This factor is partially due to the dual enrollment program in which more high school students are taking college classes. The GPA of students has remained approximately the same between 1997 and 1999. The GPA of students by citizenship has remained approximately the same between 1997 and 1999. The GPA of students by load has remained approximately the same between 1997 and 1999. The GPA of students by gender has remained approximately the same between 1997 and 1999.
Female students continue to have a significantly higher GPA than male students.
The GPA of students by gender and load has remained approximately the same between 1997 and 1999. The GPA of black students has decreased from 2.11 to 2.04 and the GPA of Latino students has increased from 2.16 to 2.23, while the GPA of white and Asian students stayed the same. The GPA of white students has remained the same, and continues to be higher than that of other ethnicities. The GPA of Latino students has increased in all four categories, with the largest change among those from Central America, from 1.99 to 2.12. The GPA of younger students increased from 1997 to 1999 while the GPA decreased for students with ages 30 and above.