DataPoints: Leaving money on the table
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…
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DataPoints: State funding for higher education
Total state support for higher education increased by 4.3% for fiscal year 2025, based on data recently released by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) in its annual Grapevine report. However, after adjusting…
DataPoints: Updated ROI of credentials
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…
DataPoints: Pell grants disbursements
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…
DataPoints: Post-Covid grad, success rates
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…
DataPoints: Distribution of federal student aid
In 2023-24, 30% of Pell Grant funding went to public two-year college students, compared to 38% of public four-year students, according to a new annual report from the College Board. The two-year sector also received…
DataPoints: Job growth over the next decade
A new federal report projecting employment over the next decade shows that healthcare and social assistance is expected to have the largest growth and be the fastest-growing industry sector between 2023 and 2033. Employment growth…
DataPoints: New data on dual enrollment
Roughly one-fifth (20.4%) of public community college enrollment consisted of students still in high school in the 2022-23 academic year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Education Department (ED). For the first time,…
DataPoints: More colleges offer on-campus housing
The number of community colleges that report college-operated, on-campus housing has been slowly increasing, with about one-quarter of the nation’s public two-year colleges today offering the accommodations. Based on American Association of Community Colleges…
DataPoints: What types of credentials do Black graduates earn?
We know about gaps in enrollment and graduation rates for Black students, but what about those who do finish? What types of credentials are they receiving compared to the graduating cohort as a whole? In…