Most community college students think they are academically ready for college, yet more than two-thirds take developmental classes. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Parental aspiration
Hispanic and black parents put higher value on their children earning college credentials. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Where the revenue comes from
State funding at community colleges has decreased by six percentage points in the last few years. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Staying close to home
Most public two-year college students attend local colleges. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Female campus administrators
Women are well represented among campus administrative positions.DP_FemaleAdmin Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Trending up
African-American enrollment and completions at community colleges have steadily increased since 1990. Read the full PDF.
Datapoints: Competency-based education
Sixty-eight percent of community colleges are in the planning stage of competency-based education. Read the full PDF.
Datapoints: More math, higher persistence
Students who completed advanced math courses in high school had higher persistence and completion rates in college. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Boom in certificates
Between 2000 and 2014, the number of certificates awarded at community colleges increased by 236 percent. Read the full PDF.
Trends in Community College Enrollment and Completion Data, 2015
This is the second of a series of reports on trends in national community college enrollments. National community college enrollments continue to decrease, with variations at the state and local levels. The report also examines completion rates published by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) based on institutional level reporting, and those calculated by the […]