Institutional Research

Glossary

ADMINISTRATIVE - a category of personnel defined by the Florida Community College System which includes persons whose assignments are planning, organizing, and managing the institution or a subdivision within the institution. Officers holding such titles as President, Vice President, Provost, or Department Deans are reported here.

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS - a degree program designed to provide the freshman and sophomore levels of education to students intending to transfer to an upper-division institution.

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE/ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE - degree programs designed to prepare students for employment in a vocational technical career without subsequent upper-division training.

ADVANCED & PROFESSIONAL (A & P) - a subfunction of the Information Classification Structure (ICS) that includes courses and instructional programs designed to provide the first two years of course work for transfer to an upper-division institution. This includes all courses and disciplines in the Associate in Arts degree program.

AVERAGE AGE - two measures are utilized in the Statistical History to determine the average age. The MEAN age is obtained by computing the arithmetic average of all the Valencia students' ages. The MEDIAN age is obtained by creating a list of the ages of all the students in numerical order. The total number of students is divided by 2. The resulting quantity (rounded up to the next integer value if necessary) will be called position X. Starting from either end of the list and counting up or down to X, the middle age is found, corresponding to position X. That is the MEDIAN. For example, if there were 7 students and the list of their ages looked like this: 17 17 18 18 18 19 19, the median would be 18 (the second of the three 18's, in the fourth, or middle, position).

CLAST (College Level Academic Skills Test) - an achievement test administered to sophomores enrolled in community colleges and universities which measures skills in Reading (R), Writing (W), Essay (E), and Computation (M).

COLLEGE PREPARATORY - a subfunction of the Information Classification Structure (ICS) that includes courses designed to meet the academic needs of educationally disadvantaged students. These courses are intended to bridge the gap between secondary school and college for students with specifically identified deficiencies. The courses are credit earning but may not be applied toward a degree or certificate.

CONTINUING WORKFORCE EDUCATION (CWE) - Senate Bills 1688 (1997 Legislative Session) and House Bill 1124 (1998 Legislative Session) established a different type of funding system and terminology for courses and programs that are designed to prepare students for vocational employment and/or to enhance the specific skills and knowledge of students already employed in the workforce. The Continuing Workforce Education (CWE) segment of these bills includes noncredit courses designed for students who are already employed when they enroll at the college and who have the objective of enhancing specific vocational abilities. This group of students was formerly termed as "Supplemental" enrollments.

CPT (Computerized Placement Testing) - an entry-level placement test administered to incoming freshmen that identifies specific remediation needs. Subtests include Reading (R), Sentence Structure (W), Arithmetic Skills (M), and Elementary Algebra (A). College Level Math (I) is optional. CPT is the primary test used by Valencia for entry-level testing. ACT or SAT scores above designated levels may also be used.

DAY STUDENT - students are categorized as day students if they are enrolled in courses that meet during the day. Counts are unduplicated during the day; however, students may also be counted as an evening student if they are also enrolled in night courses.

DISCIPLINE - a subfunction of the Information Classification Structure (ICS) that classifies and groups courses (according to their subject matter content) into specific clusters. (For example: 1.16 is Mathematics, 1.23 is Health, etc.) Several degree programs may be included in a single discipline.

DUAL CAMPUS - refers to those students who are taking courses on more than one campus in a given session. Students may conceivably be attending classes on East, West, Osceola, and Winter Park Campuses.

DUAL ENROLLED - high school students who are enrolled in college-level courses are classified as dual-enrolled students. These students receive both high school and college credit for specifically designated courses and pay no tuition. Dual-enrolled courses may be taught by either public school or college faculty.

EAST CAMPUS - located at 701 North Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, Florida. Both college credit and Post Secondary Adult Vocational (PSAV) courses and programs are offered through this campus. Students who apply and maintain their home records on this campus are considered East Campus enrollees.

EVENING STUDENT - students are categorized as evening students if they are enrolled in courses that meet during evening hours. Counts are unduplicated for the evenings; however, students may also be counted as day students if they are also enrolled in day courses.

FACULTY - a category defined by the Florida Community College System that includes persons whose assignments are for the purpose of conducting instruction. This would include personnel who hold academic-rank titles of professor.

FETPIP (Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program) - The 1989 Florida Legislature established this program as the primary resource for all public education agencies for the collection of graduate and leaver follow-up information. The program obtains follow-up data by matching the social security numbers of former students with information housed in various state and federal agencies.

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) - a method of funding and accountability defined by the State Department of Education. For all credit courses (Advanced & Professional, Post Secondary, and College Preparatory) the number of student semester hours is divided by 40. Student semester hours in Continuing Workforce Education courses are divided by 30.

FULL-TIME STUDENT - during the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms, a full-time student is enrolled in 12 or more credit hours. During Summer Term A or B, a full-time student is enrolled in 6 or more credit hours.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT - any student from a foreign country who is attending Valencia on a temporary visa (student, tourist, etc.) and holds a nonimmigrant visa.

LIFELONG LEARNING - a category of courses that are designed to review and improve a student's competencies. Students do not earn college credit for these courses.

MCCOY CENTER - located at 8503 Daetwyler Drive, Orlando, Florida. This campus functions as a liaison between area businesses in the development of workforce education courses.

MEAN AGE - See Average Age

MEDIAN AGE - See Average Age

MSA (OR ORLANDO MSA) - Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Lake counties. Florida is divided into twenty MSAs by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

NONINSTRUCTIONAL PROFESSIONAL - a category defined by the Florida Community College System which includes staff members with assignments requiring professional training and are not reported under administrative or faculty. Such titles as Counselor, Coordinator, and Director are reported here.

NONRESIDENT ALIEN - any student from a foreign country who is attending Valencia and holds a nonimmigrant visa.

OSCEOLA CAMPUS - located at 1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee, Florida. Credit courses leading to degree and certificate programs are offered through this campus.

PART-TIME STUDENT - during the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms, a part-time student is enrolled for fewer than 12 credit hours. During Summer Term A or B, a part-time student is enrolled in fewer than 6 credit hours.  

PLACEMENT - Graduates of an A.A. degree program are considered placed if they enroll in an upper division institution to continue their education. Graduates of A.A.S. and A.S. degree programs are placed if they are employed in a related field or are continuing their education or are enrolled in the military.

POST SECONDARY ADULT VOCATIONAL (PSAV) - a subfunction of the Information Classification Structure (ICS) that includes programs of study and their related courses designed to prepare students for employment at a semi-skilled or skilled level. These courses are included in the Workforce Education funding system and terminology established by Senate Bill 1688 in 1997 and House Bill 1124 in 1998. Students earn vocational but not college credit for completion of these courses.

POST SECONDARY VOCATIONAL (PSV) - a subfunction of the Information Classification Structure (ICS) that includes programs of study and related courses designed to prepare persons for employment at the technical level. These courses are college-level credit courses that lead to an Associate in Science degree program. All courses are included in the Workforce Education funding system and terminology established by Senate Bill 1688 in 1997 and House Bill 1124 in 1998.

POST SECONDARY VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE (PSVC) - a subfunction of the Information Classification Structure (ICS) that includes programs of study and related courses designed to prepare persons for employment at the technical level. To earn a vocational certificate, students may choose to complete only the core technical courses for specific Associate in Science degree programs. The collection of core technical courses for each certificate that are college-level credit courses. These courses are included in the Workforce Education funding system and terminology established by Senate Bill 1688 in 1997 and House Bill 1124 in 1998.

SECRETARIAL/CLERICAL - a category defined by the Florida Community College System that includes persons whose assignments are associated with clerical activities or are specifically of a secretarial nature.

SERVICE/MAINTENANCE - a category defined by the Florida Community College System which includes persons whose assignments require the performance of duties which provide comfort, convenience, and hygiene to personnel and students or the upkeep and care of buildings, facilities, or grounds. Examples include custodians, groundskeepers, and security personnel.

TEACHING/LABORATORY ASSISTANTS - a category of personnel defined by the Florida Community College System that include persons whose assignments require the development of teaching materials (syllabi and visual aids) and the supervision of laboratories.

TECHNICAL/PARAPROFESSIONAL/SKILLED CRAFT - a category defined by the Florida Community College System that includes persons whose assignments require special manual or technical skills and a thorough knowledge of the processes involved in specific trades. Such positions as computer operator, graphic artist, electricians, carpenters, and typesetters are included here.

TELECOURSE - not a physical location; represents student enrollments in Valencia TV cable coursework.

TERM - the period of time identifying the timeframe in which a course is conducted. One year includes three terms. Fall, Spring, and Summer Full Terms include 15 weeks of class attendance; Summer Term A and Summer Term B are conducted concurrently with Summer Full Term and include approximately 7 1/2 weeks each of attendance. The shorter sessions require that students attend classes at twice the rate of the 15-week terms so that all credit hours are equal in value.

WEST CAMPUS - located at 1800 South Kirkman Road, Orlando, Florida. Credit courses (university-parallel and workforce education) programs are offered through this campus. Students who apply and maintain their home records on this campus are considered West Campus enrollees.

WINTER PARK CAMPUS - located 850 West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park, Florida. Both credit and Continuing Workforce Education courses are offered at this campus.

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