Summary:

Given eCampus’ continued growth, the student population’s overall profile remains surprisingly constant on indicators such as geography, ethnic diversity, and fields of study. An interesting statistic this year, however, is that the GPA of the eCampus group is higher vs. that of the non-eCampus population. At the same time, eCampus students continue to carry a heavier course load than their on-campus counterparts.

Geography

eCampus continues its climb toward representation from all 50 states. In the current session, 45 states are represented, up from 41 a year ago. Although five states remain unrepresented, we do have students from both Alaska and Hawaii. Non-US locations include students from Ontario and Nova Scotia; Germany, Ireland, and Poland. We also have students serving in the US military with APO/FPO addresses.

Student Demographics in Florida Cities

St. Petersburg	19.3%
Clearwater	12.7 %
Largo	9.0%
Palm Harbor	6.5%
Tampa	5.5%
Seminole	4.7%
New Port Richey	3.6%
Pinellas Park	3.1%
Dunedin	2.9%
Tarpon Springs	2.4%

          

Gender

This distribution remains essentially unchanged, with women continuing to outnumber men more than 2:1.
            Female             69%
            Male                 31%
The gap exceeds that of the non-eCampus group, which is 60% women and 40% men.

Major Code

Last year, students in the GEN-AA program represented 46.5% of the eCampus population. That figure is down slightly this year at 43.6%. Of the non-eCampus population, 49.2% is in the GEN-AA major code.

In eCampus, the non-GEN-AA population continues to be dominated by Nursing, Technology Management and Veterinary Technology.

Ethnicity

The eCampus population’s shifts in ethnic diversity tend to be minor and irregular rather than steady in either gains or losses. The following percentages are based on the subsets of eCampus and non-eCampus students who provided ethnic group information, not on the total population of either group. For 3.95% of eCampus students and 3.15% of non-eCampus students in the total populations, no ethnic group data was available.
           

Performance

The performance gap between eCampus and non-eCampus students was higher for eCampus students this session. The difference in the average GPA of the two groups was .47. As in previous sessions, eCampus students continue to carry a higher course load and continue to have a higher GPA.

Another interesting finding is that although eCampus students as a group have successfully completed more course work than non-eCampus students, the two groups’ ratios of hours attempted to hours passed are very close: 74.4% for eCampus students and 71.3% for non-eCampus.