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Term
| Definition
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AB540
| Student has a residency description of “DACA”, “Non-Res AB540”, or “VACA”.
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Access/Ability Services
| Student received Access/Abilities Services in the current or prior year.
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Age Group
| Groupings of the student's age for the term of record.
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Athlete
| Student was an athlete for the term of record.
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Term
| Definition
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CalWorks
| Student was part of the CalWorks program for the term of record.
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Campus Location
| Includes Visalia, Tulare, Hanford, and Online.
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CARE
| Student is in the EOPS CARE program for the term of record.
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Corequisite Support
| Enrolled in a corequisite support course.
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Term
| Definition
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Enrolled at Census
| Student was enrolled through the first census period. Unduplicated count of all students enrolled at census in the respective course.
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Enrollment Status
| Includes First-Time (enrolled in college for the first time in the term of record), First-Time Transfer (enrolled at COS for the first time in the term of record and transferred from another institution of higher education), Returning (enrolled at COS after an absence of one or more primary terms), Continuing (enrolled at COS and were also enrolled at COS in the previous primary term) and K-12 (high school students who are concurrently or dual enrolled at COS).
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EOPS
| Student was part of the EOPS program for the term of record.
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Excused Rate
| The ratio of excused withdrawal grades (EW) to all grades issued for students enrolled at census. (Letter grade EW / (All grades issued).
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Excused Withdrawal (EWs)
| Grade assigned when a student is permitted to withdraw from a course (with proper documentation) due to specific events beyond the control of the student making course completion impracticable. EWs are not counted as enrollment attempts. EWs were issued (without required documentation) to any student who requested one during Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 semesters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Term
| Definition
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First Generation
| A student whose parents' highest education is a high school graduate or below.
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Foster Youth
| Self-reported on CCCApply and indicates student had previously been in a court-ordered out-of-home placement.
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Term
| Definition
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Gender
| As reported on CCCApply. Includes male, female, and unknown which are students who did not answer or declined to answer the CCCApply gender question).
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Term
| Definition
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Highest Parent Ed Level
| Self-reported on CCCApply. Students whose parents’ highest level of education is a “high school diploma/GED or lower” are identified as First-generation. Students whose parents’ highest level of education is “some college or greater” are identified as non-first generation. Students who did not report their parents’ highest level of education or selected “unknown” or “not raised by a parent/guardian” are identified as unknown.
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Homeless
| Self-reported on CCCApply. Homeless students are those who selected “I have no permanent address because I am currently homeless.” on CCCApply.
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Term
| Definition
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Instruction Method
| Includes Face-to-Face, Online, Hybrid, and Support courses.
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Instruction Method 1
| Corequisite support courses are labeled as “Support” in lieu of their actual instruction method.
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Term
| Definition
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PELL Recipient
| Student was awarded PELL financial aid for the term of record.
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Puente
| Student is/was part of the Puente program
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Term
| Definition
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Race/Ethnicity
| As reported on CCCApply. Includes Black/African American, Alaskan Native/American Indian, Asian, Filipino, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Pacific Islander, White, and Unknown (Students who did not answer or declined to answer the CCCApply race/ethnicity question).
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Term
| Definition
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Sexual Orientation
| Self-reported on CCCApply. Includes heterosexual (straight), homosexual (gay/lesbian), bisexual, other and unknown which are students who did not answer or declined to answer the CCCApply sexual orientation question).
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SSP Completer
| A student who has completed the term requirement of the Student Success Program.
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Success Rate Excluding EW
| The ratio of successful grades to all VALID grades issued for students enrolled at census. (Letter grades A, B, C, P / (A,B,C,D,F,W,I,P,NP).
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Success Rate Including EW
| The ratio of successful grades to all grades issued for students enrolled at census. (Letter grades A, B, C, P) / (All grades issued).
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Successful Grades
| A, B, C, P.
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Term
| Definition
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TRIO
| Student is/was part of the TRIO program.
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Term
| Definition
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Unit Load
| Units enrolled at census. Full-Time >= 12+ units, Part-Time < 12 units, Non-Credit = 0 units.
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Term
| Definition
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Valid grades
| All grades except Excused withdrawals (EWs) and Military Withdrawals (MWs).
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Veterans
| Self-reported on CCCApply. Veterans are students who selected “I served in the U.S. military,” “I am currently serving on active duty,” “I am a member of the Active Reserve,” or “I am a member of the National Guard” for the U.S. military question on CCCApply.
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Withdrawal Rate
| The ratio of withdrawal grades (W) to all grades issued for students enrolled at census. (Letter grade W / (All grades issued).
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