Pocket Profile of Community Colleges [microform] : Trends & Statistics, 1995-1996
- Bib ID:
- 5578454
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- Book and Microform
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- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED379036
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995
- 10 p.
- Summary:
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Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of the Census, and other sources, this pamphlet presents current information on community college students; college outcomes and impact; community college staff, governance, and expenditures; and tuition and financial aid. In addition, trends in enrollments, numbers of institutions, full-/part-time employment status of faculty, and Pell Grant awards are illustrated. Selected highlights include the following: (1) there are approximately 1,100 community colleges in the United States; (2) community colleges enroll 44% of the nation's undergraduates and 49% of all first-time freshmen; (3) about 47% of all minorities in college attend community colleges; (4) more than half of higher education students with disabilities attend public community colleges; (5) women make up about 58% of community college enrollments; (6) the average age of a community college student is 29; (7) enrollment ranges from 200 to 100,000 students; (8) the most popular fields of study are liberal studies/humanities, business, health professions, engineering-related technologies, and protective services; (9) part-time students greatly outnumber full-time students; (10) the five most popular programs are dental hygiene, nuclear medicine technician, nursing, physical therapy, and robotics/automated manufacturing; (11) a worker with an associate degree earns approximately $11,589 more than a worker with a high school education; (12) 65% of community college faculty are employed part time; (13) women make up 42% of community college faculty nationwide, compared to 29% at four-year institutions; (14) sources of community college revenue include state funding, tuition and fees, local governments, sales and services, federal government, private gifts, grants, and contracts, and endowments; and (15) the average annual tuition and required fees at public community colleges is $1,114 compared to $2,543 at four-year colleges. (KP)
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- 1995
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