November 2006:
Number 511
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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: Nov. 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed 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; Ana Palmer, special contributor; Ginny Topfer, special contributor; Nick Young, photography and layout
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Quick Facts
Collin enrolled 19,332 students in its credit classes in fall 2006, an increase of 4.7 percent over fall 2005. Following are some characteristics of the enrolled students:
(Preliminary Data – Some Numbers May Change)
-- 56% percent (10,879) are females
-- 44% percent (8,453) are males
-- 1% percent (134) are Native American
-- 9% percent (1,703) are Asian
-- 9% percent (1704) are Black
-- 11% percent (2,134) are Hispanic
-- 68% percent (13,124) are White
-- 61% percent (11,734) are part-time students
-- 39% percent (7,598) are full-time students
-- 17% percent (3,263) are first time in college students
-- 11% percent (2,030) are first time transfer students
-- 73% percent (14,039) are Collin’s returning students
-- Average age of the students was 25.6 years
-- 84% percent (16,138) of fall students registered online
Source: Headcount Statistics, Preliminary Data Fall 2006.
For questions or comments, contact Nasreen Ahmad, 972.377.1610.
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