.0%
1
25.0%
Emergency Med Tech
84
50.0%
4
50.0%
4
50.0%
3
37.5%
4
50.0%
ESTBiomedical Equip Repair
10
0.0%
1
100.0%
1
100.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
EST Computer Repair
62
33.3%
2
33.3%
2
33.3%
1
16.7%
0
0.0%
EST Electronics Repair
54
80.0%
4
80.0%
2
40.0%
2
40.0%
1
20.0%
Food Service Careers
21
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Fine Arts
34 23
67.6%
19
55.9%
19
55.9%
9
26.5%
11
32.4%
Fire Protection Technology
21
50.0%
1
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Funeral Service Education
13 10
76.9%
6
46.2%
8
61.5%
6
46.2%
6
46.2%
General Science
47 29
61.7%
21
44.7%
18
38.3%
15
31.9%
12
25.5%
General Studies
505 312
61.8%
222
44.0%
172
34.1%
132
26.1%
126
25.0%
Health Information Technology
20 14
70.0%
11
55.0%
9
45.0%
6
30.0%
4
20.0%
Horticulture Technology
21
50.0%
1
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Hospitality
43
75.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Interior Design
13 9
69.2%
9
69.2%
6
46.2%
5
38.5%
5
38.5%
Ind Tech Drafting
11 7
63.6%
5
45.5%
4
36.4%
4
36.4%
3
27.3%
Legal Secretary
85
62.5%
4
50.0%
3
37.5%
3
37.5%
3
37.5%
Machine Tool Technology
11
100.0%
1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2,633 1,821 69.2% 1,322 50.2% 1,140 43.3% 860 32.7% 764 29.0%
Program
Medical Lab Technician
12 6
50.0%
6
50.0%
4
33.3%
6
50.0%
3
25.0%
Management
44 32
72.7%
23
52.3%
18
40.9%
11
25.0%
11
25.0%
Motor Vehicle Technology
11 5
45.5%
5
45.5%
4
36.4%
3
27.3%
3
27.3%
Music
97
77.8%
3
33.3%
2
22.2%
4
44.4%
2
22.2%
Nuclear Medicine Technology
10
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Occupational Therapy Assistant
87
87.5%
6
75.0%
4
50.0%
1
12.5%
1
12.5%
Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
33
100.0%
3
100.0%
3
100.0%
2
66.7%
1
33.3%
Performance & Media Art
14 11
78.6%
8
57.1%
9
64.3%
6
42.9%
7
50.0%
Pharmacy Technician
28 24
85.7%
16
57.1%
16
57.1%
11
39.3%
11
39.3%
PreNursing
544 415
76.3%
304
55.9%
281
51.7%
225
41.4%
210
38.6%
Practical Nursing
18 11
61.1%
7
38.9%
6
33.3%
4
22.2%
5
27.8%
Physical Therapist Assisting
64 48
75.0%
31
48.4%
26
40.6%
20
31.3%
21
32.8%
Radiologic Technology
147 106
72.1%
85
57.8%
70
47.6%
58
39.5%
59
40.1%
Respiratory Care Technology
29 21
72.4%
19
65.5%
18
62.1%
12
41.4%
12
41.4%
Safety & Health Tech
11
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Surgical Technology
24 19
79.2%
14
58.3%
15
62.5%
11
45.8%
8
33.3%
Visual Communications
34 29
85.3%
18
52.9%
13
38.2%
10
29.4%
9
26.5%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Retained
Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 581 455 78.3% 318 54.7% 203 34.9% 83 14.3% 48 8.3%
Gender
Female 517 402
77.8%
282
54.5%
180
34.8%
75
14.5%
44
8.5%
Male 64 53
82.8%
36
56.3%
23
35.9%
8
12.5%
4
6.3%
Ethnicit
y
Asian/Pacific Islander 10 10
100.0%
7
70.0%
5
50.0%
3
30.0%
2
20.0%
Native American 4 3
75.0%
3
75.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
African American 139 97
69.8%
72
51.8%
47
33.8%
29
20.9%
14
10.1%
Hispanic 16 12
75.0%
8
50.0%
5
31.3%
1
6.3%
1
6.3%
White/NonHispanic 361 289
80.1%
195
54.0%
118
32.7%
43
11.9%
28
7.8%
Did not Indicate 51 44
86.3%
33
64.7%
28
54.9%
7
13.7%
3
5.9%
Admission Status
First Time Freshman 2 0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Transfer Student 10 6
60.0%
5
50.0%
4
40.0%
4
40.0%
2
20.0%
Continuing Student 526 410
77.9%
278
52.9%
165
31.4%
74
14.1%
41
7.8%
Readmitted Student 43 39
90.7%
35
81.4%
34
79.1%
5
11.6%
5
11.6%
Student Level
Freshmen 44 23
52.3%
17
38.6%
14
31.8%
9
20.5%
6
13.6%
Sophomore 107 102
95.3%
76
71.0%
49
45.8%
23
21.5%
13
12.1%
Other Undergraduates 429 329
76.7%
225
52.4%
140
32.6%
50
11.7%
28
6.5%
Preparatory 1 1
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
100.0%
1
100.0%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Total Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Students 581 455 78.3% 318 54.7% 203 34.9% 83 14.3% 48 8.3%
Fulltime/Parttime
FTS 176 161
91.5%
58
33.0%
28
15.9%
24
13.6%
359
204.0%
PTS 405 294
72.6%
260
64.2%
175
43.2%
59
14.6%
405
100.0%
Age
LESS THAN 18 0 0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1819 6 2
33.3%
1
16.7%
1
16.7%
1
16.7%
1
16.7%
2021 47 41
87.2%
33
70.2%
22
46.8%
5
10.6%
2
4.3%
2224 130 95
73.1%
66
50.8%
53
40.8%
22
16.9%
9
6.9%
2529 175 144
82.3%
99
56.6%
52
29.7%
23
13.1%
15
8.6%
3034 112 85
75.9%
62
55.4%
42
37.5%
16
14.3%
7
6.3%
3539 44 35
79.5%
26
59.1%
14
31.8%
8
18.2%
6
13.6%
4049 59 47
79.7%
27
45.8%
15
25.4%
7
11.9%
7
11.9%
5064 8 6
75.0%
4
50.0%
4
50.0%
1
12.5%
1
12.5%
65 and Over 0 0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Program
Certified Nursing Assistant
41 17
41.5%
13
31.7%
11
26.8%
9
22.0%
8
19.5%
Nursing
501 407
81.2%
293
58.5%
183
36.5%
60
12.0%
31
6.2%
Practical Nursing
39 31
79.5%
12
30.8%
9
23.1%
14
35.9%
9
23.1%
Footnote: The Fall 2005 semester was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
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