MATH Subcommittee - African American Males

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Quantitative Data Analyzed:

Percentage of African-American males enrolled in math courses in Fall 2009.

Major Findings of Data Analysis:

The percentage of AA males enrolled in math courses is similar to that of the general population (14%) in MAT050 and MAT060, then declines in later courses. (While the percentage of AA females also declines, the percentage enrolled is greater than or equal to the population percentage.)

	Total	White Female	White Male	Black Female	Black Male	Others
MAT050	801	20.0%	13.0%	38.2%	13.4%	15.5%
MAT060	729	22.6%	16.2%	33.9%	12.8%	14.5%
MAT070	1097	24.6%	23.5%	24.3%	10.5%	17.0%
MAT080	937	28.0%	25.4%	18.2%	8.1%	20.3%
MAT115	255	27.5%	27.8%	22.7%	6.3%	15.7%
MAT121	125	7.2%	60.0%	4.8%	13.6%	14.4%
MAT140	418	30.9%	25.1%	18.9%	7.7%	17.5%
MAT161	1078	30.0%	24.8%	14.8%	7.7%	22.7%

Others include Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Non-residents

Other Information Regarding the Decision Making Process:

Based on the American Community Survey of the US Census for 2009 (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US37119&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-_sse=on) ,

Black or African-American males are approximately 14% of the population in Mecklenburg County.
Black or African-American females are approximately 15% of the population in Mecklenburg County.

Suggested Qualitative Data Needed:

Identify the causes of the enrollment drop, particularly after MAT070 (and to some degree, after MAT060).

Resulting Priority:

N/A

January 2011