December 2006:
Number 512
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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: Dec. 7 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; Teresa Danner, special contributor; Nick Young, photograpy and layout.
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Quick Facts
The following table condenses ten years of data from IRO’s Headcount Statistics to summarize demographic trends among Collin’s credit student population. The student body at Collin has grown from 11,254 in 1997 to 19,332 in 2006, an increase of 72 percent in 10 years. Overall, there has been an increase in the number of minorities, distance learning students, transfer majors, returning students, and out-of-district students. The average age of Collin students has trended steadily younger.
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2007 |
| Total Collin Enrollment |
11,254 |
11,572 |
12,075 |
12,996 |
14,497 |
15,970 |
16,574 |
17,702 |
18,947 |
19,332 |
| Numerical Change (fall to fall) |
-- |
318 |
503 |
921 |
1,501 |
1,473 |
604 |
1,128 |
755 |
875 |
| % Change (fall to fall) |
-- |
2.8 |
4.3 |
7.6 |
11.5 |
10.2 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
| Gender Distribution |
| % Female |
56.7 |
55.8 |
56.1 |
55.3 |
56.2 |
56 |
57 |
56.9 |
56.5 |
56.3 |
| % Male |
43.3 |
44.2 |
43.9 |
44.7 |
43.8 |
44 |
43 |
43.1 |
43.5 |
43.7 |
| Ethnic Distrubition |
| % American Indian |
.8 |
.7 |
1 |
.7 |
.5 |
.7 |
.6 |
.6 |
.6 |
.7 |
| % Asian/Pacific Islands |
7.0 |
58.5 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
9.7 |
10 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
| % Black |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
| % Hispanic |
6.3 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
10 |
10.9 |
11.5 |
| % White |
81.2 |
79 |
77.8 |
76.9 |
74.8 |
72.9 |
72.6 |
71.1 |
69.6 |
68.4 |
| % Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| % Minorities |
18.8 |
21 |
22.2 |
23.1 |
25.2 |
27.1 |
27.4 |
28.9 |
30.3 |
31.2 |
| Age Distribution |
| % 13-17 Years |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
| % 18-22 Years |
43.2 |
44 |
46.5 |
48 |
49 |
48.8 |
48.7 |
50.2 |
50.8 |
50.9 |
| % 23-29 Years |
21.2 |
21.6 |
20.5 |
18.9 |
19.7 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
20.2 |
19.5 |
19.3 |
| % 30-35 Years |
12 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
| % 36-40 Years |
8.2 |
8 |
7.5 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
| % 41-54 Years |
11.7 |
11.3 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
| % 55 and Over |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| Average Age |
28 |
28 |
27.2 |
27 |
26.7 |
26.5 |
26.4 |
26 |
25.9 |
24.2 |
| Distribution by Time of Classes |
| % Day Students* |
56.2 |
59.5 |
55.3 |
55 |
53.1 |
55.4 |
56.1 |
57.6 |
56.2 |
42.9 |
| % Evening Students* |
43.8 |
40.5 |
38.9 |
37.7 |
39.3 |
35.9 |
34.3 |
31.9 |
30.8 |
30.8 |
| % Distance Learning Students* |
0 |
0 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
9.6 |
10.4 |
13.0 |
16.3 |
| Distribution by Residency Status |
| In-District |
73.9 |
72 |
72.7 |
71.1 |
70.9 |
72.4 |
71.6 |
69.7 |
69.1 |
67.6 |
| Out-of-District |
19.2 |
19.8 |
19.2 |
19.9 |
20.9 |
19.4 |
21.2 |
23.5 |
24.0 |
24.2 |
| Out-of-State |
3.4 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
| Out-of-Country |
3.5 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
| Distribution by Type of Major (Percentage) |
| Work Force Education Majors |
26.3 |
16.2 |
15.4 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
15.7 |
16.8 |
13.6 |
12.3 |
15.0 |
| Transfer Majors |
41.5 |
66 |
56 |
68.1 |
75.7 |
79.8 |
79.7 |
83.4 |
85.4 |
82.9 |
| Non-Degree Seeking |
15 |
15.2 |
26.1 |
14.8 |
7 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| Undecided** |
17.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Distribution by Type of Student (Percentage) |
| First Time in College |
18.8 |
15 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
18 |
17.5 |
18.1 |
17.6 |
| First Time Transfer |
16.6 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
16.4 |
14.4 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
11.2 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
| Collin Returning Students |
64.6 |
70.6 |
69.1 |
65.8 |
67.9 |
68.7 |
70.2 |
71.2 |
70.5 |
71.8 |
*The numbers sum to more than 100 percent because some students are enrolled in more than one category.
** Following 2003, the undecided are included in Non-Degree Seeking.
[Source: Headcount Statistics, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006].
For questions or comments, contact Nasreen Ahmad at 972.377.1610.
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