While overall enrollment in community colleges is decreasing, their enrollment of high school students is rising. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Faculty and staff diversity
Staff and faculty are less diverse than the student populations attending community colleges. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Adult workers and postsecondary credentials
Nearly 60 percent of adult workers have some postsecondary credential. Among credentialed workers with no degree, 43 percent have a postsecondary certificate. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: College continuation of high school graduates
A higher percentage of high school graduates are attending college, but they are less likely to choose a community college. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Student completion and persistence
Median completion and persistence rates for colleges participating in AACC’s Voluntary Framework of Accountability was 55 percent after six years and 59 percent for students who started full-time. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Millennials and diversity
Minority millennials still lag behind in education attainment compared to Asian and white counterparts. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Graduates who borrowed
A little over one-third of public two-year college graduates borrow to cover college expenses. Read the full DataPoints PDF.
DataPoints: ‘Post-traditional’ learners
Better data tracking, policy alignment and links to workforce programs are needed to effectively address the diverse educational and career needs of “post-traditional” learners. Read the full DataPoints PDF.
DataPoints: Humanities degrees on the rise
Humanities credentials awarded to minority students increased from 12.9 percent in 1989 to 32.1 percent in 2015. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Trends in performance-based funding
Trends in performance-based funding Twenty-six states use performance-based funding to allocate funds to their public two-year colleges. Read full PDF.