Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for community colleges, 2004–2017 (833 institutions; 11,662 observations)
| Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Retention rate | 51.91 | 9.75 |
| Percent need-based grant recipients | 50.37 | 17.73 |
| Percent part-time, FTF | 34.84 | 17.64 |
| Percent female, FTF | 51.71 | 8.16 |
| Percent Black, FTF | 14.83 | 16.68 |
| Percent Latinx, FTF | 13.61 | 17.64 |
| Percent Asian, FTF | 3.29 | 6.94 |
| Percent Native, FTF | 2.43 | 9.50 |
| Percent White, FTF | 58.72 | 25.17 |
| Percent first-time freshmen (FTF) | 23.18 | 9.30 |
| Enrollment (FTE) | 4016.58 | 4025.88 |
| Tuition | 2465.76 | 1196.49 |
| Percent loan recipients | 21.15 | 20.67 |
| Student-faculty ratio | 19.57 | 8.73 |
| Adjunct share of instructional staff | 64.33 | 33.48 |
| Instructional spending/FTE | 5895.00 | 2897.51 |
| Academic support/FTE | 1152.62 | 859.57 |
| Student services/FTE | 1449.10 | 916.94 |
| Scholarships/FTE | 1361.83 | 1028.31 |
| County unemployment rate | 6.80 | 2.66 |
Source: IPEDS. FTE full-time equivalent