Diverse pathways in STEM programs for minority students are necessary to increase degree completion. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: On-campus housing
About 28 percent of community colleges provided on-campus housing in 2015. Read full PDF.
DataPoints: Degree Completion
More than one in four students attend two or more institutions to complete their associate degree. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Earning credentials
Community colleges awarded 1.2 million certificates and associate degrees in 2013-14. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Completing remedial courses
Nearly half of students enrolled in remedial courses at public two-year institutions complete all the remedial courses they attempt. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Emergency aid programs
Two out of three higher education institutions provide emergency loans to students. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Less Borrowing
Far fewer community college students borrow to pay for college than students at other degree-granting institutions. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Simplify FAFSA
Forty-four percent of community college students don’t apply for federal student aid because they don’t think they qualify. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: The value of Pell
The maximum Pell Grant covers about half of the total cost of attending a public two-year institution, compared to nearly 100 percent some 35 years ago. Read the full PDF.
DataPoints: Better outcomes
AACC’s Voluntary Framework of Accountability provides better, more comprehensive measures of student outcomes at community colleges. Read the full PDF.