Table 1: Student status by term (see table below). 

CONTINUING STUDENT
A student who is enrolled in the current session and who was enrolled in the previous regular session.

FIRST-TIME STUDENT
A student enrolled in any college for the first time after High School . The first time a student enrolls in a primary term this element should be coded as '1', even if the student was previously enrolled in a summer session. For example, if a student enrolls at the college for the first time during a summer term and subsequently enrolls during a fall term the student should be coded as '1' for both terms.

FIRST-TIME TRANSFER STUDENT
A student enrolled at the reporting college for the first time and who
transferred from another institution of higher education.

RETURNING TRANSFER STUDENT
A student who has previously attended the reporting college, transferred to another college, and has now returned to the reporting college.

RETURNING STUDENT
A student enrolled at the reporting college after an absence of one or more regular sessions without interim attendance at another college.