Achieving the Dream Quick Facts

Tulsa Community College has benchmarked its first-time freshmen as follows:

Achieving the Dream cohort*

Fall 2004: 1,972

Fall 2005: 1,697

Fall 2006: 1,665

Fall 2007: 2,244

Fall 2008: 2,422

TCC Total Enrollment**

Fall 2004: 16,982

Fall 2005: 16,803

Fall 2006: 16,664

Fall 2007: 16,982

Fall 2008: 18,017

Retention and graduation

73.9 percent first semester retention for cohorts 2004-2008.

48.5 percent fall-to-fall retention for cohorts 2004-2007.

12.6 percent completion rate of degrees and certificates within three years (cohorts 2004, 2005, 2006).

Developmental course work for cohorts 2004-2008

4,665 students (46.7 percent of cohort students) attempted at least one developmental course.

2,499 students (25 percent of cohort students) attempted Reading I or II in the first year.

61.7 percent of developmental reading students successfully completed Reading I or II in the first year.

2,094 students (20.9 percent of cohort students) attempted Writing I or II in first year.

56.7 percent of developmental writing students successfully completed Writing I or II in the first year.

3,443 students (34.4 percent of cohort students) attempted a developmental math course in the first year.

58.1 percent of developmental math students successfully completed a developmental math course in the first year.

*AtD cohort submitted one year following cohort entrance. Includes both full-time and part-time students.

**From Preliminary Enrollment Report. Includes both full-time and part-time students.

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