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304S (W): Students Who Persisted in All Three Consecutive Primary Terms at the Same College

Among students who enrolled in at least one course in a TOP code in any term of the selected year at the selected institution who did not transfer or who did not earn an award in the selected year, the percentage who enrolled in at least one course in any TOP code in the next two consecutive primary semesters or in the next three consecutive primary quarters at the selected college

Value Type

Percentage and unduplicated count of students

Data Source(s)

Chancellor's Office Management Information System

  • Primary terms only are included (Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter, Winter Quarter, Spring Quarter)
  • Excludes any students who received a degree, certificate, or transfer at any time during the selected year
  • 334S Students who met all of the following criteria:

    Enrolled in a course on any TOP code at the selected college in any primary term
    CB03 is a valid TOP code in the Taxonomy of Programs manual
    Where GI03 is any primary term in the selected year
    AND enrolled continuously at the selected college for:
    EITHER three consecutive primary terms (semester system: Fall-Spring-Fall OR Spring-Fall-Spring)
    WHERE (for colleges on the semester system)[
    (Fall-Spring-Fall): (GI03=YY7 and GI03=YY3 in the selected academic year and GI03=YY7 in the subsequent academic year) OR
    (Spring-Fall-Spring): (GI03=YY3 in the selected academic year and GI03=YY7 and GI03=YY3 in the subsequent academic year)]
    AND at the selected college
    OR four consecutive primary terms (quarter system: Fall-Winter-Spring-Fall OR Winter-Spring-Fall-Winter OR Spring-Fall-Winter-Spring)
    OR WHERE (for colleges on the quarter system)[
    (Fall-Winter-Spring-Fall): (GI03=YY8 and GI03=YY2 and GI03=YY4 in the selected academic year and GI03=YY8 in the subsequent academic year) OR
    (Winter-Spring-Fall-Winter): (GI03=YY2 and GI03=YY4 in the selected academic year and GI03=YY2 and GI03=YY8 in the subsequent academic year) OR
    (Spring-Fall-Winter-Spring): (GI03=YY4 in the selected academic year and GI03=YY8 and GI03=YY2 and GI03=YY4 in the subsequent academic year)]
    AND at the selected college

     

    AND count students at the selected college and on any TOP code where a student took 0.5 or more units or noncredit courses in the selected year

    Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Perkins Economically Disadvantaged

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    Last Updated

    07/09/2026

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