2022 AACC Fast Facts: Nearly 30% of community college students are the first in their families to attend college, and 15% are single parents. There’s more info about community colleges and the students they serve in the just-released 2022 AACC Fast Facts.
Trends in Community College Enrollment and Completion Data, Issue 6
This is the sixth issue in a series of American Association of Community Colleges analyses of trends in community college enrollments and examination of completion rates. Two sources are used, enrollment, graduation rates, and outcomes measures information from the U.S. Department of Education and enrollment and completion rates published by the National Student Clearinghouse. Download […]
Community college enrollment crisis?
Community college enrollment crisis? HISTORICAL TRENDS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT Download the report (PDF). Community college enrollment has been in decline nationally since peaking in 2010. This report will put the recent community college trends into perspective by reviewing community college enrollment from 2001 through 2017, and by examining concurrent trends that are related to […]
VFA Summary Report: Leading Indicators of Success and Student Outcomes for Community Colleges
The Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) is the principal institutional accountability and improvement framework for community colleges with measures defined to encompass the full breadth of the community college mission and the diversity of students’ goals and educational experiences. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) operates a web-based portal for community colleges to submit, […]
Aligning for Student Success: How Community Colleges Work with K-12 to Improve College and Career Outcomes
Since 2012, community colleges have made a considerable effort to increase student success and completion. Today, as much greater attention is being paid to drawing stronger linkages between education and workforce needs, institutions are becoming more strategic and deliberate in this work. In particular, many institutions are building stronger with relationships with their K-12 partners […]
Executive Leadership Transitioning at Community Colleges
The urgency attached to the board’s role in selecting, supporting, and positioning their institution and new presidents to thrive and excel cannot be overstated. In 2016, more than 50% of the presidents of colleges that award associate degrees reported that they anticipated stepping down within the next five years1 , yet only 21.2% of these […]
Trends in Community College Enrollment and Completion Data 2017
This is the fourth in a series of American Association of Community Colleges analyses of trends in community college enrollments. The report also examines completion rates, featuring graduation rates published by the U.S. Department of Education (based on institutional-level reporting), and the National Student Clearinghouse’s completion rates (based on student-level data). As of October 2017, […]
When Less is More: Prioritizing Open Access
When Less is More: Prioritizing Open Access (October 2017) When Less is More: Prioritizing Open Access looks at the mythical full-time equivalent student. Too often, the college community equates all students with full-time equivalents (FTE). This occurs even when it is well known that, unlike other sectors of education, the majority of community college students […]
Trends in Community College Enrollment and Completion Data 2016
This is the third of a series of American Association of Community Colleges reports on national trends in community college enrollments. It finds that nationally community college enrollments continue to decrease. The report also examines graduation rates published by the U.S. Department of Education (based on institutional level reporting), as well as the National Student […]
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 […]