COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Institutional Type:

QUESTION:In Arkansas, what must a college

have in order to use the word ‘Community’ in it’s name?

ANSWER: A local tax

The Terms

Community college County college City College Junior college Vocational-tech school

The Important Dates

1851 1901 1947 1991

The Purpose

Technical skills education Preparation to transfer to a four-

year university Developmental or remedial

education Workforce training*

The Students

Fall 2011 enrollment nationwide: 13 million students

Nationwide: Part-time: 59% / Full-time: 41%

GIRL POWER!!

Traditionally ‘under-represented’ student populations

The Degrees

Certificate of Proficiency• (18 hours)

Technical Certificate• (40 hours)

Associate’s Degree• (60 hours)

The Colleges

Public: 986

Private: 115

Tribal: 31

Total: 1,132

California: 112 Texas: 64 North Carolina: 59 Illinois: 48 Georgia: 42 New York: 35 Michigan: 30 Arkansas: 22 Nevada: 1 Vermont: 1 Rhode Island: 1

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, MALargest community college in MassachusettsSatellite campuses

MA Residents: $141/credit hour & Non-MA Residents: $347/credit hour Additional $35 fee for “high cost courses” Health insurance fee: $1,603.00 Malpractice/liability insurance fee: $15.00

14,000 students with more than 100 degree and certificate programs

Offers midnight and Saturday classes

City College of San Francisco

QUESTION:

How many students are enrolled for the Fall 2013?

Hints

1. Largest Community College in California

2. 11 campuses

3. Enrollment down 3,000 students since last year

Answer:85,000

City College of San Francisco

85,000 students11 campusesLargest community college in California

California residents: $46/credit hour & Non- residents: $187/credit hour

$17 health fee

50 academic programs with over 100 different disciplines

MAJOR accreditation issues