Success Rates in College Algebra

 

For the seven year period prior to the start of the College Algebra Project, the departmental success rate in Math 1340 was 42% and the drop rate was 36%.   As the table below shows, the results of the project have been significant:  the departmental ABC pass rate is 56% and the drop rate is 27%. 

 

College Algebra Grade Distribution: Spring, 1998 - Spring, 2006

Population

% Students

Number of

Students

% ABC

% D&F

% Drop

Project

46%

6,717

69%

13%

18%

Non-Project

54%

8,103

44%

21%

35%

Combined

100%

14,820

56%

17%

27%

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