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Completion/Graduation/Transfer Report
Three-Year Completion and Persistence Rates For First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Students:
Fall 2003 To Spring 2006
In Fall 2003, the college enrolled 27,461 students. Forty percent of the students were enrolled full-time. Sixty-two percent were female and 34 percent were minorities. Approximately 1 percent received athletic-based financial assistance.
In Fall 2003, 2,448 first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students enrolled with the college. By Spring 2005, 42.1 percent of the first-time group had either graduated from STLCC or transferred to a four-year college/university. Thirty-eight percent of the original cohort was still enrolled with the college during the 2005-2006 academic-year. Table 1 presents completion and persistence rates by gender and ethnic classification. Table 2 presents similar rates for students participating in intercollegiate sports.
Table 1: Three-Year Completion Rates for First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Students by Gender and Ethnic Classification
| Student Group | Completion Rate | Persistence Rate |
| African-American Male | 37.4% | 28.1% |
| African-American Female | 32.6% | 37.6% |
| White Male | 37.3% | 38.5% |
| White Female | 45.4% | 40.7% |
| Total Minority Male | 37.7% | 31.6% |
| Total Minority Female | 31.4% | 39.6% |
Table 2: Three-year Completion Rates by Gender and Ethnic Classification by Sport
| Sport | Student Group | Completion Rate | Persistence Rate |
| Baseball | White Males | 78.0% | 22.0% |
| African-American Males* | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| Basketball | White Males | ||
| African-American Males | 28.0% | 67.0% | |
| White Females* | 33.0% | 67.0% | |
| African-American Females* | 30.0% | 70.0% | |
| Track | African-American Males* | ||
| African-American Females* |
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| All Other Sports* * | White Males | 43.0% | 57.0% |
| African-American Males* | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| White Females | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| African-American Females* | 0.0% | 100.0% |
* Not more than five students in the original cohort
** According to federal guidelines, all other sports for males include soccer and wrestling. All other sports for females include volleyball, softball and soccer.
Data Prepared By: Institutional Research & Planning office, St. Louis Community College Director John J. Cosgrove