Fall 2009 Staff Distribution 

Institutional Research at Front Range Community College

The Office of Institutional Research at FRCC collects, manages, analyzes, and reports data for the purpose of supporting and anticipating the needs of the communities we serve, meeting external mandates, and supporting college-wide decision and policy making.

• FRCC Trends
  Our trends display longitudinal data on student demographics, applications, enrollment, retention, transfer and graduation rates, and degrees awarded.

  • CCHE 10-Year (AY00-AY09) Degree Trends -- with Charts 
  • Application and Matriculation Trends
    AY03-10 Student Demographic Trends   
  • Student Progression Charts --Success Trends 2009 

   
• College Data
  In college data we report on staff distribution at the college and student/faculty ratios.

  Fall 2009 Staff Distribution
  Fall 2008 Staff Distribution  

  2008-09 Actual Student/Faculty Ratios 
  2007-08 Actual Student Faculty Ratios 
   

   
• Degrees Awarded
  These files represent official CCHE data and are reported at the program level by academic year.

  • 2008-09 
  • 2007-08  

   
• Financial Aid
  Summary financial aid data provided by academic year.

  • 2008-09 
  • 2007-08 

   
• Common Data Set
  Through the creation of standard data items and definitions, the Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is an effort to improve the reliability and validity of higher education data reported by institutions and publications. Completion and submission of the CDS is a CCHE mandate.

  CDS 2009-10
  CDS 2008-09  

    
• Environmental Scanning
  Environmental Scanning is a widely accepted technique for monitoring change in the external environment -- be that political, economic, technological, or social. This information helps guide institutional decision-making. Learn about:
  

  • Occupation Projection Reports for FRCC Programs 
  • External Reports 
  • Data from U.S. Census and Colorado Department of Labor
     

   
• FRCC Fact Books
  The Fact Book is an annual publication of the Office of Institutional Research and is intended to serve as a general overview and quick reference tool.

  FRCC 2008-09 Fact Book 
  FRCC 2007-08 Fact Book 
   
  CCCS AY09 Fact Book 
  CCCS AY08 Fact Book 
   

   
• Geographic Information System Data
  By geographically displaying data, we are able to distinguish trends or patterns that may have gone unnoticed if the data had been presented in traditional tables or graphs. For this reason, we utilize GIS as a complement to traditional data analysis. See Fall 2009 map data for:

  • FRCC Students 
  • Boulder County Students 
  • Brighton Center Students 
  • Larimer Students 
  • Online Students 
  • Westminster Students
     

   
• High School Reports
  High school reports are created and distributed for each of the 15 school districts in the Front Range Community College service area. Data are for fall end of term and comprise demographic and academic information in total for each of the school districts as well as for each of the high schools within the districts.

  • 2009 High School Reports 
  • 2008 High School Reports 

   
• Research Briefs
  The Office of Institutional Research periodically publishes Research Briefs for the purpose of informing others about the types of information available from our office and to provide a brief synopsis of current issues or findings. See research briefs for: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006.
• Student Assessment
  The Office of Institutional Research participates in the assessment of student academic achievement activities by serving on the College-Wide Assessment Committee and as a resource/consultant for techniques of institutional research, research methodologies, and the design and execution of institutional surveys used for assessment reporting.

  View Reports:

  • CAAP Results (Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency)
  • General Education 

   

  Learn About:

  • Assessment Techniques and Methods  
  • Three Reasons to Assess Student Academic Achievement  

   
• Standard Student Statistics
  These files include basic student demographic data and course data by campus. View data by academic year from 1998 to the present.
   
• Student Success
  Student success data includes reporting information about matriculation, retention, graduation, and transfers. View data.
• Student Enrollment Reports
  Student enrollment reports reflect official CCHE data.

  • Fiscal Year 2008-09 
  • Fiscal Year 2007-08  

   
• Survey Results
  The Office of Institutional conducts surveys of students, graduates, and employers each year. See survey results for:

  • Alumni Survey 
  • Concurrently Enrolled Students  
  • Employee Survey 
  • Employer Survey 
  • Graduate Survey 
  • Vocational Graduate Follow-Up Survey 

   
• About the Office of Institutional Research

  Need Data?

  Request ad hoc information from the Office of Institutional Research. Turn-around time on requests is dependent on work load in the office but is generally not longer than 7-10 days.

  Conducting Research?:

  The FRCC Institutional Review Board reviews research involving human subjects conducted at or supported by each of the FRCC campuses/sites.
  
  See the Research Submission Guidelines for how to submit a research proposal to the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
  
  Download the Research Participant Consent Form 

   

  Want to Know More?

  Learn more about the IR Office, including staff contacts, annual reports and customer satisfaction.