Community college CEOs earned a median base salary of $185,000 and $191,500 total compensation in 2015. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Ready–or not?
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.