Number
    Percent
    Number
    Percent
    Number
    Percent
    Total 2,784
    2,661 2,560
    Gender
    Female 1,729 62.1% 1,542 57.9% 1,498 58.5%
    Male 1,055 37.9% 1,119 42.1% 1,062 41.5%
    Ethnicity
    Asian 73 2.6% 55 2.1% 76 3.0%
    Amer Ind 13 0.5% 26 1.0% 19 0.7%
    Black 1,170 42.0% 1,028 38.6% 948 37.0%
    Hispanic 120 4.3% 117 4.4% 150 5.9%
    White 832 29.9% 1,051 39.5% 1,008 39.4%
    Unknown 576 20.7% 384 14.4% 359 14.0%
    Citizenship
    Citizen 2,693 96.7% 2,562 96.3% 2,413 94.3%
    Non­citizen 91 3.3% 99 3.7% 147 5.7%
    Resident status
    Resident 2,678 96.2% 2,466 92.7% 2,374 92.7%
    Non­resident 106 3.8% 195 7.3% 186 7.3%
    Age
    Less than 18 47 1.7% 40 1.5% 39 1.5%
    Over 65 9 0.3% 13 0.5% 19 0.7%
    18­19 1,337 48.0% 1,182 44.4% 1,186 46.3%
    20­21 363 13.0% 384 14.4% 362 14.1%
    22­24 285 10.2% 245 9.2% 242 9.5%
    25­29 256 9.2% 248 9.3% 219 8.6%
    30­34 168 6.0% 162 6.1% 145 5.7%
    35­39 115 4.1% 135 5.1% 109 4.3%
    40­49 147 5.3% 186 7.0% 169 6.6%
    50­64 57 2.0% 66 2.5% 70 2.7%
    Full­time/Part­time Status
    Full­time 1,736 62.4% 1,645 61.8% 1,556 60.8%
    Part­time 1,048 37.6% 1,016 38.2% 994 38.8%
    Award
    Associate ­ 2yr 2,377 85.4% 2,022 76.0% 1,938 75.7%
    Post­Associate Certificate 10 0.4% 7 0.3% 3 0.1%
    Certificate ­ 1yr 164 5.9% 151 5.7% 182 7.1%
    Non­degree seeking 233 8.4% 481 18.1% 437 17.1%
    Fall 2002 Fall 2001 Fall 2000
    Delgado Community College
    First Time Freshman Report
    Delgado Community College
    First Time Freshman Report
    Origin
    Orleans 1,075 38.6% 967 36.3% 955 37.3%
    Jefferson 935 33.6% 855 32.1% 840 32.8%
    St. Tamanany 258 9.3% 234 8.8% 204 8.0%
    Other N.O. area 324 11.6% 290 10.9% 287 11.2%
    Other La. parishes 86 3.1% 120 4.5% 88 3.4%
    Out of state 106 3.8% 195 7.3% 186 7.3%
    High School Graduate
    High School Graduates 1,991 71.5% 1,907 71.7% n/a
    GED 316 11.4% 307 11.5% n/a
    Unknown 477 17.1% 447 16.8% n/a
    High School Grad Year
    Graduated in the same year
    as entered 1,113 40.0% 965 36.3% n/a
    Graduated in the prior year 307 11.0% 252 9.5% n/a
    Graduated 2 ­ 3 years prior to
    entering 246 8.8% 220 8.3% n/a
    Graduated 4­5 years prior to
    entering 156 5.6% 110 4.1% n/a
    Graduated more than 5 years prior
    to entering 609 21.9% 608 22.8% n/a
    Did not graduate 73 2.6% 73 2.7% n/a
    Unknown 280 10.1% 433 16.3% n/a
    Retained the following Fall semester 1,325 47.6% 1,166 43.8% 1,076 42.0%

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