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Data are derived from the most current information available as of December 2009.
Number and Type of Colleges
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173
Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 987
Independent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Tribal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Headcount Enrollment
Fall 2007 total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 million
Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 million*
Noncredit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 million
Enrolled full time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
Enrolled part time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60%
Estimated enrollment increase fall 2007 - fall 2009: 6.8 million to 8 million (16.9%)**
Demographics
Average age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
21 or younger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%
22–39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
40 or older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16%
Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56%
Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
Minorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15%
Asian/Pacific Islander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
Native American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
More than one race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
First generation to attend college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42%
Single parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Non-U.S. citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
Community college students constitute the following percentages of undergraduates:
All U.S. undergraduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43%*
First-time freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
Native American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52%
Asian/Pacific Islander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53%
Employment Status
Full-time students employed full time . . . . . . . . . .21%
Full-time students employed part time . . . . . . . . . 59%
Part-time students employed full time . . . . . . . . . 40%
Part-time students employed part time . . . . . . . . .47%
Percentage of Federal Aid Received by Community Colleges
Pell Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30%
Campus-based aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9%
Academic competitiveness grants . . . . . . . . .14%
Average Annual Tuition and Fees
Community colleges (public) . . . . . . . . . $2,544
4-year colleges (public) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,020
Degrees and Certificates Awarded
Associate degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605,267
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,452
Bachelor’s degrees—awarded by 31 public and 52 independent colleges
Data are derived from the most current information available as of December 2009.
* Most current IPEDS data (fall 2007)
** Estimate based on 2009 AACC Survey