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Plain and Fancy Ball raises more than $200,000
Learning Communities put new spin on the classroom experience
UTD presents new scholarship program for Collin students
Top 10 -- Features of E-Schedule
Speaker recounts experiences with Ku Klux Klan
‘Class of Hearts’ lends a helping hand to hurricane victims
Hearing loss a danger for iPod users
April Calendar Dates
College News
Faculty and Staff Spotlight
HIV testing available at college
'RAP' with a librarian
Recipe of the Month: Korean Beef Barbecue
Collin dental hygiene students attend annual session
April Employee Birthdays
Spring transfer fairs come to Collin
Book and Movie Review
Quick Facts -- Enrollment data shows who the students are
Career Week 2006 steers students towards their destination
Transfer Tip
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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: April 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be e-mailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Lydia Gober, special contributor; Nick Young, photographer.

Quick Facts -- Enrollment data shows who the students are
Quick Facts for April 2006
(Preliminary Data)

Collin enrolled 17,178 students in credit classes in spring 2006.

• 36 percent (6,251) are full-time students.
• 64 percent (10,927) are part-time students.

• 56 percent (12,699) are day students.
• 30 percent (6,759) are evening students.

• 14 percent (3,199) are distance students; a 26 percent increase over spring 2005.
• 83 percent (14,228) are in transfer majors.
• 15 percent (2,489) are in workforce majors.
• 3 percent (461) are non-degree seeking.

• 69 percent (11,845) are white.
• 31 percent (5,328) are minority students; a 5 percent increase over spring 2005.

• 69 percent (11,784) are in-district students.
• 24 percent (4,161) are out-of-district students.
• 4 percent (605) are out-of-state students.
• 4 percent (623) are out-of-country students.

• 57 percent (9,857) are females.
• 43 percent (7,321) are males.

• The average age of students is 24.2 years; a decline of 2.3 years over spring 2005.

Source: Preliminary Headcount Statistics: Spring 2006

For questions or comments contact: Nasreen Ahmad at 972.758.3810.

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