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Online Student Credit Hours - Fall

Student Credit Hours (SCH) Attempted by Mode of Instruction

Total Student Credit Hours Past 5 Years (Fall)

Instruction Mode Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Fall 2024 Fall 2025
Face-to-Face 105,378 122,273 127,659 126,404 135,106
Hybrid: Online w/ Face-to-Face 17,629 9,730 8,235 7,503 7,795
Online: 100% (No Face-to-Face) 61,611 51,888 47,775 50,123 51,651
Grand Total 184,617 183,891 183,669 184,030 194,551

Percentage of Student Credit Hours Past 5 Years (Fall)

Instruction Mode Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Fall 2024 Fall 2025
Face-to-Face 57.08% 66.49% 69.50% 68.69% 69.44%
Hybrid: Online w/ Face-to-Face 9.55% 5.29% 4.48% 4.08% 4.01%
Online: 100% (No Face-to-Face) 33.37% 28.22% 26.01% 27.24% 26.55%
Grand Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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