National Profile Of Community Colleges: Trends & Statistics

From: The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education | Date: March 12, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

NATIONAL PROFILE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES: TRENDS & STATISTICS

Community colleges experienced growth in enrollments during the past two decades and will continue to experience significant growth in the coming years, according to the primary advocacy organization for the nation's 1,151 two-year degree-granting institutions.

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) reported in its recently released "National Profile of Community Colleges: Trends & Statistics," third edition, that the fall headcount enrollment at community colleges grew to 5.5 million in 1997 from nearly 4 ...

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