The federal government disbursed roughly $88 billion in new federal loans in the 2023-24 fiscal year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024). Based on data from the U.S. Education Department’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System…
Nearly one in five (17%) students enrolled in public community colleges did not apply for any federal student aid and would likely have been eligible for a Pell Grant, according to an analysis of data…
For the second year in a row, the number of college students “stopping out” before earning a credential has declined. At the same time, the number of students with “some college, no credential” (SCNC) re-enrolling…
Community colleges awarded more than 1.45 million credentials in the 2022-23 academic year, representing a 21% increase from the 1.19 million awarded 10 years earlier in 2012-13. The total number of credentials awarded was…
Institutions that predominantly offer associate degrees or certificates often have a higher return on investment (ROI) after 10 years than institutions that predominantly offer bachelor’s degrees. However, over 40 years, the value of bachelor’s degrees…
Community college students comprise 39% of all U.S. undergraduates, with nearly half (49%) of Hispanic college and university students attending community college, according to the new Fast Facts 2025 from the American Association of Community…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) disbursed $31.47 billion in Pell grants to 6.53 million students in the 2023-24 academic year, based on preliminary year-end data. This represents a significant increase from the prior year, when…
Community college completion rates and overall success rates (completion or transfer or still enrolled at the same institution) showed an increase in data recently released by the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES). The data…
Students enrolled in suburban institutions in the 2022-23 academic year were most likely to have started as part-time students (74%), while students in institutions located in towns were least likely to have begun their enrollment…
More than two-thirds of students enrolled in public community colleges in fall 2022 were enrolled less than full-time. This is the first of two DataPoints that describe part-time student enrollments in community colleges, as reported…