North Seattle e-Learning 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 stats for 2009/10 start with Winter 2010.  For click here for stats prior to Winter 2010.

School year: 2011/12 includes Summer and Fall 2011

Last updated 03/22/11

1. What is your gender?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Male	145	128	112
Female	308	286	216
2. What is your age?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Under 20	52	34	38
20 to 24	88	89	61
25 to 29	76	81	70
30 to 34	79	53	46
35 to 39	41	45	29
40 to 44	40	45	36
45 to 49	35	22	14
50 and over	46	45	34
3. What is your ethnic origin?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Asian	61	57	53
Native American	7	2	5
African American	51	25	26
Hispanic	20	24	11
Caucasian	271	263	205
Other Race	35	19	22
4. Employment status?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Not employed: seeking work	88	91	50
Not employed: not seeking work	66	66	54
Employed part time	98	79	73
Employed fulltime	173	152	130
Self employed	16	15	10
More than one job	16	10	11
5. First Quarter enrolled at NSCC?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Yes	172	180	146
No	281	231	182
6. Highest Level of Education?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Some high school	36	11	16
High school graduate	40	50	34
Some college	209	197	146
Associate's Degree	42	44	35
Bachelor's degree	104	85	77
Graduate study	25	27	20
7. How did you find out about this e-Learning course?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Virtual College web site	29	29	23
North Seattle/SCCD District web site	216	225	166
Printed quarterly schedule	63	29	25
At Registration	51	38	46
Advisor	45	32	38
Flyer or brochure	7	15	5
Recommendation of instructor or student	43	45	25
8A. What is your primary reason for  enrolling in an e-Learning course?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Preferred method of study	43	41	37
Work schedule conflict	138	137	117
Child or other care giving concerns	35	38	18
On campus sections closed or not available	93	5	53
Convenience	114	103	76
Illness/Disability/Injury	3	3	3
Too far to come to campus	21	51	16
Transportation concerns	7	8	5
8A. What is your secondary reason for  enrolling in an e-Learning course?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Preferred method of study	45	44	48
Work schedule conflict	109	83	61
Child or other care giving concerns	21	24	12
On campus sections closed or not available	49	47	48
Convenience	166	169	118
Illness/injury/disability	6	2	5
Too far to come to campus	28	27	18
Transportation concerns	23	12	14
9. How many credits taking?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
1 to 5 credits	134	134	115
6 to 10 credits	131	115	99
10 or more credits	188	163	115
10. Is this your first e-Learning course?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Yes	265	252	175
No	188	159	153
11. How many online e-Learning course are you taking this quarter?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
1	311	259	244
2	105	102	57
3 or more	41	47	24
12.  How many hybrid e-Learning courses are you taking this quarter?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
1	223	189	178
2	23	20	17
3 or more	13	13	3
13.  How many on campus courses are you taking this quarter?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
1	161	139	129
2	90	69	55
3 or more	46	30	23
14A. What is the mode of your e-Learning course? (Course #1)	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Fully Online	384	336	271
Primarily Online	48	44	30
Hybrid	10	17	16
Self Paced Modules	4	13	5
14B. What is the mode of your e-Learning course? (Course #2)	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Fully Online	171	174	117
Primarily Online	27	39	21
Hybrid	21	21	31
Self Paced Modules	11	10	8
14C. What is the mode of your e-Learning course? (Course #3)	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Fully Online	81	66	51
Primarily Online	18	23	16
Hybrid	18	24	18
Self Paced Modules	10	8	6
15. What is your main goal in attending NSCC?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
High School or GED requirements	16	1	13
Professional upgrading or retraining	101	80	68
Certificate program	74	61	49
Seeking AA Degree	108	112	74
Working towards Bachelor's Degree	128	146	108
Personal enrichment	23	6	12
16. Distance from Campus	2008/09	2009/10	2011/12
Less than 15 miles (Greater Seattle/Eastside)	339	299	234
15 - 50 miles (Puget Sound)	88	74	75
Western Washington (not Puget Sound)	8	8	3
Eastern Washington	5	9	6
Out of Washington State	10	22	7
Out of the United States	1	1	2
Computer and Technology
17.Computer and it's capabilities	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
I will use my personal computer for e-Learning courses	425	397	314
I will use a NSCC computer lab or other resource (i.e. public library) for e-Learning courses	28	18	12
18. What computer operating system do you use.	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Windows Operating System (PC)	366	323	249
MAC Operating Systems (MAC)	78	85	75
Other	9	5	3
19. What internet browser do you use?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Microsoft Internet Explorer	223	183	122
Mozilla Firefox	160	139	120
Safari	44	53	43
Other	25	39	42
20.  What type of internet connection do you have?	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12
Dial up - requires user to connect to the internet by phone connection	9	4	4
Broadband - includes cable modems as well as DSL	229	198	133
Wireless	210	204	185
Other	6	5	2
21.  Do you have the technology to access the internet with a hand held device (PDA)?
Yes	168	190	181
No	286	219	143