TABLE 1.

Sample of Community Colleges

	Number of Institutions in United States	% in United States	Number of Institutions in Sample	% in Sample
City
City Large	114	11%	31	11%
City Mid	87	8%	21	8%
City Small	138	13%	37	13%
Rural
Rural Distant	50	5%	14	5%
Rural Fringe	238	22%	66	24%
Rural Remote	16	2%	4	1%
Suburban
Suburban Large	148	14%	42	15%
Suburban Mid	25	2%	9	3%
Suburban Small	17	2%	6	2%
Town
Town Distant	94	9%	21	8%
Town Fringe	8	1%	3	1%
Town Remote	127	12%	26	9%
TOTAL	1062	100%	280	100%