Test your knowledge of community colleges!

What is the percentage of U.S. undergraduates attending community colleges?

o A. 17%
o B. 26%
o C. 35%
o D. 46%

Answer: D. Forty-six percent of the undergraduate students in the United States are enrolled.
Source: American Association of Community Colleges, U.S. Department of Education and the College Board, 2007.

What percentage of community college students plan to earn a bachelor’s degree?

o A. 11%
o B. 26%
o C. 42%
o D. 64%

Answer: C. 42% of community college students plan to transfer to a four-year institution to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Source: AACC, National Profile of Community Colleges: Trends & Statistics, 3rd Edition.

What is the percentage of nurses in the United States educated at community colleges?

o A. 15%
o B. 32%
o C. 50%
o D. 69%

Answer: C. Half of all nurses and a majority of other health care workers in the U.S. are educated at community colleges
Source: American Association of Community Colleges, Fact Sheet, 2007.

What percent of total community college revenues, on average, come from state government?

o A. 17%
o B. 31%
o C. 38%
o D. 68%

Answer: C. On average, community colleges receive 38% of their funding from the state.
Source: American Association of Community Colleges, Fact Sheet, 2007.

Research shows that the public economic benefits of higher education include which of the following?

o A. increased tax revenues
o B. greater productivity
o C. increased consumption
o D. increased workforce flexibility
o E. decreased reliance on government financial support

Answer: All of these economic benefits result from citizens’ participation in higher education.
Source: Institute for Higher Education Policy, “Reaping the Benefits: Defining the Public and Private Value of Going to College,” 1998.

Quiz source: Community College Survey of Civic Engagement.