Title Menu Admissions & Records Campus Life Departments & Offices Staff Directory Student Services Class Schedule Return to Home Page

Office of Institutional Research

Chart 1 illustrates that credit students at VVC comprise 89.6% of the student population. The non-credit population increased slightly from 9.7% last fall.
Chart 2 reveals that the female population continues to comprise nearly two-thirds of the student population. However, the male population did show an increase from last fall of .93.
The two largest groups depicted in Chart 3 are 18-20 years of age (26.5%) and 31-40 years of age (16.8%). The 31-40 age group declined 1.4% while the 21-25 age group increased 1.2% since the fall of 1999.
The average age of our students remains steady at 31.
Chart 4 reveals that 46.0% of females and 32.6% of males encompass those students 31 years of age and older. The gender concentrations are reversed for the remaining age ranges. For instance, males comprise 58.6% of the population less than 26 years of age.
As the findings in Chart 5 indicate, 39.3% of students are enrolled in credit courses during the day. Day credit course takings declined 4.1% from fall 1999. However, evening credit course enrollment increased 1.3% and day credit/non-credit course enrollment doubled from last fall.
Chart 6 indicates that 43.8% of students are obtaining a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better.
Cart 7 graphically displays that 45.9% of the female population has earned a G.P.A.of 3.0 or better; whereas, 39.7% of the male population has earned a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better.
Chart 8 depicts the various types of female students.
TYPE OF STUDENT Female
New student = A student enrolled in any college for the first time after high school and exclusive of summer term enrollment. 1,647
New transfer student = A student enrolled at VVC for the first time and who transferred from another institution of higher education. 304
Returning transfer student = A student who has previously attended VVC, transferred to another college, and has now returned to VVC. 116
Returning student = A student enrolled at VVC after an absence of one or more regular sessions without interim attendance at another college. 883
Continuing student = A student who is enrolled in the current session and who was enrolled in the previous regular session. 3,525
         * Female students who are enrolled in college yet continue to attend high school total 316.
Male students by type are depicted in Chart 9.
TYPE OF STUDENT Male
New student = A student enrolled in any college for the first time after high school and exclusive of summer term enrollment. 1,330
New transfer student = A student enrolled at VVC for the first time and who transferred from another institution of higher education. 236
Returning transfer student = A student who has previously attended VVC, transferred to another college, and has now returned to VVC. 75
Returning student = A student enrolled at VVC after an absence of one or more regular sessions without interim attendance at another college. 452
Continuing student = A student who is enrolled in the current session and who was enrolled in the previous regular session. 1,763
         * Male students who are enrolled in college yet continue to attend high school total 267.
Chart 10 illustrates that all unit categories increased slightly from last fall except for the 12-15 and 15.5-17.5 groupings. In these categories there was a decline of 1.4% and .89% respectively.
Most categories reveal similar gender proportions as indicated in Chart 11. However, 13.1% of the female population in comparison to only 6.0% of the male population are currently enrolled in non-credit courses (0.0 units).
Chart 12 depicts a large percentage (33.0%) of students taking a single class. This rate is 2.2% higher than what was viewed in the fall of 1999.
As viewed in Chart 13, males and females tend to enroll in a very similar manner.
The table below reveals the counts depicted graphically in Chart 14 above.
NUMBER OF  STUDENTS TAKING:
NEW
RETURNING
CONTINUING
  
TOTAL
0 UNITS
340
31.5%
15
1.4%
724
67.1%
1,079
0.5-3.0 UNITS
832
39.1%
66
3.1%
1,232
57.8%
2,130
3.5-6.0 UNITS
671
34.5%
61
3.1%
1,214
62.4%
1,946
6.5-9.0 UNITS
410
28.0%
18
1.2%
1,035
70.7%
1,463
9.5-11.5 UNITS
242
36.2%
6
0.9%
421
62.9%
669
12.0-15.0 UNITS
872
33.8%
18
0.7%
1,687
65.5%
2,577
15.5-17.5 UNITS
105
31.8%
6
1.8%
219
66.4%
330
18.0 & > UNITS
45
32.6%
1
0.7%
92
66.7%
138
TYPE OF STUDENT
3,517 
34.0%
191 
1.8%
6,624 
64.1%
10,332

Chart 15 above graphically displays the counts represented in the table below.
NUMBER OF  STUDENTS TAKING:
NEW
RETURNING
CONTINUING
  
TOTAL
1 CLASS 1,297 38.1% 102 3.0% 2,005 58.9% 3,404
2 CLASSES 578 28.7% 42 2.1% 1,393 69.2% 2,013
3 CLASSES 445 29.1% 19 1.2% 1,067 69.7% 1,531
4 CLASSES 606 35.3% 15 0.9% 1,096 63.8% 1,717
5 CLASSES 342 36.2% 6 0.6% 597 63.2% 945
6 CLASSES OR MORE 249 34.5% 7 1.0% 466 64.5% 722
TYPE OF STUDENT 3,517 34.0% 191 1.8% 6,624 64.1% 10,332

ETHNICITY: MALE   FEMALE   OVERALL TOTAL
WHITE NON-HISPANIC 2,424 23.46% 4,145 40.12% 6569 63.6%
ASIAN 74 0.72% 113 1.09% 187 1.8%
AFRICAN-AMERICAN NON HISPANIC 326 3.16% 507 4.91% 833 8.1%
HISPANIC 855 8.28% 1,468 14.21% 2323 22.5%
MID EASTERN (ARAB/IRAN/ETC) 25 0.24% 19 0.18% 44 0.4%
NATIVE AMERICAN/AMER INDIAN 31 0.30% 82 0.79% 113 1.1%
PACIFIC ISLANDER 21 0.20% 22 0.21% 43 0.4%
FILIPINO 70 0.68% 64 0.62% 134 1.3%
OTHER NON-WHITE 18 0.17% 31 0.30% 49 0.5%
DECLINED/UNCOLLECTED 12 0.12% 25 0.24% 37 0.4%
TOTAL  3,856 37.32% 6,476 62.68% 10,332 100.0%

The table above illustrates that among all college students, 63.6% are White non-Hispanic, 36.2% are non-white and .4% declined to respond or counts were uncollected. The largest percentage of non-white students are Hispanic (22.5%). The percentage of Hispanic students increased .5% from the fall of 1999.

Back to the Top | Factbook | Reports | Institutional Research HomePage