The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) released a new study on community college demographics yesterday. The results may surprise you.
From the study’s executive summary:
Between 1993 and 2009, the student body — as defined by the distribution, not the number, of students — on community college campuses shifted. For instance, students under the age of 18 are increasingly enrolling in community colleges. While the student body is becoming increasingly younger, the characteristics of younger students are not homogenous across all sectors of higher education. Community college students have a greater proportion of students with various risk factors when compared to all of higher education.
These colleges also provide access to nearly half of all minority undergraduate students and more than 40% of undergraduate students living in poverty.
Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:14:24 +0000 by e.bryant