Board of Trustees Presentation

Board of Trustees PresentationBoard of Trustees Presentation

Academic Performance of FHDA Student Athletes

State Mandated UnitsState Mandated Units

Student-athletes are the only group of students that are mandated to enroll and complete a set number of units. They are not eligible to compete if they do not satisfy all requirements.A student-athlete must always be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units. At least 9 of these units must be consistent with their educational plan.They must maintain a minimum of a 2.0 G.P.A. from the first time they compete.

State Mandated Units (Con’t)State Mandated Units (Con’t)

In order to be eligible for a second season of their sport, a student-athlete must complete at least 36 quarter units. A minimum of 27 of those 36 units must be consistent with their educational plan.

Student-Athlete Matriculation Student-Athlete Matriculation TimelineTimeline

Math & English placement tests May – AugustStudent-Athlete Orientation – Counseling 100 during the summer. Educational plans developed at this time.Registration for fall quarter at the end of orientation.Progress reports once per quarter. Some teams do them more frequently.Academic advising at least once per quarter. Referrals are made to Financial Aid, Educational Diagnostic Center, Counseling, EOPS, Tutorial Center, and others throughout the quarter by academic advisor.

Student-Athlete Matriculation Student-Athlete Matriculation Timeline (Continued)Timeline (Continued)

Registration for next quarter.Grades gathered and evaluated at end of each quarter. Intervention with coach, academic advisor and counseling department as needed, with struggling student-athletes.Every quarter there is a scholar-athlete honor roll for those with a 3.0 G.P.A. and higher.Cycle continues until graduation and/or educational goal met.

49.9%

93.0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

43.7%

86.0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Fall-to-Winter Persistence Rates

Fall-to-Spring Persistence Rates

De Anza Student-Athletes

First-time Full-time Students


Note1: Coverage period is Fall 2005 through Spring 2007.Note2: First-time full-time students refer to new incoming students taking at least twelve units and having no degree beyond a high school diploma.

Persistence rates are noticeably higher for De Anza student-athletes relative to their classmates


4.2

5.4

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Average # of Courses Taken per Term


Note1: Coverage period is Fall 2005 through Fall 2007.Note2: First-time full-time students refer to new incoming students taking at least twelve units and having no degree beyond a high school diploma.

12.2%

8.1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Withdraw Rate

De Anza student-athletes on average take large course loads and have lower withdraw rates



2.93

3.22

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

Percent A Grades Received




Average GPA*

28.3%

36.4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Note3: * GPA calculations exclude Withdraws.

De Anza student-athletes tend to outperform their peers in the percentage of A grades received and overall GPA*



19.3%

30.8%

3.5%

29.2%

3.6%

13.5%

41.8%

27.0%

3.4%

15.8%

5.8%6.2%

Asian

African-American

Filipino & Pacific Islander

Hispanic

White

Other

De Anza Student-AthletesDe Anza First-time Full-time

Students

Note: Coverage period is Fall 2005 through Fall 2007.

De Anza student-athletes have greater representation among African-Americans and Hispanics

Cumulative GPA*

Student Ethnicity Non-Athlete Student-Athlete

Asian 3.07 3.28

African-American 2.53 3.04

Filipino/Pacific Islander 2.77 3.19

Hispanic 2.64 3.11

White 2.96 3.21

Average GPAs for De Anza student-athletes are higher for every broad ethnic category

Note1: Non-athletes are equivalent to first-time full-time students with high school diplomas.Note2: GPA calculations exclude Withdraws.

2006-07 De Anza Student-Athletes 2006-07 De Anza Student-Athletes Transferred To These Universities:Transferred To These Universities:

San Jose StateUC BerkeleySienna CollegeCal State East BaySan Diego StatePalm AtlanticSan Francisco State UniversityMenlo CollegeSacramento State UniversityDominican UniversityUniversity of Kansas

UCLAUC DavisUC IrvineUC San DiegoSonoma StateUC Santa CruzUniversity of the PacificUniversity of TulsaUniversity of San FranciscoCal State Monterey BayCal Poly San Luis ObispoMore…

COA Scholar-Teams from COA Scholar-Teams from De Anza CollegeDe Anza College

Fall 2004 Women’s Basketball

Spring 2003 Baseball

Fall 2001 Men’s Soccer

Fall 1996 Women’s Soccer

Fall 1995 Football

Fall 1994 Women’s Cross Country

De Anza Pepsi Scholar-Athlete De Anza Pepsi Scholar-Athlete Honor RollHonor Roll

The Pepsi Scholar Athlete Award is the highest student achievement honor awarded annually by the COA. Candidates for the Pepsi Scholar Athlete Award must carry a minimum GPA of 3.5 and must also show outstanding leadership as an athlete, student, or in other college and community activities, as well as have participated in two seasons of sport at a California community college.

Kari Saltzman Women’s Volleyball 2005-06

Tim Hunter Men’s Soccer 2005-06

Daniel Lord Men’s Water Polo 2002-03

Daniel Kennedy Cross Country & Track 1994-95

Dana Booth Men’s Swimming 1993-94

De Anza Summary

1. One of the largest athletic departments in the state.

2. Actively increasing the number of opportunities for female student-athletes. (Women’s Badminton added this year.)

3. Incredible ethnic diversity.

4. Large degree of success, both in athletics and academics.

Foothill Student-Athlete Foothill Student-Athlete Success DataSuccess Data

55.1%

89.1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

38.0%

82.8%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Fall-to-Winter Persistence Rates

Fall-to-Spring Persistence Rates

Foothill Athletes

Foothill Athletes




Persistence rates are noticeably higher for Foothill athletes relative to their classmates.

76.9%

31.1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Transfer Rates (average after three academic years)

Foothill Athletes



Foothill athletes have significantly higher transfer rates than their peers.

Note3: Transfer rates for non-athletes were estimated based on transfer figures provided by CCC Chancellor’s Office.

3.1

4.6

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Average # of Courses Taken per Term

Foothill Athletes



Foothill athletes on average take large course loads.

3.04

3.14

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

Percent A Grades Received

Foothill Athletes

Foothill Athletes




Average GPA

33.6%

42.2%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Note3: GPA calculations exclude Withdraws.

Foothill athletes take to outperform their peers in A grades received and overall GPA.

4.7%

53.2%

4.5%

16.0%

5.9%

15.6%29.3%

47.0%

2.7%

13.9%

2.9%

4.1%

Asian

Foothill athletes have greater representation among African-Americans and Filipinos/Pacific Islanders.

African-American

Filipino & Pacific Islander

Hispanic

White

Other

Foothill AthletesFoothill First-time Full-time

Students

Note: Coverage period is Fall 2003 through Fall 2007.

Average GPAs for Foothill athletes are higher for every major ethnic group.

Note: Non-athletes are equivalent to first-time full-time students with high school diplomas.

Cumulative GPA

Student Ethnicity Non-Athlete Athlete

Asian 3.12 3.16

African-American 2.83 2.97

Filipino/Pacific Islander 2.75 2.95

Hispanic 2.89 2.99

White 3.08 3.18

Other 2.98 3.06

Take Aways

• FHDA Athletes tend to outperform their peers across several academic categories. Most notably, athletes tend to have:

• Higher Persistence rates

• Higher Transfer rates

• Higher GPAs

• Our athletics programs attract a diverse population of students and have above average concentrations of African-Americans, Hispanics & Filipinos.

• FHDA athletic programs are effective vehicles for helping a diverse population of students achieve academic success.

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