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Demographic Survey Results:

This data represents only the people who have responded to our survey.  Number of respondents represents about 10% to 20% of students enrolled in e-Learning classes.
The 2009/10 stats include Summer, Fall 2009. 
Starting Winter 2010 there will be an updated demographic survey. 

1. What is your gender? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Male 137 157 72 106 199 135 355 361 218 296 407 462 243 222
Female 201 197 147 249 194 223 558 795 518 851 824 1110 543 435
                         
2. What is your age? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
under 18 3 5 6 12 9 6 2 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
18-21 82 85 36 77 105 98 181 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
22-30 152 148 75 158 155 138 416 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
31-49 88 105 88 101 108 96 280 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
50 or above 15 16 13 9 19 20 42 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
                   
2a. What is your age?  (yr 2003/04)           2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Under 20           122 61 136 157 206 82 61
20 to 24           374 224 350 350 391 218 137
25 to 29           235 138 220 236 327 152 132
30 to 34           138 93 142 130 210 101 77
35 to 39           116 75 119 102 153 77 77
40 to 44           57 58 61 79 105 38 55
45 to 49           59 49 61 67 69 40 54
50 and over           70 44 71 67 131 82 70
                         
3. What is your ethnic origin? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Native American 12 6 4 4 6 5 11 19 7 26 18 20 13
Asian 64 65 29 63 72 69 141 197 109 162 219 252 128 108
African American 19 34 5 16 17 12 54 74 40 61 70 113 55 62
Hispanic 13 14 9 6 15 15 20 27 22 47 46 80 27 17
Caucasian 211 233 160 236 254 226 609 761 512 774 747 1028 540 427
Mixed Race 13 18 8 22 23 22 74 80 46 47 84 92 56 40
                         
4.Marital Status 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Never married 209 220 100 215 217 194 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Married/Partnered 96 110 92 106 135 121 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Separated 5 4 6 2 7 7 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Divorced 27 24 19 28 31 30 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Widowed 2 3 1 2 3 3 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
                         
5. # of Dependents? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
none 261 272 142 264 287 260 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
One 34 44 35 41 46 43 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Two 30 24 29 30 40 33 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Three or more 13 18 12 21 17 16 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
                         
6. Employment status? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Not employed 66 57 53 79 105 105 232 287 173 254 247 368 215 223
Employed part time 94 105 58 84 95 82 251 330 189 304 321 379 172 163
Work fulltime 177 179 87 169 161 149 366 451 313 503 540 707 347 235
Self employed 1 13 16 10 22 20 26 44 31 57 40 73 29 27
Two or more jobs 0 11 6 13 9 8 39 57 34 44 39 62 26 14
                         
7. First Semester enrolled at NSCC? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Yes 90 85 73 111 138 125 263 640 337 449 515 735 374 285
No 242 266 144 239 251 229 585 518 389 639 643 821 402 362
                         
8. Highest Level of Education? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Some high school 10 13 8 14 11 11 35 38 22 48 57 75 22 13
High school graduate 30 50 21 48 58 54 126 139 80 115 127 187 100 83
Some college 247 258 129 180 242 220 572 634 385 585 588 766 378 296
Associate's Degree 0 0 14 43 24 20 64 105 76 117 126 152 71 54
Bachelor's degree 33 27 27 38 36 32 70 172 122 211 227 323 171 174
Graduate study 18 13 19 34 20 18 49 79 52 86 63 81 45 39
                         
9.Years since last attending college? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Less than 1 225 258 129 223 258 233 24 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
1 to 3 years 41 43 40 63 56 49 5 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
4 to 6 years 24 17 14 29 34 31 3 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
7 to 9 years 20 19 7 16 12 10 2 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
10 or more years 12 17 25 24 31 29 0 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
                         
10.How did you learn of Distance Learning? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Quarterly Schedule 232 263 143 217 227 210 547 528 288 447 414 523 268 221
At Registration 24 27 14 19 29 25 72 100 44 85 92 122 68 74
Advisor 31 27 14 36 37 35 61 115 70 109 120 161 82 71
Continuing Education Schedule. 9 5 8 18 4 4 23 57 29 41 47 67 33 30
Flyer/Brochure 16 20 6 10 18 15 39 50 48 37 36 45 18 13
Internet home page 4 19 31 54 74 63 168 310 250 436 467 661 316 252
                         
11./12. Most important reason for enrolling in Distance Learning course? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Traditional sections closed 19 16 14 25 38 35 98 107 55 72 89 161 93 102
NSCC degree requirement 122 96 97 181 194 180 501 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Personal interest/development 68 62 67 135 124 109 340 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Convenience 134 195 79 0 131 0 585 707 441 675 673 907 435 364
Job training 6 7 25 59 40 36 65 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Needed continuing ed/prof. ed. credits 77 63 46 89 10 93 193 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Transportation problems 5 12 36 78 70 66 156 155 97 171 205 237 144 103
Child care concerns 37 25 21 59 53 46 99 136 94 157 160 172 70 83
Illness/injury/disability 6 0 10 22 4 4 21 26 19 29 22 33 18 18
Schedule conflicts 158 182 112 217 261 199 507 617 396 468 674 869 406 307
Preferred method of study 0 57 60 79 65 58 209 249 144 238 215 340 159 140
Too far to come to campus           142 97 177 152 205 111 80
                         
13. How many credits taking? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
1 to 3 credits 28 9 5 19 15 12 26 45 36 49 43 60 40 24
4 to 6 credits 78 72 60 83 118 106 217 346 239 383 378 507 244 199
7 to 9 credits 22 13 6 15 7 6 32 35 13 205 49 68 37 40
10 to 12 credits 82 84 57 88 110 103 229 304 191 315 355 447 243 192
13 or more credits 120 179 89 147 138 125 404 433 254 208 363 506 230 208
                         
14.Number of Distance Learning courses  taking? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
1 252 249 169 262 260 244 638 837 523 777 798 1023 485 438
2 58 74 33 65 96 81 186 198 136 248 273 377 200 149
3 or more 13 34 15 31 33 28 81 125 47 127 54 124 83 77
                         
15. Is this your first Distance Learning course? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Yes 229 219 150 252 184 227 567 719 457 708 749 888 455 356
No 93 133 68 21 207 126 344 441 272 449 426 691 330 300
                         
16. Are you enrolled in courses other than Distance Learning? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Yes 183 233 126 200 212 192 527 573 341 482 533 663 319 335
No 121 124 89 42 179 161 380 518 388 667 649 914 466 325
                         
17. Are you enrolled at another  college? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Shoreline 5 4 0 4 5 5 D/C D/C D/C D/C

D/C

 D/C

D/C

 D/C
Other Seattle CC campus 8 16 15 17 48 22 D/C D/C D/C D/C

D/C

 D/C

D/C

 D/C
University of Washington 37 8 2 9 18 22 D/C D/C D/C D/C

D/C

 D/C

D/C

 D/C
Other College or University 11 24 16 32 45 39 D/C D/C D/C D/C

D/C

 D/C

D/C

 D/C
None 262 298 178 284 290 264 D/C D/C D/C D/C

D/C

 D/C

D/C

 D/C
                         
18. Do you have cable television? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
yes 207 230 137 239 267 237 D/C D/C D/C D/C

D/C

 D/C

D/C
no 114 122 77 20 120 113 D/C D/C D/C D/C

D/C

 D/C

D/C
                   
18a. Does course use Video? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
yes             129 180 180 259 126 113
no             592 958 992 1299 646 526
                         
19. If your course requires videos how will you view these videos? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
At home, TV without cable 20 20 5 7 18 14 61 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
At home, TV with cable 30 29 8 3 44 37 125 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Recording programs for viewing later 27 11 8 5 5 4 19 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
View at NSCC library 65 74 12 15 21 20 41 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Rent tapes for home 156 140 46 58 58 51 126 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
Does not apply 0 0 81 221 228 213 506 D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C D/C
                         
20.If this course was not available would you have taken another course? 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Picked another distance learning course 87 118 69