The COVID-19 pandemic has required community colleges to shift from in-person instruction to online and virtual instruction for most classes. Colleges were forced to make this transition in just a few days. It is too…
The value of credentials in the labor market: Professional certifications and licenses have been important in promoting employment pipelines for individuals, especially in occupations such as healthcare, law and project management. (Read the PDF.) Kent…
On-campus housing: Only 1.5 percent of community college students live on campus, compared to 15.6 percent of all undergraduate students. About 28 percent of community colleges have on-campus housing. (Read the PDF.) Kent Phillippe /…
Confidence in financial stability: Community college business officers are confident about the financial stability of their institutions over the next five years. (Read the PDF.) Kent Phillippe / Rahel Tekle Kent Phillippe is associate vice…
Students in military service: Compared to for-profit colleges, a smaller percentage of community college students are veterans or currently in the military, but, numerically, many more students with military experience attend community colleges. (Read the…
Less need for federal loans: Only one-quarter of community college students who received Pell grants took on federal-loan debt in 2015-16, compared to nearly two-thirds of students at public four-year institutions. (Read the PDF.) Kent…
The effects of the recession: Right after the most recent recession marked the peak in the percent of community college students receiving federal aid. But the recession also appeared to have cooled employers’ willingness to…
Challenges in STEM: Between the 2008-09 and 2016-17 academic years, Hispanic students’ share of attaining sub-baccalaureate STEM credentials rose from 13 percent to 17 percent, while the share for black/African-American students decreased from 14 percent…
Fast growth: Dual/concurrent enrollments have been on the rise at community colleges, going from 4.5 percent of their students in 2001, to 11.2 percent in 2017. (Read the PDF.) AACC Staff More Posts – Website
Potential pool of students: Nationally, about 78.1 million adults do not hold a postsecondary degree or other credentials as of 2017. Of those, 17.2 million are first-generation immigrants and 6.6 million are second-generation. (Read the…