Student Enrollments And Completions In The Illinois Community College System PDF Download

The colleges in the Illinois Community College System submit detailed credit student records twice during each fiscal year. This year's report is based on fiscal year 2005 enrollments and completions. Comparative information is supplied from four previous fiscal years (2001-2004). Detailed tables comparing fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2005 credit headcount, full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments, and graduates by college are included. FTE enrollments in this report are based on all credit hours attempted (including nonreimbursable credit hours). For students enrolled in credit coursework, more than half are female (55.6 percent), more than one-third are minorities (35.5 percent), and roughly two out of every five students are 31 years of age or older (38.1 percent). Available information on students enrolled in noncredit courses show nearly identical gender representation (57.2 percent female), less minority participation with nearly one-quarter minority noncredit enrollments, and the participation by a more mature population in noncredit courses with just over two-thirds of the students 31 years of age or above. In the past year, based on fiscal year 2005 annual data, there was virtually no change in credit enrollment in the community college system. In fiscal year 2005, slightly over one-fifth (20.7 percent) of Illinois Community College students (not enrolled in ABE/ASE/ESL, Vocational Skills and General Studies) were enrolled in at least one developmental course--down slightly from 21.3 percent in fiscal year 2004. Steps to assist underrepresented students in their efforts to arrive college ready and enroll full-time would benefit all students. Systemwide over the past three years, community colleges have been undertaking projects to develop, implement, or expand local computerized automated degree and certificate audit systems. These initiatives will continue through fiscal year 2006. The large number of students served through credit and/or noncredit courses affirms that the Illinois Community College System continues to adapt to the evolving educational needs of the communities the colleges serve. Appendixes present: (1) Credit Enrollment Data Tables; (2) Noncredit Course Enrollment Data Tables; and (3) Completion Data Tables. (Contains 46 tables and 8 figures.) [For the Fiscal Year 2004 edition of this report, see ED496760.].