2010 White House Summit on Community Colleges

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1 Prepared for the 2010 White House Summit on Community Colleges

2 Contents 3 5 Community College Federal Legislative Issues, Fall 2010 Low Tuition and Federal Student Aid Equal Access and Success 6 Community Colleges Offer the Best Hope to Meet Workforce and Education Goals 8 Community Colleges Accept the Completion Challenge 9 Community Colleges Respond to Calls for Accountability 10 A Skilled Workforce Is Key to Economic Recovery and Future Competitiveness Community Colleges Help Meet Teacher Shortages by Redefining Pathways for the Teacher Education Community Colleges Help Foster Global Education and Multicultural Understanding Community College Facts at a Glance 2

3 Community College Federal Legislative Issues, Fall

4 Legislative Issues continued 4

5 Low Tuition and Federal Student Aid Equal Access and Success 5

6 ommunity Colleges Offer the Best Hope to Meet Workforce and Education Goals 6

7 Community Colleges Offer Best Hope continued 7

8 Community Colleges Accept the Completion Challenge 8

9 Community Colleges Respond to Calls for Accountability 9

10 A Skilled Workforce Is Key to Economic Recovery and Future Competitiveness 10

11 Skilled Workforce continued 11

12 Community Colleges Help Meet Teacher Shortages by Redefining Pathways for Teacher Education 12

13 Community Colleges Help Foster Global Education and Multicultural Understanding 13

14 Community College Helps Foster continued 14

15 2010 Community College Facts at a Glance Number and Type of Colleges Total** ,165 Public** Independent** Tribal** Headcount Enrollment Fall 2007 total (credit and noncredit) million Credit* million Noncredit (estimate) million Enrolled full time* % Enrolled part time* % More than 3 million community college students benefit annually from the Pell Grant program, representing approximately 35% of Pell funding or $12 billion for the current year. Employment Status ( ) Full-time students employed full time Full-time students employed part time Part-time students employed full time Part-time students employed part time The expansion of teacher preparation programs at community colleges will help to meet a need for an estimated 1.7 million new teachers over the next decade. 22% 54% 51% 34% Percentage of Federal Aid Received by Community Colleges ( ) Pell Grants % Campus based aid % Academic competitiveness grants % Demographics Average age : 28 Median Age : or younger or older Women* Men* Minorities* Black* Hispanic* Asian/Pacific Islander* % 36% 18% 58% 42% 40% 13% 16% 6% Native American* % First generation to attend college % Single parents % Non U.S. citizens % Average Annual Tuition and Fees ( ) Community colleges (public) $2,544 4-year colleges (public) $7,020 Degrees and Certificates Awarded Associate degrees* Certificates* Bachelor s degrees awarded by 31 public and 52 independent colleges 634, ,920 Community colleges are taking the lead in providing STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) experiences for current and future K 12 teachers. Community colleges receive only 9% of all funds for federal campus-based programs (Federal Work-Study, Supplemental Educational Opportunity grants, and federal Perkins loans). Community college students constitute the following percentages of undergraduates (fall 2008): All U.S. undergraduates* First-time freshmen* Native American* Asian/Pacific Islander* Black* Hispanic* % 40% 55% 46% 44% 52% Data are derived from the most current information available as of September, * Most current IPEDS data (fall 2008 enrollment, completions) Most current National Postsecondary Student Aid Study Data (NPSAS) Most current College Board trend data ** AACC database (2010) 15