ERIC Number: ED593376
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
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Fall Enrollment: Iowa Community Colleges, 2018
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education
The Iowa Department of Education collects enrollment information from all 15 community colleges. This report summarizes several aspects of community college enrollment as reported for the 2018 fall semester/quarter. Some highlights of this report include: (1) Fall 2018 enrollment decreased less than one percent to 89,894 students; (2) Part-time enrollment remained larger than full-time enrollment and reached an all-time high of 63.3 percent of total fall enrollment; (3) Minorities comprised 22.6 percent of fall enrollment; (4) Total credit hours registered decreased 1.3 percent to 772,764 credit hours; (5) Average course load for full-time students is 13.9 which is slightly higher than last fall, and average course load for part-time students remained unchanged; (6) Students with no program of study comprised 37.6 percent of total fall enrollment, followed by college parallel programs (32.9 percent) and Career Technology Education (CTE) programs (27.6 percent); (7) Number of high school students participating in joint enrollment grew 2.9 percent to 35,943 students; and (8) The majority of high school students (98.1 percent) participated in joint enrollment through contracted courses between high schools and community colleges.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Full Time Students, Part Time Students, Two Year College Students, Declining Enrollment, Minority Group Students, Vocational Education, Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Student Characteristics, Online Courses, College Credits, Academic Education, Enrollment Projections
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education. Grimes State Office Building, 400 East 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146. Tel: 515-281-3125; Fax: 515-281-6544; Web site: http://educateiowa.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Iowa Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation
Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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