ERIC Number: ED540340
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 290
Abstractor: ERIC
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The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges, 2012
Bassis, Vladimir; Burroughs, Monte; Cooley, Tom; Farver, Kent; Vybiral, Amy
Division of Community Colleges, Iowa Department of Education
Each fall, the Iowa Department of Education collects enrollment data from Iowa's community colleges on the tenth business day of the semester. The fall data pertain to the 2012-13 academic year (fiscal year 2013). This report is the only report on fiscal year 2013 until next year's "Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges." Fall enrollment for 2012 was 100,519 students, a 5.2 percent decline from fall 2011. Since 2008, community college enrollment has grown rapidly, likely a result of the recession of 2008 and 2009. Table 2-1 displays enrollment figures for the latest five years. Enrollment fell at 12 of the 15 community colleges. More students were enrolled part-time (less than 12 semester credit hours) than were enrolled full-time. Students enrolled part-time accounted for 53.9 percent of total fall enrollment, compared to 51.8 percent last fall. The fall enrollment of full-time students fell from 51,107 (48.2 percent of total enrollment) to 46,354 (46.1 percent of total enrollment), a 9.3 percent decline, while the fall enrollment of part-time students dropped slightly (-1.3 percent) from 54,868 students in 2011 to 54,165 students in 2012. Although overall fall enrollment has increased more than tenfold since 1965, the number of full-time students as a percentage of total fall enrollment has steadily declined from 90.8 percent in 1965 to 46.1 percent in 2012. (Contains 272 tables and 105 figures.) [This data for this paper was compiled with the assistance of Geoffrey Jones.]
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, College Credits, Student Characteristics, Two Year College Students, Online Courses, Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Academic Degrees, College Programs, Adult Literacy, Labor Force Development, Apprenticeships, Graduation Rate, Transfer Rates (College), Education Work Relationship, Outcomes of Education, Income, Adult Basic Education, Tuition, Fees, Student Financial Aid, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Human Resources, School Personnel, College Faculty, College Administration, Salaries, Part Time Students, Full Time Students
Division of Community Colleges, Iowa Department of Education. Grimes State Office Building, 400 East 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146. Tel: 515-281-5294; Fax: 515-242-5988; Web site: http://educateiowa.gov/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Iowa Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges
Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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