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407S (U,W,Z): Students Who Persisted from Fall to Spring at Any Community College

Among students in selected student journey, the proportion who persisted from fall to spring at any community college in the selected year, excluding students who completed an award or transferred to a postsecondary institution

Value Type

Percentage and unduplicated count of students

Data Source(s)

National Student Clearinghouse
CSU/UC Cohort Match
Chancellor's Office Management Information System

For colleges using semester systems, persistence is calculated between Fall and Spring. For colleges using quarter systems, persistence is calculated between Fall and Winter

333S Students who took Courses in the fall Term who did not transfer and who did not earn an award and who met all of the following criteria:

Enrolled in Spring term for semester colleges at any community college
Student Enrollment file has a value in the spring term of the selected year at any community college AND
WHERE GI03=YY3 OR
OR enrolled in Winter term for quarter colleges at any community college
OR Student Enrollment file has a value in the winter term of the selected year at any community college AND
WHERE GI03=YY2
AND at any college

333S All Students Who Took Courses in the Fall Term of the Selected Year Who Did Not Transfer and Who Did Not Earn an Award

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Last Updated

05/22/2025

Student Group

Comprehensive Snapshot

Metric Type

Progress

Subjourney

U,W,Z

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