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Tracking Online Courses to Ensure Quality, Monitor Change, and Reduce Costs
AACC 2014 Convention Presentation
Cheryl Thompson-Stacy, Ed.D.PresidentLord Fairfax Community College
John Milam, Ph.D.Director, Planning & Institutional EffectivenessLord Fairfax Community College
Some Questions about Online Courses
• Can we serve more students by offering online courses? (enrollment)
• How do you ensure academic quality with an adequate number of full-time faculty with adjuncts teaching online? (quality, staffing)
• How does an increase in online course offerings impact our physical space requirements? (space)
• What is the impact on the institution if distance programs continue to grow? (change)
• How do we monitor changes in program offerings online? (programs)
• How do success rates in online courses compare to those in courses with other delivery modes? (success)
• Does taking courses online affect program completion? (success)
• What do we know about the cost of DL and how do we use the results? (cost)
Context - Enrollment
• In 2013, the number of students taking online courses rose 411K to 7.1 million (Grade Change, 2014).
• The online growth rate of 6.1% is the lowest reported since the report series has been tracking the data (Grade Change, 2014).
• The proportion of students taking at least one online course is at its highest at 33.5% (Grade Change, 2014).
• Approximately half of community college students take classes online (Not Yet Sold, 2013).
• The demand for distance learning courses in community colleges is growing “at a rate that is much greater than the demand for on-campus, face-to-face courses” (ITC Trends in eLearning, 2013)
• The typical online program “does not offer enough courses to meet student demand” (ITC Trends in eLearning 2013).
Allen, I.E. and Seaman, J. (2014). “Grade Change: Tracking Online Education in the United States.” Babson Survey Research Group and Quahog Research Group, LLC.
Context - Quality
• Large institutions are most likely to offer online courses and have the most positive views on their relative quality. BA schools have the most negative attitudes (Grade Change, 2014).
• Associate’s degree institutions have the “most favorable view towards online” and were among the earliest adopters (Grade Change, 2014).
• Over 85% of schools have implemented some form of standards or best practices in online courses (WCET Managing Online Education 2013).
• Online administration “has shifted so that more academic administrators… are responsible for distance education, rather than library services or the IT department” (ITC Trends in eLearning, 2013).
• Colleges are developing “strategies to improve overall course quality, consistency, retention and assessment” (ITC Trends in eLearning, 2013).
• In 2012, full-time faculty taught 60% of online sections (ITC Trends in eLearning, 2013).
Context - Assessment
• 74% of chief academic officers say learning outcomes in online courses are the same or superior to face-to-face (Grade Change, 2014).
• Few faculty strongly agree that online courses can achieve student learning outcomes equivalent to in-person (2013 Higher Ed Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology).
• “The gap between DL and face-to-face student completion rates has significantly narrowed” (ITC Trends in eLearning, 2013).
• Completion rates average 4.6% higher for on-campus than online courses (WCET Managing Online Education 2013).
• “The principal barriers [to the future of online education] are the lack of hard evidence about both learning outcomes and potential cost savings” (William G. Bowen, Chronicle, 3/25/13).
Context – Trends affecting online education
1. Declining unemployment
2. Declining number of high school students
3. Tuition increasing faster than financial aid and inflation
4. Many more people still don’t have degrees
5. Many degree programs don’t have online options (The Online Learning Curve, 2014).
6. According to Bill Gates’s at ACCT, MOOCs could help two-year colleges and their students (Chronicle, 10/3/13).
7. For some community colleges, however, MOOCs may be better suited for orientation and becoming college ready. For others, “The flipped classroom can work here” (Community College Times, 10/28/13).
• Student enrollment trends
• Course trends
• Instructor type
• Course success
• Course obstacles to completion
• Course/space utilization
• Credit hour production by program, general education competency, location, & type of faculty
• Costs
Online Course Data Points of Interest
Student enrollment trends
Fall Student headcount enrollment trends by type
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total Enrollment 5,867 6,644 7,005 7,270 7,288 7,238
Dual enrollment 1,475 1,628 1,843 1,781 2,054 2,099
Non-DE 4,392 5,016 5,162 5,489 5,234 5,139
Total in DL 1,498 2,023 2,352 2,882 2,738 2,913
Total only in DL 403 514 659 849 811 891
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2,500
3,000
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7,000
7,500
Student characteristics by DL Enrollment Type
891 639 252
49
737
105
93
798 861 3067 222
669 594297
418125 137 30
762129
4,325 3,214 1,111 1,6122,580
133
883
3,442
4,196
129
671
1,855 2,4702,242
2,083
1,339309
312
1073,491
834
2,022 1,498 524
309
1,579134
987
1,0351,930
92 478
6671,355 1,393
629
1,232261
354
421,641 381
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Distance only No distance Mixed delivery
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Fall 2013 End-of-term headcount enrollment
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Course trends
Course Trends by Subject, Delivery Mode, & Course
Sections by Delivery Mode
Compressed video Hybrid Face-to-face Online
FA09 54 33 677 83
FA10 64 43 700 107
FA11 48 85 700 131
FA12 47 94 691 136
FA13 46 83 633 156
SP14 47 69 498 170
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Enrollment Seats by Delivery Mode
Compressed video Hybrid Face-to-face Online
FA09 549 640 12,626 1,841
FA10 656 730 12,458 2,291
FA11 435 1,327 11,933 2,892
FA12 402 1,242 10,954 2,796
FA13 400 1,129 10,274 3,407
SP14 367 929 8,286 3,613
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Sections by Delivery Mode - %
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Online 9.8% 12.5% 11.7% 14.5% 13.6% 16.0% 14.0% 17.1% 17.0% 21.7%
Face-to-face 79.9% 75.8% 76.6% 71.3% 72.6% 68.0% 71.4% 67.3% 69.0% 63.5%
Hybrid 3.9% 5.0% 4.7% 5.8% 8.8% 9.8% 9.7% 8.9% 9.0% 8.8%
Compressed video 6.4% 6.7% 7.0% 8.4% 5.0% 6.3% 4.9% 6.8% 5.0% 6.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Compressed video Hybrid Face-to-face Online
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Enrollment Seats by Delivery Mode - %
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Online 11.8% 16.5% 14.2% 18.7% 17.4% 21.2% 18.2% 22.5% 22.4% 27.4%
Face-to-face 80.6% 75.3% 77.2% 71.5% 71.9% 67.0% 71.2% 65.6% 67.5% 62.8%
Hybrid 4.1% 4.3% 4.5% 5.3% 8.0% 8.6% 8.1% 8.4% 7.4% 7.0%
Compressed video 3.5% 3.8% 4.1% 4.5% 2.6% 3.2% 2.6% 3.4% 2.6% 2.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Compressed video Hybrid Face-to-face Online
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Face-to-Face Sections by Campus
172
505
155
457
174
526
162
485
169
531
148
450
186
505
171
456
165
468
119
379
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Fauquier Middletown
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Face-to-Face Enrollment Seats by Campus
3,287
9,339
2,835
8,043
2,986
9,472
2,692
7,747
2,886
9,047
2,254
7,579
2,688
8,266
2,154
6,826
2,449
7,825
1,913
6,373
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
Fauquier Middletown
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Sections by Distance Delivery Mode & Campus
FC Video MC Video FC Hybrid MC Hybrid FC Online MC Online
FA09 19 35 24 9 30 53
FA10 24 40 19 24 48 59
FA11 21 27 28 57 54 77
FA12 20 27 25 69 53 83
FA13 19 27 26 57 65 91
SP14 21 26 25 44 69 101
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Enrollment Seats by Delivery Mode & Campus
FC Video MC Video FC Hybrid MC Hybrid FC Online MC Online
FA09 97 452 452 188 641 1,200
FA10 155 501 358 372 1,021 1,270
FA11 104 331 432 895 1,238 1,654
FA12 82 320 235 1,007 1,141 1,655
FA13 90 310 296 833 1,511 1,896
SP14 107 260 309 620 1,450 2,163
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Online Enrollment by Subject
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
SPA
SOC
SDV
REL
PSY
PLS
PHY
PHI
NUR
NAS
MUS
MTH
MTE
MKT
LGL
ITP
ITN
ITE
ITD
INT
HUM
HLT
HIS
HIM
GOL
GEO
ENG
EDU
ECO
CST
CIV
CHM
CHD
BUS
BSK
BIO
AST
ASL
ART
ARC
ACC
FA09
SP10
FA10
SP11
FA11
SP12
FA12
SP13
FA13
SP14
Online Enrollment by Subject at Middletown Campus
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800
SPA
SOC
SDV
REL
PSY
PLS
PHY
PHI
NUR
NAS
MTH
MKT
LGL
ITP
ITN
ITE
ITD
INT
HUM
HLT
HIS
HIM
GOL
ENG
EDU
ECO
CST
CIV
CHM
CHD
BUS
FA09
SP10
FA10
SP11
FA11
SP12
FA12
SP13
FA13
SP14
Online Enrollment by Subject at Fauquier Campus
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800
SOC
REL
PSY
PLS
PHI
NUR
MUS
MTH
MTE
MKT
ITP
ITN
ITE
ITD
HUM
HLT
HIS
HIM
GOL
GEO
ENG
EDU
ECO
CST
CHM
CHD
BUS
BSK
BIO
ASL
ART
FA09
SP10
FA10
SP11
FA11
SP12
FA12
SP13
FA13
SP14
Top Online Course Enrollments
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000
SOC 200
SDV 101
PSY 230
PSY 200
PHI 220
ITE 115
HLT 215
HLT 160
HLT 130
HIS 122
HIS 121
HIS 112
HIS 111
GOL 106
GOL 105
ENG 242
ENG 241
ENG 112
ENG 111
ECO 202
ECO 201
CST 100
BUS 100
BIO 102
BIO 101
ART 283
ART 102
ART 101
FA05
FA06
FA07
FA08
FA09
FA10
FA11
FA12
Instructor type
Face-to-Face Sections by Instructor Type
407
270
360
252
425
275
409
238
462
238
384
214
435
256
376
251
375
258263
235
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Adjunct Full-time faculty
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Face-to-Face Enrollment by Instructor Type
7,295
5,331
5,758
5,120
6,941
5,517
5,986
4,453
7,391
4,542
5,920
3,913
6,537
4,417
5,070
3,910
5,640
4,634
4,151 4,135
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
Adjunct Full-time faculty
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE and MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Sections by Distance Mode & Instructor Type
Video-Adj Video-FT Hybrid-Adj Hybrid-FT Online-Adj Online-FT
FA09 24 30 9 24 50 33
FA10 33 31 21 22 68 39
FA11 30 18 43 42 82 49
FA12 30 17 54 40 79 57
FA13 30 16 47 36 87 69
SP14 28 19 38 31 96 74
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Enrollment by Distance Mode & Instructor Type
Video - Adj Video-FT Hybrid-Adj Hybrid-FT Online-Adj Online-FT
FA09 248 301 209 431 1,111 730
FA10 324 332 333 397 1,511 780
FA11 278 157 635 692 1,802 1,090
FA12 237 165 733 509 1,685 1,111
FA13 248 152 602 527 1,925 1,482
SP14 201 166 453 476 2,100 1,513
-300
200
700
1,200
1,700
2,200
FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 SP14
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Sections by Distance Mode & Instructor Type - %
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Online-FT 39.8% 40.6% 36.4% 40.9% 37.4% 37.6% 41.9% 42.1% 44.2% 43.5%
Online-Adj 60.2% 59.4% 63.6% 59.1% 62.6% 62.4% 58.1% 57.9% 55.8% 56.5%
Hybrid-FT 72.7% 55.0% 51.2% 58.5% 49.4% 41.9% 42.6% 41.0% 43.4% 44.9%
Hybrid-Adj 27.3% 45.0% 48.8% 41.5% 50.6% 58.1% 57.4% 59.0% 56.6% 55.1%
Video-FT 55.6% 51.9% 48.4% 44.7% 37.5% 43.6% 36.2% 41.3% 34.8% 40.4%
Video - Adj 44.4% 48.1% 51.6% 55.3% 62.5% 56.4% 63.8% 58.7% 65.2% 59.6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Video - Adj Video-FT Hybrid-Adj Hybrid-FT Online-Adj Online-FT
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Enrollment by Distance Mode & Instructor Type %
FA09 SP10 FA10 SP11 FA11 SP12 FA12 SP13 FA13 SP14
Online-FT 39.7% 38.1% 34.0% 35.2% 37.7% 35.0% 39.7% 39.4% 43.5% 41.9%
Online-Adj 60.3% 61.9% 66.0% 64.8% 62.3% 65.0% 60.3% 60.6% 56.5% 58.1%
Hybrid-FT 67.3% 55.0% 54.4% 61.6% 52.1% 42.0% 41.0% 43.5% 46.7% 51.2%
Hybrid-Adj 32.7% 45.0% 45.6% 38.4% 47.9% 58.0% 59.0% 56.5% 53.3% 48.8%
Video-FT 54.8% 47.9% 50.6% 41.5% 36.1% 42.0% 41.0% 42.8% 38.0% 45.2%
Video - Adj 45.2% 52.1% 49.4% 58.5% 63.9% 58.0% 59.0% 57.2% 62.0% 54.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Video - Adj Video-FT Hybrid-Adj Hybrid-FT Online-Adj Online-FT
Excludes DE, MTE, and labs. Source: LF_CLASSES_BY_ACAD_ORG SIS query
Online Sections by Subject & Instructor Type % – AY 2013-14
0
9
12
7
0
4
1
4
0
1
2
14
49
0
1
0
0
7
2
0
21
17
7
6
4
16
0
9
0
5
4
3
4
4
1
1
11
6
6
4
3
0
15
0
1
3
3
0
0
9
0
5
0
2
4
10
0
3
10
4
4
0
0
19
3
0
12
5
4
6
0
8
0
0
0
0
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
SPA
SOC
SDV
REL
PSY
PLS
PHY
PHI
NUR
NAS
MUS
MTH
MTE
MKT
LGL
ITP
ITN
ITE
ITD
HUM
HLT
HIS
HIM
GOL
GEO
ENG
EDU
ECO
CST
CHM
CHD
BUS
BSK
BIO
AST
ASL
ART
ACC
Adjunct Full-time
Online Enrollment by Subject & Instructor Type % - AY13-14
0
214
306
119
0
83
9
116
0
14
41
272
129
0
11
0
0
133
32
0
548
417
197
122
99
384
0
212
0
95
67
74
2
53
9
9
265
122
112
107
58
0
352
0
15
70
31
0
0
111
0
100
0
36
51
265
0
54
223
115
92
0
0
406
43
0
315
78
61
145
0
155
0
0
0
0
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
SPA
SOC
SDV
REL
PSY
PLS
PHY
PHI
NUR
NAS
MUS
MTH
MTE
MKT
LGL
ITP
ITN
ITE
ITD
HUM
HLT
HIS
HIM
GOL
GEO
ENG
EDU
ECO
CST
CHM
CHD
BUS
BSK
BIO
AST
ASL
ART
ACC
Adjunct Full-time
Course Success
Course Success Rates by Delivery Mode
71.3%74.1%
72.3%
78.1%
71.3%
77.4%
72.7%
77.3%
72.6%
78.3%
72.1%
76.9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Online Face-to-Face
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 5 Year Average
Excludes DE & MTE. Source: LF_IR_GRADE_DISTRIBUTION SIS query
Online Course Success Rates by Campus
68.9%
72.8%70.8%
73.3%69.7%
72.4%70.0%
74.5%
70.1%
74.2%
70.0%73.5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Fauquier campus Middletown campus
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 5 Year Average
Excludes DE & MTE. Source: LF_IR_GRADE_DISTRIBUTION SIS query
5 Year Average Online Course Success Rates by Subject
70%
79%
75%
72%
69%
78%
88%
76%
99%
63%
66%
65%
69%
75%
74%
60%
82%
70%
65%
68%
68%
73%
71%
77%
76%
84%
67%
67%
83%
69%
71%
70%
66%
74%
77%
100%
69%
83%
67%
83%
72%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
SPA
SOC
SDV
REL
PSY
PLS
PHY
PHI
NUR
NAS
MUS
MTH
MKT
MEC
LGL
ITP
ITN
ITE
ITD
INT
HUM
HLT
HIS
HIM
GOL
GEO
ENG
EGR
EDU
ECO
CST
CIV
CHM
CHD
BUS
BSK
BIO
AST
ASL
ART
ARC
Course Success by Instructor Type & Delivery Mode
Excludes DE & MTE. Source: LF_IR_GRADE_DISTRIBUTION SIS query for spring & fall 2013
81.5%
72.0% 73.3%
78.6%82.6%
68.2%
79.0%75.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Compressed Video Online Hybrid Face-to-Face
Adjunct Full-time
Withdrawals by Instructor Type & Delivery Mode
Excludes DE & MTE. Source: LF_IR_GRADE_DISTRIBUTION SIS query for spring & fall 2013
4.1%6.5% 7.1%
4.1%5.4%9.3%
5.7% 6.2%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Compressed Video Online Hybrid Face-to-Face
Adjunct Full-time
Course Obstacles to Completion
Course Obstacles Study – Overall ResultsCourse Success by Completers vs. Non-Completers by Degree/Plan 12/3/13
Subtotal Success W Subtotal Success W
AA&S 36,157 87.7% 3.3% 41,787 59.1% 7.8% 77,944 -28.5% 4.5% 46.4%
AAS 7,336 91.6% 1.9% 9,423 64.5% 7.2% 16,759 -27.1% 5.3% 43.8%
CERT 3,954 89.4% 2.5% 9,984 63.7% 6.9% 13,938 -25.7% 4.4% 28.4%
CSC 1,411 84.0% 3.2% 2,645 59.5% 6.1% 4,056 -24.4% 2.9% 34.8%
Nondegree 8,150 91.2% 2.5% 8,975 74.6% 4.9% 17,125 -16.6% 2.5% 47.6%
Grand Total 57,008 88.7% 2.9% 72,814 62.4% 7.2% 129,822 -26.3% 4.2% 43.9%
Difference
in Success
Difference
in W Rate
% Grades
to GradsDegree/Plan
Completers Non-Completers Total
Grades
Based on the work of Zeidenberg, Mathew et al. (2013). “Not Just Math and English: Courses That Pose Obstacles to Community College Completion.” CCRC Working Paper No. 52. Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Source: SIS Queries LF_SR_SEARCH_GRADES and LF_GRADUATES, VCCS A Record Census files for terms 2053 through 2133.
Notes: Includes courses taken over these terms by all new students who entered from summer 2053 through summer 2011, tracking their coursework over time through summer 2013. Excludes blank grades, such as for the lab component.Cells marked with conditional formatting where difference between non-completers and completers is > 25.0%. Completers include all award levels. Degree and program are listed for the most recent semester. Excludes ICDUAL courses.
Course Obstacles Study – Courses taken w/in program
Course Success by Completers vs. Non-Completers by Degree/Plan for Top Obstacle Courses with >50 Grades 12/3/13
Subtotal Success W Subtotal Success W
AA&S 18,755 87.5% 3.3% 23,180 58.5% 8.0% 41,935 -29.0% 4.7% 44.7%
Business Administration 2,636 89.6% 2.8% 3,200 56.0% 9.5% 5,836 -33.6% 6.7% 45.2%
ACC 211 206 90.3% 1.9% 245 56.3% 12.7% 451 -34.0% 10.7% 45.7%
BIO 101 122 91.0% 2.5% 137 49.6% 11.7% 259 -41.3% 9.2% 47.1%
BIO 102 111 91.0% 1.8% 57 61.4% 5.3% 168 -29.6% 3.5% 66.1%
ECO 201 216 79.6% 3.7% 156 45.5% 13.5% 372 -34.1% 9.8% 58.1%
ENG 111 186 96.8% 0.0% 424 57.8% 7.5% 610 -39.0% 7.5% 30.5%
ENG 112 200 91.0% 1.0% 259 53.7% 15.4% 459 -37.3% 14.4% 43.6%
ENG 241 184 82.1% 9.2% 62 46.8% 11.3% 246 -35.3% 2.1% 74.8%
ENG 242 164 86.6% 5.5% 35 42.9% 31.4% 199 -43.7% 25.9% 82.4%
HIS 111 121 93.4% 1.7% 201 63.2% 6.0% 322 -30.2% 4.3% 37.6%
HIS 112 108 93.5% 1.9% 118 53.4% 14.4% 226 -40.1% 12.6% 47.8%
HIS 121 98 79.6% 6.1% 172 51.7% 8.1% 270 -27.8% 2.0% 36.3%
HIS 122 87 87.4% 3.4% 118 56.8% 7.6% 205 -30.6% 4.2% 42.4%
ITE 115 154 97.4% 1.3% 267 57.3% 8.2% 421 -40.1% 6.9% 36.6%
MTH 151 34 97.1% 0.0% 42 54.8% 0.0% 76 -42.3% 0.0% 44.7%
MTH 163 171 85.4% 4.7% 179 50.3% 14.5% 350 -35.1% 9.8% 48.9%
MTH 240 87 87.4% 3.4% 49 53.1% 10.2% 136 -34.3% 6.8% 64.0%
PSY 200 59 91.5% 0.0% 85 49.4% 12.9% 144 -42.1% 12.9% 41.0%
SDV 100 196 95.4% 0.5% 458 64.2% 3.5% 654 -31.2% 3.0% 30.0%
SPD 100 80 97.5% 1.3% 80 63.8% 7.5% 160 -33.8% 6.3% 50.0%
Difference
in Success
Difference
in W Rate
% Grades
to GradsSubject/ Course
Completers Non-Completers
Total Grades
Course Success by Completers & Delivery Mode
91.3%
83.6%
91.3% 89.7% 88.7%
65.5%
57.5%
63.1% 63.1% 62.4%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Compressed Video Online Hybrid Face-to-Face Overall
Completers Non-completers
Course Withdrawal Rate by Delivery Mode
1.6%5.0%
2.6% 2.5% 2.9%6.7%
9.8% 8.1% 6.7% 7.2%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Compressed Video Online Hybrid Face-to-Face Overall
Completers Non-completers
Online Course Success by Completers & Award Level
82.7%85.8%
78.3% 80.0%
87.4%83.6%
51.9%
61.6%
56.7%
47.6%
77.7%
57.5%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
AA&S AAS CERT CSC Non-degree Overall
Completers Non-completers
Online Course Withdrawal Rate by Award Level
5.4% 3.8%6.5% 7.6%
3.8% 5.0%
11.7%8.8% 8.2% 8.3%
5.4%9.8%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
AA&S AAS CERT CSC Non-degree Overall
Completers Non-completers
Course/Space Utilization
Average Enrollment per Online Course
Capacity Utilization per Online Course
Credits generated by program, general education competency,
location, & type of faculty
Program Courses Offered by Requirement & Location
Program Courses Offered by Requirement & High School
DL SCH Taught by Program, Course, Term, & Instructor Type
DL SCH Taught by Program, Term, & Instructor Type
DL SCH by Competency, Term, & Instructor Type
Costs
VCCS Distance Learning Cost Model
• Analyze cost per section and cost per student FTE for online vs. traditional, classroom delivery across the VCCS system
• Assemble relatively accessible data, using estimates where needed of workload, salaries, & space utilization
• Utilize course data extracted from SIS with instructor of record
• Report institutional differences overall
• Report disciplinary differences
• Report differences for individual courses w/ large enrollments
• Results provide insight into the variation that exists within a college in different disciplines and between colleges in the same discipline
• Results provide benchmarks for specific courses
% Sections & Student FTE Taught Online
14.7% 16.3%
18.6% 18.4%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
Online sections Online FTEBR291 CV292 DC279 ES284 GC297 JT290 LF298 ME299 NR275 NV280
PC277 PH285 PV282 RC278 SR283 SV276 SW294 TC295 TN293 Total
VCCS Data for Academic Year 2010-11
Weighted Cost per FTE – Online vs. Face-to-face
$1,025
$859
$984
$910
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
$1,000
$1,100
$1,200
$1,300
Face-to-face OnlineBR291 CV292 DC279 ES284 GC297 JT290 LF298 ME299 NR275 NV280
PC277 PH285 PV282 RC278 SR283 SV276 SW294 TC295 TN293 Average
VCCS Data for Academic Year 2010-11
Cost per Online FTE by Selected Disciplines
$722 $951
$647
$906 $993 $1,043
$713
$938
$-
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
BUS ENG HLT ITEBR291 CV292 DC279 ES284 GC297 JT290 LF298 ME299 NR275 NV280
PC277 PH285 PV282 RC278 SR283 SV276 SW294 TC295 TN293 Average
VCCS Data for Academic Year 2010-11
Difference in Cost per FTE between Full-time & Adjunct Faculty by Delivery Mode
$425
$630
$443
$537
$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
Face-to-face OnlineBR291 CV292 DC279 ES284 GC297 JT290 LF298 ME299 NR275 NV280
PC277 PH285 PV282 RC278 SR283 SV276 SW294 TC295 TN293 Average
VCCS Data for Academic Year 2010-11
Presenters:
Lord Fairfax Community College
Dr. Cheryl [email protected](540) 868-7101
Dr. John MilamDirector of Planning & Institutional [email protected](540) 868-7249
Questions?