Monday, March 8, 2010

Community Colleges (Week 2) - National and Texas-Based Statistics/Demographic Data/Projections.


TACUSPA Members,

Many websites and organizations focus on college students who attend community colleges and their supports and barriers. Here are some helpful resources for people who are interested in community colleges and recent statistics/demographic data/projections.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provides the following resources:

Online Institutional Resumes
This feature enables users to enter the institution type (i.e. - community colleges) and to select the individual institution by name (i.e. - Panola College). Then users choose either the "Prospective Students, Parents and the Public" report card or the "Legislators and Other Policy Makers" report card. The report for legislators and policy makers report card features the following information: enrollment by year, funding, total academic costs, and student success (persistence, graduation rates, etc.)
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/resumes/

Additional Resources
Here is a complete guide to all of the THECB resources on community colleges (and other types of institutions in Texas) - http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/1548.PDF?CFID=7120733&CFTOKEN=66274824.

The American Association of Community Colleges provides the following resources:

Community College Fast Facts - http://www2.aacc.nche.edu/research/index.htm

Common Characteristics of Community Colleges - http://www2.aacc.nche.edu/research/index_institutions.htm

Common Academic and Technical Programs Offered Through Community Colleges -
http://www2.aacc.nche.edu/research/index_institutions.htm

Public Community College Revenue Sources - http://www2.aacc.nche.edu/research/index_institutions.htm

The National Center for Education Statistics offers the following resources for people who are interested in reports focused on community colleges: 

Community Colleges: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2008
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008033.pdf

NCES Datalab (A wonderful resource for people who need to create tables based on community college (and university) statistical data)
http://nces.ed.gov/datalab/

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