NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
ERIC Number: EJ967813
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0893-0384
EISSN: N/A
Improving Retention and Enrollment Forecasting in Part-Time Programs
Shapiro, Joel; Bray, Christopher
Continuing Higher Education Review, v75 p121-129 Fall 2011
This article describes a model that can be used to analyze student enrollment data and can give insights for improving retention of part-time students and refining institutional budgeting and planning efforts. Adult higher-education programs are often challenged in that part-time students take courses less reliably than full-time students. For many institutions, part-time adult students are also less likely to graduate and complete a credential program. The model presented in this article is unique in that it "de-cohortizes" student enrollment data and then uses students' own enrollments as a predictor of future enrollments. The benefits of such a model are twofold. First, students' past enrollments are, in fact, predictive of future enrollments. Second, insofar as students' enrollment patterns are constantly changing each quarter, the predictive power of the model increases over time for each student. (Contains 3 figures, 1 table and 3 endnotes.)
University Professional & Continuing Education Association. 1 Dupont Circle NW Suite 615, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-659-3130; Fax: 202-785-0374; Web site: http://www.upcea.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A