All Students Attending Ivy Tech during 2013-14 Academic Year Wendy Lin Alex Parkison December, 2015 IR# 15204
Methodology This study included all 179,190 students who were enrolled at Ivy Tech during the 2013-14 academic, year including high school students and guest students. This report defines transfer as any enrollment activity at a private or public institution that is not Ivy Tech, as reported by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). This report examines transfer activity within one year from the term of the student s last enrollment at Ivy Tech. Any transfer activity that falls outside the research timeframe was not examined for the purpose of this report. Findings Out of 179,190 students who were enrolled at Ivy Tech in the 2013-14 academic year, 31,605 transferred to another institution (17.6 percent) within one year. Of those who transferred, the majority did so without earning a credential; only 4,757 students (2.7 percent) earned an Ivy Tech credential before transferring, which is 15.1 percent of all Ivy Tech transfer students during this time period, although the credential may have been awarded several terms prior to the student s last enrollment at Ivy Tech. Annual Unduplicated Enrollment Headcount Total Annual Enrollment 179,190 Did not Earned Ivy Tech 26,848 (15.0%) Earned Ivy Tech 1 4,757 (2.7%) Table 1. Students and Ivy Tech Credential Earned, 2013-14 1 Includes associate degree and certificates 2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech Total 31,605 (17.6%) Academic Period # Enrolled 1 # 1, 2 % Summer, 2013 39,594 7,253 18.3% Fall, 2013 107,013 14,443 13.5% Spring, 2014 129,027 19,964 15.5% Unique Headcounts 275,634 41,660 15.1% Table 2. Students by Academic Period, 2013-14. 1 Includes duplicated headcounts if the student is enrolled for more than one semester 2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech Table 3 shows transfer rates by registration type. As shown, guest students transferred at the highest rate (e.g., 50.2 percent), which is not surprising since guest students are, by definition, students from other institutions taking courses at Ivy Tech. Transfer-in students were also mobile, with a relatively high transfer rate of 24.0 percent. These students could be guest students acquiring credits from multiple institutions in order to meet financial and academic needs. Approximately one in four high school students transferred to another institution. Transfer rates were the lowest for new, first-time degreeseeking students, as 2,920 (9.1 percent) transferred within one year. IR # 15204 Page 1
Registration Type Annual Unduplicated Enrollment Headcount 1 2 % Continuing 78,771 10,649 13.5% Guest 9,472 4,758 50.2% High School Student 47,093 10,453 22.2% New First Time 32,103 2,920 9.1% Transfer in 11,751 2,825 24.0% Grand Total 179,190 31,605 17.6% Table 3. Students by Registration Type, 2013-14. 1 Consists of unique headcounts; if a student is enrolled for multiple terms, the study considered the registration type in the first term of enrollment during the 2013-14 year 2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech Annual Unduplicated Enrollment Headcount 1 2 % Degree seeking Students 122,625 16,394 13.4% Table 4. Transfer Rate for Degree-seeking Students, 2013-14. 1 Consists of unique headcounts; if a student is enrolled for multiple terms, the study considered the registration type in the first term of enrollment during the 2013-14 year 2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech As shown in table 4, the transfer rate for degree-seeking students is 13.4 percent for 2013-14. This included continuing, transfer-in and new, first time students. Table 5 shows one-year transfer headcounts and transfer rates broken out by Ivy Tech region. Consistent with past findings, the Central Indiana, Northwest and Lafayette regions have the largest number of transfer students. Ivy Tech regions with the highest percentage of students transferring are Lafayette, Bloomington and Southeast. As shown on Table 6, Central Indiana, Northeast and Northwest have the largest number of dual-credit students who transferred. Dual-credit students from the Northeast and Southwest regions have the highest transfer rate where approximately one in three students transferred to another institution. Overall, 22 percent of dual credit students transferred to another institution. A number of factors could be the driving force behind the differences seen in transfer trends across regions. The largest campuses tended to have the largest number of transfer students. However, regions closer to large public institutions, particularly Central Indiana, Bloomington, and Lafayette, tend to have largest transfer activity as well, likely indicating dual enrollment or that students use Ivy Tech as a stepping stone to enrollment at these other institutions. IR # 15204 Page 2
Region 2 Annual Unduplicated % Enrollment Headcount 1 01 Northwest 3,032 17,900 16.9% 02 North Central 1,925 12,737 15.1% 03 Northeast 2,819 15,706 17.9% 04 Lafayette 3,072 13,320 23.1% 05 Kokomo 1,238 7,538 16.4% 06 East Central 1,893 12,372 15.3% 07 Wabash Valley 1,494 9,013 16.6% 08 Central Indiana 6,944 39,030 17.8% 09 Richmond 712 4,905 14.5% 10 Columbus 1,688 10,299 16.4% 11 Southeast 1,050 5,694 18.4% 12 Southwest 1,702 9,784 17.4% 13 Southern Indiana 1,715 9,796 17.5% 14 Bloomington 2,123 10,303 20.6% Distance Apprenticeship 3 66 4.5% Ohio Online 195 727 26.8% Grand Total 31,605 179,190 17.6% Table 5. Transfer Rates by Ivy Tech Region, 2013-14. 1 Consists of unique headcounts; if a student is enrolled for multiple terms, the study considered the registration type in the first term of enrollment during the 2013-14 year 2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech Dual credit Students Region 2 Annual Unduplicated % Enrollment Headcount 1 01 Northwest 982 3,694 26.6% 02 North Central 659 2,920 22.6% 03 Northeast 1,257 3,871 32.5% 04 Lafayette 810 3,811 21.3% 05 Kokomo 504 2,256 22.3% 06 East Central 612 3,006 20.4% 07 Wabash Valley 523 2,358 22.2% 08 Central Indiana 1,515 8,819 17.2% 09 Richmond 193 1,105 17.5% 10 Columbus 752 4,761 15.8% 11 Southeast 409 1,999 20.5% 12 Southwest 781 2,410 32.4% 13 Southern Indiana 933 3,571 26.1% 14 Bloomington 154 1,195 12.9% Grand Total 10,084 45,776 22.0% Table 6. Transfer Rates by Ivy Tech Region for Dual-Credit Students: 2013-14. 1 Consists of unique headcounts; if a student is enrolled for multiple terms, the study considered the registration type in the last term of enrollment during the 2013-14 year IR # 15204 Page 3
2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech Appendix Table 1-A. Transfer Counts by Region and Registration Type, 2013-14. 1 Consists of unique headcounts; if a student is enrolled for multiple terms, the study considered the registration type in the first term of enrollment during the 2013-14 year; 2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total Annual Unduplicated Enrollment Headcount 1 01 Northwest Continuing 378 657 1035 8153 Guest 8 398 406 740 High School Student 7 990 997 3770 New First Time 7 305 312 3932 Transfer 7 275 282 1305 01 Northwest Total 407 2625 3032 17900 02 North Central Continuing 290 419 709 6298 Guest 2 199 201 342 High School Student 1 728 729 3105 New First Time 2 145 147 2212 Transfer 11 128 139 780 02 North Central Total 306 1619 1925 12737 03 Northeast Continuing 337 492 829 7121 Guest 5 194 199 415 High School Student 2 1354 1356 4112 New First Time 4 225 229 2868 Transfer 5 201 206 1190 03 Northeast Total 353 2466 2819 15706 04 Lafayette Continuing 313 476 789 4921 Guest 6 684 690 1414 High School Student 2 860 862 3938 IR # 15204 Page 4
Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total Annual Unduplicated Enrollment Headcount 1 New First Time 20 213 233 1917 Transfer 24 474 498 1130 04 Lafayette Total 365 2707 3072 13320 05 Kokomo Continuing 211 167 378 3424 Guest 14 201 215 292 High School Student 2 516 518 2293 New First Time 1 75 76 1179 Transfer 2 49 51 350 05 Kokomo Total 230 1008 1238 7538 06 East Central Continuing 427 365 792 5856 Guest 7 145 152 263 High School Student 3 618 621 3048 New First Time 1 175 176 2492 Transfer 8 144 152 713 06 East Central Total 446 1447 1893 12372 07 Wabash Valley Continuing 208 306 514 4523 Guest 16 248 264 503 High School Student 1 540 541 2477 New First Time 1 85 86 1137 Transfer 2 87 89 373 07 Wabash Valley Total 228 1266 1494 9013 08 Central Indiana Continuing 1020 1919 2939 18370 Guest 42 1028 1070 1690 High School Student 0 1534 1534 8879 New First Time 24 714 738 7374 Transfer 23 640 663 2717 IR # 15204 Page 5
Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total Annual Unduplicated Enrollment Headcount 1 08 Central Indiana Total 1109 5835 6944 39030 09 Richmond Continuing 153 126 279 2339 Guest 1 90 91 164 High School Student 1 248 249 1387 New First Time 1 47 48 780 Transfer 7 38 45 235 09 Richmond Total 163 549 712 4905 10 Columbus Continuing 228 181 409 3209 Guest 12 326 338 547 High School Student 5 746 751 4772 New First Time 5 89 94 1312 Transfer 7 89 96 459 10 Columbus Total 257 1431 1688 10299 11 Southeast Continuing 186 158 344 2124 Guest 3 122 125 350 High School Student 3 411 414 2033 New First Time 3 100 103 897 Transfer 3 61 64 290 11 Southeast Total 198 852 1050 5694 12 Southwest Continuing 224 279 503 4663 Guest 11 196 207 286 High School Student 2 775 777 2430 New First Time 1 102 103 1805 Transfer 2 110 112 600 12 Southwest Total 240 1462 1702 9784 13 Southern Indiana Continuing 191 231 422 3461 IR # 15204 Page 6
Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total Annual Unduplicated Enrollment Headcount 1 Guest 4 95 99 153 High School Student 17 919 936 3590 New First Time 8 150 158 2020 Transfer 5 95 100 572 13 Southern Indiana Total 225 1490 1715 9796 14 Bloomington Continuing 213 491 704 4264 Guest 2 699 701 2313 High School Student 0 168 168 1259 New First Time 4 265 269 1597 Transfer 8 273 281 870 14 Bloomington Total 227 1896 2123 10303 Distance Apprenticeship Continuing 1 0 1 31 New First Time 2 0 2 30 Transfer 0 0 0 5 Distance Apprenticeship Total 3 0 3 66 Ohio Online Continuing 0 2 2 14 New First Time 0 146 146 551 Transfer 0 47 47 162 Ohio Online Total 0 195 195 727 Grand Total 4,757 26,848 31,605 179,190 IR # 15204 Page 7
Table 1-B. Transfer Rate by Region and Registration Type, 2013-14. 1 Consists of unique headcounts; if a student is enrolled for multiple terms, the study considered the registration type in the first term of enrollment during the 2013-14 year; 2 Students who transferred within one year of their last term of enrollment at Ivy Tech Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total 01 Northwest Continuing 4.6% 8.1% 12.7% Guest 1.1% 53.8% 54.9% High School Student 0.2% 26.3% 26.4% New First Time 0.2% 7.8% 7.9% Transfer 0.5% 21.1% 21.6% 01 Northwest Total 2.3% 14.7% 16.9% 02 North Central Continuing 4.6% 6.7% 11.3% Guest 0.6% 58.2% 58.8% High School Student 0.0% 23.4% 23.5% New First Time 0.1% 6.6% 6.6% Transfer 1.4% 16.4% 17.8% 02 North Central Total 2.4% 12.7% 15.1% 03 Northeast Continuing 4.7% 6.9% 11.6% Guest 1.2% 46.7% 48.0% High School Student 0.0% 32.9% 33.0% New First Time 0.1% 7.8% 8.0% Transfer 0.4% 16.9% 17.3% 03 Northeast Total 2.2% 15.7% 17.9% 04 Lafayette Continuing 6.4% 9.7% 16.0% Guest 0.4% 48.4% 48.8% High School Student 0.1% 21.8% 21.9% New First Time 1.0% 11.1% 12.2% Transfer 2.1% 41.9% 44.1% 04 Lafayette Total 2.7% 20.3% 23.1% 05 Kokomo Continuing 6.2% 4.9% 11.0% Guest 4.8% 68.8% 73.6% IR # 15204 Page 8
Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total High School Student 0.1% 22.5% 22.6% New First Time 0.1% 6.4% 6.4% Transfer 0.6% 14.0% 14.6% 05 Kokomo Total 3.1% 13.4% 16.4% 06 East Central Continuing 7.3% 6.2% 13.5% Guest 2.7% 55.1% 57.8% High School Student 0.1% 20.3% 20.4% New First Time 0.0% 7.0% 7.1% Transfer 1.1% 20.2% 21.3% 06 East Central Total 3.6% 11.7% 15.3% 07 Wabash Valley Continuing 4.6% 6.8% 11.4% Guest 3.2% 49.3% 52.5% High School Student 0.0% 21.8% 21.8% New First Time 0.1% 7.5% 7.6% Transfer 0.5% 23.3% 23.9% 07 Wabash Valley Total 2.5% 14.0% 16.6% 08 Central Indiana Continuing 5.6% 10.4% 16.0% Guest 2.5% 60.8% 63.3% High School Student 0.0% 17.3% 17.3% New First Time 0.3% 9.7% 10.0% Transfer 0.8% 23.6% 24.4% 08 Central Indiana Total 2.8% 15.0% 17.8% 09 Richmond Continuing 6.5% 5.4% 11.9% Guest 0.6% 54.9% 55.5% High School Student 0.1% 17.9% 18.0% New First Time 0.1% 6.0% 6.2% Transfer 3.0% 16.2% 19.1% 09 Richmond Total 3.3% 11.2% 14.5% 10 Columbus Continuing 7.1% 5.6% 12.7% IR # 15204 Page 9
Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total Guest 2.2% 59.6% 61.8% High School Student 0.1% 15.6% 15.7% New First Time 0.4% 6.8% 7.2% Transfer 1.5% 19.4% 20.9% 10 Columbus Total 2.5% 13.9% 16.4% 11 Southeast Continuing 8.8% 7.4% 16.2% Guest 0.9% 34.9% 35.7% High School Student 0.1% 20.2% 20.4% New First Time 0.3% 11.1% 11.5% Transfer 1.0% 21.0% 22.1% 11 Southeast Total 3.5% 15.0% 18.4% 12 Southwest Continuing 4.8% 6.0% 10.8% Guest 3.8% 68.5% 72.4% High School Student 0.1% 31.9% 32.0% New First Time 0.1% 5.7% 5.7% Transfer 0.3% 18.3% 18.7% 12 Southwest Total 2.5% 14.9% 17.4% 13 Southern Indiana Continuing 5.5% 6.7% 12.2% Guest 2.6% 62.1% 64.7% High School Student 0.5% 25.6% 26.1% New First Time 0.4% 7.4% 7.8% Transfer 0.9% 16.6% 17.5% 13 Southern Indiana Total 2.3% 15.2% 17.5% 14 Bloomington Continuing 5.0% 11.5% 16.5% Guest 0.1% 30.2% 30.3% High School Student 0.0% 13.3% 13.3% New First Time 0.3% 16.6% 16.8% Transfer 0.9% 31.4% 32.3% 14 Bloomington Total 2.2% 18.4% 20.6% IR # 15204 Page 10
Region Registration Type Earned Ivy Tech Did not Earn Ivy Tech Total Distance Apprenticeship Continuing 3.2% 0.0% 3.2% New First Time 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% Transfer 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Distance Apprenticeship Total 4.5% 0.0% 4.5% Ohio Online Continuing 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% New First Time 0.0% 26.5% 26.5% Transfer 0.0% 29.0% 29.0% Ohio Online Total 0.0% 26.8% 26.8% Grand Total 2.7% 15.0% 17.6% IR # 15204 Page 11