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| Table 311.20. | Number and percentage of undergraduate students taking night, weekend, or online classes, by selected characteristics: 2011–12 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | Total taking any night, weekend, or online classes1 | Percent of students taking night, weekend, or online classes |
Percent of students whose entire degree program is online2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Night classes | Weekend classes | Online classes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of students (in thousands) | Percent of students | Any night classes | Exclusively night classes | Any weekend classes | Exclusively weekend classes | Any online classes | Exclusively online classes | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 11,917 | 51.7 | (0.33) | 32.4 | (0.29) | 5.2 | (0.14) | 7.0 | (0.17) | 0.3 | (0.03) | 32.0 | (0.33) | 8.4 | (0.20) | 6.5 | (0.18) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 4,865 | 49.0 | (0.46) | 32.0 | (0.40) | 5.1 | (0.18) | 6.7 | (0.22) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 28.5 | (0.45) | 6.5 | (0.25) | 4.9 | (0.24) | ||||
| Female | 7,052 | 53.7 | (0.40) | 32.7 | (0.39) | 5.3 | (0.19) | 7.2 | (0.22) | 0.3 | (0.04) | 34.5 | (0.39) | 9.8 | (0.24) | 7.7 | (0.21) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 7,019 | 52.6 | (0.45) | 32.5 | (0.39) | 4.9 | (0.18) | 6.3 | (0.20) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 33.5 | (0.41) | 9.0 | (0.24) | 6.8 | (0.21) | ||||
| Black | 1,930 | 52.0 | (0.68) | 30.8 | (0.59) | 6.0 | (0.28) | 7.8 | (0.41) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 32.7 | (0.70) | 10.7 | (0.57) | 9.1 | (0.56) | ||||
| Hispanic | 1,863 | 50.4 | (0.64) | 33.9 | (0.61) | 6.3 | (0.40) | 8.3 | (0.36) | 0.4 | (0.08) | 27.9 | (0.57) | 5.5 | (0.29) | 4.3 | (0.24) | ||||
| Asian | 588 | 45.5 | (1.22) | 31.0 | (1.18) | 3.3 | (0.41) | 7.4 | (0.62) | ‡ | (†) | 26.0 | (1.06) | 4.2 | (0.45) | 2.9 | (0.35) | ||||
| Pacific Islander | 64 | 54.4 | (3.80) | 45.8 | (3.84) | 4.6 | ! | (1.46) | 11.2 | (2.40) | # | (†) | 29.9 | (3.18) | 3.5 | ! | (1.33) | 3.1 | ! | (1.29) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 107 | 51.2 | (2.75) | 31.8 | (2.44) | 6.6 | (1.56) | 6.7 | (1.38) | ‡ | (†) | 32.6 | (2.56) | 9.1 | (1.60) | 7.0 | (1.43) | ||||
| Two or more races | 346 | 50.5 | (1.63) | 31.9 | (1.48) | 4.9 | (0.83) | 7.4 | (0.76) | 0.3 | ! | (0.15) | 30.6 | (1.48) | 8.3 | (0.93) | 5.5 | (0.69) | |||
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 through 23 | 5,884 | 45.4 | (0.38) | 29.8 | (0.32) | 3.0 | (0.11) | 5.2 | (0.17) | 0.2 | (0.02) | 26.5 | (0.36) | 4.5 | (0.16) | 3.2 | (0.13) | ||||
| 24 through 29 | 2,474 | 58.2 | (0.71) | 36.6 | (0.70) | 7.7 | (0.40) | 9.0 | (0.38) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 36.5 | (0.67) | 10.4 | (0.43) | 8.0 | (0.41) | ||||
| 30 or older | 3,559 | 60.9 | (0.63) | 35.3 | (0.69) | 8.5 | (0.34) | 9.5 | (0.34) | 0.6 | (0.10) | 40.9 | (0.64) | 15.6 | (0.51) | 13.0 | (0.50) | ||||
| Attendance status | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusively full-time | 5,579 | 48.0 | (0.43) | 30.3 | (0.35) | 3.9 | (0.16) | 6.0 | (0.20) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 28.8 | (0.41) | 7.6 | (0.22) | 6.5 | (0.20) | ||||
| Exclusively part-time | 4,136 | 56.6 | (0.62) | 34.8 | (0.57) | 8.3 | (0.32) | 8.3 | (0.31) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 35.3 | (0.62) | 10.7 | (0.42) | 7.4 | (0.38) | ||||
| Mixed full-time and part-time | 2,203 | 53.5 | (0.60) | 34.3 | (0.54) | 3.3 | (0.19) | 7.3 | (0.33) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 35.0 | (0.62) | 6.4 | (0.31) | 5.0 | (0.28) | ||||
| Had job during academic year3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 8,219 | 57.2 | (0.40) | 35.9 | (0.35) | 6.1 | (0.19) | 7.9 | (0.21) | 0.3 | (0.04) | 36.2 | (0.42) | 9.8 | (0.26) | 7.6 | (0.24) | ||||
| No | 3,699 | 42.5 | (0.45) | 26.7 | (0.38) | 3.9 | (0.19) | 5.5 | (0.24) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 24.9 | (0.42) | 6.1 | (0.25) | 4.8 | (0.20) | ||||
| Dependency status | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dependent | 4,994 | 44.5 | (0.39) | 29.5 | (0.34) | 2.6 | (0.11) | 4.9 | (0.18) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 25.5 | (0.36) | 3.9 | (0.16) | 2.7 | (0.12) | ||||
| Independent, no dependents, not married4 | 2,331 | 55.1 | (0.71) | 35.5 | (0.69) | 7.5 | (0.42) | 8.2 | (0.34) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 33.6 | (0.63) | 8.9 | (0.38) | 6.7 | (0.33) | ||||
| Independent, no dependents, married | 736 | 58.8 | (1.27) | 36.5 | (1.28) | 7.8 | (0.76) | 8.3 | (0.70) | 0.5 | ! | (0.17) | 37.4 | (1.22) | 11.7 | (0.75) | 10.1 | (0.72) | |||
| Independent, with dependents, not married4 | 2,040 | 58.2 | (0.72) | 34.3 | (0.79) | 8.2 | (0.41) | 9.4 | (0.39) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 38.2 | (0.67) | 12.7 | (0.48) | 10.7 | (0.45) | ||||
| Independent, with dependents, married | 1,817 | 64.0 | (0.84) | 35.2 | (0.84) | 7.7 | (0.50) | 9.8 | (0.50) | 0.6 | (0.15) | 44.9 | (0.92) | 18.8 | (0.77) | 14.7 | (0.75) | ||||
| Control of institution | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 8,796 | 52.0 | (0.38) | 33.0 | (0.32) | 4.3 | (0.15) | 6.6 | (0.19) | 0.3 | (0.04) | 33.2 | (0.39) | 6.3 | (0.21) | 4.0 | (0.16) | ||||
| Private nonprofit | 1,291 | 42.9 | (0.91) | 30.6 | (0.90) | 3.8 | (0.38) | 5.2 | (0.41) | 0.2 | ! | (0.07) | 21.0 | (0.85) | 5.8 | (0.61) | 4.5 | (0.57) | |||
| Private for-profit | 1,830 | 58.7 | (0.74) | 31.2 | (0.71) | 11.7 | (0.48) | 10.9 | (0.50) | 0.6 | (0.09) | 35.5 | (0.83) | 22.2 | (0.79) | 21.6 | (0.82) | ||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Students who reported taking more than one type of class (e.g., night classes and online classes) are counted only once in the total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes students not in a degree or certificate program. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Excludes work-study/assistantships. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes separated. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Night classes start after 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday nights; weekend classes start after 6:00 p.m. on Friday or take place any time on Saturday or Sunday; and online classes are taught only online. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:12). (This table was prepared March 2014.) |
