African American Students at Chabot College: Success and Persistence
| These tables show the latest course success and persistence rates of African American students at Chabot by gender, age, student type, and educational goal. African American students have lower success rates and slightly lower persistance rates than all Chabot students. Among African American students, success rates are highest among older, new transfer and continuing students, and those with job training goals. Persistence rates are highest among women and men 19 yrs or younger, continuing students, and those with transfer goals. | |||
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African-Americans at Chabot | ||
| Year | Number | Percent | |
| 1978 | 1,056 | 7% | |
| 1980 | 1,259 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 1,540 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 1,320 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 1,391 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 1,427 | 9% | |
| 1990 | 1,650 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 1,658 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 1,571 | 12% | |
| 1996 | 1,811 | 14% | |
| 1998 | 1,906 | 14% | |
| 2000 | 1,942 | 14% | |
| SOURCE: | Student Characteristics Report, 2000-01 | ||
| Course Success Rates of African American Students: Fall 2000 | |||||||||
| BY GENDER | BY AGE | All Afr. Am. | |||||||
| Course Grades | Female | Male | 19 or younger | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-39 | 40 or older | Students |
| Successful | 54% | 53% | 52% | 41% | 50% | 57% | 58% | 65% | 54% |
| Unsuccessful | 17% | 19% | 20% | 23% | 16% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| Withdrawal | 29% | 28% | 28% | 35% | 35% | 30% | 25% | 22% | 29% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| By STUDENT TYPE | BY EDUCATIONAL GOAL | All Chabot | |||||||
| Course Grades | New | New Trsfr. | Returning | Continuing | Transfer | AA/AS | Job Training | Other/Und. | Students |
| Successful | 48% | 55% | 53% | 55% | 53% | 58% | 60% | 52% | 62% |
| Unsuccessful | 22% | 19% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 20% | 15% | 19% | 13% |
| Withdrawal | 30% | 25% | 33% | 28% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 29% | 25% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Persistence Rates of African American Students: Fall 2000 to Spring 2001 | |||||||||
| 19 or younger | 20+21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-39 | 40 or older | All Afr Am | All Chabot | ||
| Female | 60% | 58% | 53% | 48% | 55% | 54% | 55% | 61% | |
| Male | 64% | 60% | 52% | 41% | 52% | 60% | 57% | 61% | |
| New | New Trsfr. | Returning | Continuing | Transfer | AA/AS | Job Training | Other/Und. | ||
| Female | 56% | 44% | 48% | 63% | 61% | 60% | 46% | 29% | |
| Male | 48% | 38% | 39% | 70% | 60% | 53% | 53% | 34% | |
| 19 or younger | 20+21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-39 | 40 or older | All Afr Am | All Chabot | ||
| New | 63% | 33% | 47% | 25% | 42% | 23% | 52% | 64% | |
| Continuing | 77% | 70% | 61% | 56% | 62% | 67% | 66% | 69% | |
| New Transfer | 52% | 42% | 44% | 29% | 48% | 35% | 42% | 46% | |
| Returning | 63% | 48% | 43% | 40% | 40% | 49% | 45% | 47% | |
| Transfer | AA/AS | Certificate | Other/Und. | DEFINITIONS & SOURCES | |||||
| New | 55% | 38% | 33% | 55% | Course grades: | Successful: A,B,C,CR; Unsuccessful: D,F,NC | |||
| Continuing | 67% | 65% | 64% | 68% | Persistence rate: | Percentage of students enrolled in the Fall who also enrolled the following Spring | |||
| New Transfer | 48% | 44% | 36% | 40% | |||||
| Returning | 50% | 50% | 29% | 68% | SOURCES: | Institutional Research Dataset: Fall 2000 final file Spring 2001 Census file | |||
Last Updated on 6/3/02
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