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AMATYC 2019
Who Really Takes Precalculus, Anyhow?
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Sylvia Sorkin
Celeste Schott
Mathematics Department
Community College of Baltimore County
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Community College of Baltimore County
Public, two-year college system with 3 campuses and 3 extension centers
Fall 2018 credit enrollment: 18,830 students
27% were full-time
62% Female
38% Black
42% Pell recipients (vs. 35% at all MD community colleges)
2,131 Associate degrees awarded in Fiscal Year 2018
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Diversity of CCBC Credit Students
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Racial/Ethnic Group% of CCBC Fall
2018 Credit Enrollment
White 39%
Black 38%
Asian 7%
Hispanic/Latino 6%
Foreign or Non-Resident Alien 6%
Multiple Races 4%
Other <1%
Total 100%
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STEM Enrollment at CCBC
From 2012 to 2017, CCBC’s total fall enrollment declined 23%.
However, enrollment in STEM associate’s degree programs increased 10% over that period. The number of STEM associate’s degrees awarded increased 69%.
The largest STEM enrollment increase was in the Cybersecurity program.
In 2017, 13% of CCBC’s enrollment was in STEM programs.
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Related STEM Degree Programs
Many STEM Associate’s degree programs require MATH beyond Precalculus:
A.S. for Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
A.S. for Computer Science, and Computer Science –Information Systems Management
A.S. and A.S.E. for Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
A.A.T. for Secondary Education – Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics
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Intended 4-year Major Programs
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32%
20%17%
8%
7%
3%
3%
10%
Major Programs for 60 Precalculus studentsEngineering
Biology
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Bus Adm/Marketing
Pharmacy School
Math
Other (CIS, Earth Sci, ForensicChem, Mass Comm, Psych,Grad School Prep)
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Current MATH Placement Criteria
Students who graduate from Baltimore County Public High
Schools with overall GPA 2.5 or higher have placement into
MATH 125 (Finite Math & Modeling) or MATH 153
(Introduction to Statistical Methods). These 2 courses have
prerequisite MATH 082 Introductory Algebra.
Students who wish to take courses on the “calculus track”
must place into a course on that track.
This can be done by taking the ALEKS PPL placement test or
by high school course and grade agreements with LEA.
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Precalculus Course Description
Description: MATH 165 Precalculus (4 credits) prepares
students for calculus. Topics include:
• exponential and logarithmic functions and equations,
• trigonometric functions, identities and equations;
• laws of sine and cosine; polar coordinates;
• conic sections; sequences and series;
• mathematical induction.
Prerequisite: MATH 163 College Algebra.
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Precalculus Description
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MATH 165 Final Grade Number Percent
Precalculus A 60 16%
B 59 15%
C 74 19%
D 55 14%
F 76 20%
I 1 < 1%
W 60 16%
AU 1 < 1%
Total Enrolled: 386 students 100%
Spring 2017 Precalculus Course Outcomes
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CCBC Calculus Pathway
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083082081
259
165 251 252163 253
230 243 257
153
125
Number Course Name Credits
081 Pre-Algebra 0
082 Introductory Algebra 0
083 Intermediate Algebra 0
125 Finite Math & Modeling 3
153 Introduction to Statistical Methods 4
163 College Algebra 3
165 Pre-Calculus 4
230 Calculus with Applications 4
243 Discrete Math 4
251 Calculus I 4
252 Calculus II 4
253 Calculus III 4
257 Linear Algebra 4
259 Differential Equations 3
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Spring 2017 Precalculus Course Outcomes
50% Passed with A,B,C (denominator: include W, exclude AU)
64% Passed with A,B,C,D (denominator: include W, exclude AU)
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Intervention
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• What was the initial MATH course
• at CCBC?•
What grade in prerequisite course,
• MATH 163 College Algebra?
• Is the student repeating MATH 165?
• Did the student take the
• combined 083/163 AMP course?
MATH 165 Precalculus
has
High Withdrawal Rate
Low Success Rate
Questions
Collect
Data from
Transcripts
of Students
Enrolled in
Spring
2019
Situation
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MATH 081 082 083 other 163 165 Total
Pre-AlgIntrod
AlgInterm
AlgStat Coll Alg Precal
Totals 15 24 74 17 105 30 265
Percent 6% 9% 28% 6% 40% 11% 100%
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Initial Math Course Taken at CCBC
43% Developmental
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
21% of those enrolled were repeating the Precalculus course
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
21% of those enrolled were repeating the Precalculus course
21% of those enrolled had taken the 083/163 AMP prerequisite course
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
21% of those enrolled were repeating the Precalculus course
21% of those enrolled had taken the 083/163 AMP prerequisite course
Repeat rate was higher at 27% for those who had 083/163 AMP
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Thank you!
Sylvia Sorkin
Celeste Schott
Community College of Baltimore County