acc and very large texas community colleges · 2014. 8. 19. · education coordinating board...

ACC and Very Large Texas

Community Colleges

THECB Almanac 2014 Data

8.20.19

ACC and Very Large Texas Community Colleges - THECB Almanac 2014 Data

The Austin Community College District (ACC) is the primary gateway to higher education and training for residents in a 7,000-square-mile area in Central Texas. ACC is among the fastest-growing community colleges in the country, providing access to valuable programs and services that change lives and benefit communities.

This report summarizes key characteristics of ACC and its peer institutions as reported in The Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) 2014 Almanac.

General Enrollment Characteristics

• In fall 2013, ACC was the sixth largest community college among the ten very large community colleges in Texas (38,611 students enrolled in credit courses).

• ACC serves more part-time students (80%) than its peer institutions in Texas.

• ACC serves a larger percentage of students enrolled in technical programs (37%) than its peer institutions in Texas.

Successes

• ACC’s six-year transfer rate for students enrolled in fall 2007 (29.8%) is the second highest among its peer institutions in Texas.

• ACC’s six-year graduation rate for first time, credential seeking students enrolled part-time (25.3%) is the highest among its peer institutions in Texas.

• ACC has the third highest rate, among its peers, for first time in college students below mathematics standards meeting TSI (Texas Success Initiative) obligations within three years (21.0%).

• ACC has the fourth highest rate for students below reading standards successfully completing a college-level reading-related course within three years of enrollment (42.7%).

• ACC also has the third highest rate for students below writing standards successfully completing a college-level writing-related course within three years of enrollment (42.6%).

Challenges

• ACC ranks ninth among its peer institutions in total number of degrees and certificates awarded in 2012-13 (2,589 awards).

• ACC ranks tenth among its peer institutions in three-year and four-year graduation rates for first-time credential seeking students enrolled starting in Fall 2010. (3-year rate: 4.3% full-time, 2.3% part-time; 4-year rate: 10.1% full-time, 4.0% part-time).

• ACC ranks tenth among its peer institutions in average attempted credits to complete an associate degree for graduates in 2012-13 (101 semester credit hours [SCH]).

• ACC ranks tenth among its peer institutions in average time to complete an associate degree for graduates in 2012-13 (5.7 years).

1

27,559

28,127

28,385

30,233

38,611

47,339

48,003

51,101

61,440

64,557

Collin County CCD

El Paso CCD

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Austin CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Houston CC

Alamo CCD

Lone Star College

Dallas County CCD

Total Credit Enrollment (Number of Students)

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

tiy Colleges

Total Credit Enrollment ‐ Fall 2013Source: THECB Almanac 2014

2

68.5%

69.9%

70.0%

70.1%

72.5%

73.0%

76.1%

77.2%

77.4%

80.0%

31.5%

30.1%

30.0%

29.9%

27.5%

27.0%

23.9%

22.9%

22.6%

20.0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Collin County CCD (27,559)

El Paso CCD (28,127)

South Texas College (30,233)

Alamo CCD (51,101)

Tarrant County CCD (47,339)

San Jacinto CCD (28,385)

Houston CC (48,003)

Dallas County CCD (64,557)

Lone Star College (61,440)

Austin CCD (38,611)

Percent of Students Enrolled Part Time and Full Time

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Total Enrollm

ent)

Enrollment by Part Time/ Full Time Status ‐ Fall 2013Source: THECB Almanac 2014

Part Time Full Time

3

62.9%

65.7%

65.8%

68.1%

69.3%

71.8%

78.5%

80.0%

83.5%

83.6%

37.1%

34.3%

34.2%

30.2%

30.7%

28.2%

21.5%

20.0%

16.5%

16.4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Austin CCD (40159)

Dallas County CCD (68140)

Tarrant County CCD (44516)

South Texas College (29812)

Collin County CCD (27013)

San Jacinto CCD (28721)

Houston CC (49122)

Alamo CCD (52354)

El Paso CCD (29838)

Lone Star College (61291)

Percent of Students Enrolled in Academic and Technical Programs

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Total Credit E

nrollm

ent)

Students in Academic and Technical Programs ‐ Fall 2013Source: THECB Almanac 2014

Academic Programs Technical Programs

4

23.0%

28.1%

31.8%

33.0%

34.5%

37.6%

38.1%

41.6%

46.2%

51.6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Austin CCD (42004)





Alamo CCD (57286)

Houston CC (51413)


El Paso CCD (28146)

Percent of Students Receiving Pell Grants

Very Large Texas Com

mun

tiy Colleges

(with

Total Credit E

nrollm

ent)

Students in Credit Courses Receiving Pell Grants ‐ Fall 2011

Source: THECB Almanac 2014

5

2,339

2,589

3,997

4,055

4,324

5,030

5,333

5,355

5,988

7,548

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000

Collin County CCD

Austin CCD

El Paso CCD

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Tarrant County CCD

Alamo CCD

Lone Star College

Houston CC

Dallas County CCD

Number of Degrees and Certificates Awarded

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

Degrees and Certificates Awarded 2012‐13Source: THECB Almanac 2014

6

9.4%

14.4%

7.2%

13.6%

27.8%

21.3%

9.2%

6.8%

1.8%

0.1%

15.1%

21.6%

25.1%

28.0%

28.3%

28.4%

41.1%

55.2%

82.7%

93.2%

60.5%

54.2%

56.9%

42.7%

15.1%

31.8%

35.8%

32.9%

9.1%

1.6%

10.9%

7.9%

9.8%

12.2%

20.0%

12.3%

11.8%

4.2%

1.9%

4.7%

4.1%

1.9%

1.1%

3.5%

8.8%

6.3%

2.1%

0.9%

4.5%

0.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Collin County CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Austin CCD

Lone Star College

Houston CC

Dallas County CCD

San Jacinto CCD

Alamo CCD

El Paso CCD

South Texas College

Percent of Degrees and Certificates Awarded by Race and Ethnicity

Very Large Large Texas Com

mun

tiy College

Degrees and Certificates Awarded 2012‐13 by Race and Ethnicity

Source: THECB Almanac 2014African American Hispanic White Other International

7

2.3%

6.0%

6.2%

4.5%

10.4%

5.4%

4.3%

9.4%

10.0%

9.5%

4.3%

9.7%

10.3%

10.7%

11.2%

11.3%

12.1%

13.5%

17.5%

19.2%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%

Austin CCD

Alamo CCD

Tarrant County CCD

El Paso CCD

Lone Star College

Dallas County CCD

Collin County CCD

Houston CC

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Percent of First Time, Credential Seeking Students Enrolled Fall 2010

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

3‐Year Graduation Rate through 2012‐13Source: THECB Almanac 2014

Full‐time 3‐year Rate Part‐time 3‐year Rate

8

4.0%

10.0%

10.4%

9.2%

15.8%

10.6%

11.6%

9.2%

15.6%

14.6%

10.1%

14.1%

15.4%

17.5%

18.4%

18.8%

20.9%

21.3%

25.6%

26.5%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%

Austin CCD

Alamo CCD

Dallas County CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Lone Star College

El Paso CCD

Houston CC

Collin County CCD

South Texas College

San Jacinto CCD


Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges



9

16.1%

21.3%

17.7%

16.1%

25.3%

21.0%

18.5%

24.8%

18.0%

21.1%

23.0%

27.9%

29.4%

29.7%

31.6%

33.0%

34.1%

35.4%

35.4%

36.2%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%

Alamo CCD

Dallas County CCD

El Paso CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Austin CCD

Houston CC

Lone Star College

South Texas College

Collin County CCD

San Jacinto CCD


Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges



10

4.1%

7.4%

5.8%

7.4%

9.0%

6.7%

11.1%

3.5%

8.2%

13.3%

3.8%

12.8%

14.4%

14.7%

15.8%

17.7%

17.8%

18.2%

21.7%

29.5%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%

Austin CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Lone Star College

Collin County CCD

Alamo CCD

El Paso CCD

Houston CC

Dallas County CCD

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Percent of First Time, Full Time, Credential Seeking Students Enrolled Fall 2010

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

3‐Year Graduation Rate 2012‐13Source: THECB Almanac 2014

Students Not Requiring Developmental Education

Students Requiring Devopmental Education (did not meet state readiness standards atentry)

11

101

96

94

93

93

93

90

88

87

86

75 80 85 90 95 100 105

Austin CCD

El Paso CCD

San Jacinto CCD

Alamo CCD

Lone Star College

Tarrant County CCD

Dallas County CCD

Houston CC

Collin County CCD

South Texas College

Average Number of Attempted Semester Credit Hours (SCH)to Complete an Associate Degree

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

Average Attempted Credits to Associate Degree for Graduates 2012‐13Source: THECB Almanac 2014

12

5.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.2

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0

Austin CCD

Lone Star College

Alamo CCD

Dallas County CCD

El Paso CCD

Tarrant County CCD

San Jacinto CCD

Collin County CCD

Houston CC

South Texas College

Average Number of Years to Complete an Associate Degree

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

Average Time to Associate Degree for Graduates 2012‐13Source: THECB Almanac 2014

13

20.5%

22.4%

23.2%

24.2%

24.7%

25.2%

26.9%

29.0%

29.8%

32.1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Alamo CCD (7376)




El Paso CCD (4146)



Houston CC (3040)

Austin CCD (7741)


Percent of Transfer Cohort Enrolled in Senior Institution within Six Years


mun

tiy Colleges

(with

Transfer C

ohort ‐

Fall 2007)

Students Transferring to a Senior Institution within Six Years ‐ Fall 2007 through 2012‐13


14

16.7%

30.9%

24.5%

20.7%

25.8%

20.9%

27.4%

28.9%

30.3%

31.7%

46.2%

23.0%

34.1%

42.7%

34.8%

40.7%

42.3%

29.9%

34.5%

40.3%

17.9%

33.5%

29.6%

24.9%

28.7%

29.3%

21.4%

33.2%

28.4%

22.9%

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

Alamo CCD (80.7%)

El Paso CCD (87.5%)

Houston CC (88.3%)

Austin CCD (88.3%)

Lone Star College (89.3%)

Tarrant County CCD (90.9%)

Dallas County CCD (91.0%)

San Jacinto CCD (91.9%)

South Texas College (93.2%)

Collin County CCD (94.9%)

Percent of Academic Program Graduates 2011‐12 Employed and/or Enrolled in Fourth Quarter of the Year after Graduation

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Total Employed

or E

nrolled Gradu

ates)

Success of Academic Program Graduates 2011‐12Source: THECB Almanac 2014

Percent Enrolled in 4‐yr or 2‐yr Percent Employed Percent Employed and Enrolled

15

72.1%

56.9%

76.6%

72.9%

77.1%

73.4%

78.6%

74.8%

75.9%

79.3%

9.2%

24.7%

6.5%

11.1%

8.8%

10.2%

8.8%

11.3%

10.2%

8.8%

4.7%

4.6%

4.3%

3.9%

2.9%

6.4%

2.6%

4.0%

4.2%

5.7%

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

El Paso CCD (86.0%)

South Texas College (86.3%)

Austin CCD (87.4%)

Lone Star College (87.9%)

Alamo CCD (88.7%)

Tarrant County CCD (89.9%)

San Jacinto CCD (90.0%)

Dallas County CCD (90.1%)

Houston CC (90.3%)

Collin County CCD (93.8%)

Percent of Technical Program Graduates 2011‐12 Employed and/or Enrolled in Fourth Quarter of Year After Graduation

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Total Percentage Em

ployed

or E

nrolled)

Success of Technical Program Graduates 2011‐12Source: THECB Almanac 2014

Percent Employed Percent Enrolled in 4‐yr or 2‐yr Percent Employed and Enrolled

16

66.0%

57.0%

52.2%

47.4%

46.1%

44.9%

42.6%

42.1%

41.7%

39.1%

0% 25% 50% 75%

Alamo CCD (9060)

El Paso CCD (5455)



Houston CC (5994)


Austin CCD (4771)




Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Math Standard


mun

ity Colleges

(with

Total First T

ime inCo

llege Enrollm

ent)

First Time in College Students Entering Below Math Standard ‐ Fall 2009

Source: THECB Alamanac 2014

17

22.1%

24.8%

25.6%

25.6%

26.7%

33.6%

34.1%

44.3%

71.4%

85.0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


El Paso CCD (3108)



Austin CCD (2031)




Alamo CCD (5980)

Houston CC (2765)

Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Standardand Meeting TSI Obligation Within 2 Years

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Num

ber o

f Stude

nts E

ntering Be

low Stand

ard)

Students Below Standard Meeting Math TSI Obligation Within 2 Years of Fall 2009 Enrollment


18

6.0%

7.1%

17.0%

17.6%

18.8%

19.5%

19.8%

21.0%

21.6%

34.0%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%


Tarrant County College District (3467)



El Paso CCD (3108)


Alamo CCD (5980)

Austin CCD (2031)


Houston CC (2765)

Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Standard and Completing College‐Level Course in Related Area Within 3 Years

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Num

ber o

f Stude

nts E

ntering Be

low Stand

ard)

Students Below Standard Successfully Completing College‐Level Math Course Within 3 Years of Fall 2009 Enrollment


19

40.7%

38.2%

34.5%

29.7%

23.0%

22.6%

17.7%

17.5%

14.8%

11.8%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%


Alamo CCD (9060)

El Paso CCD (5455)


Houston CC (5994)

Tarrant County College District (7309)



Austin CCD (4771)


Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Writing Standard


mun

tiy Colleges

(with

Total First T

ime in College Enrollm

ent)

First Time in College Students Entering Below Writing Standard ‐ Fall 2009


20

28.6%

29.0%

30.7%

37.6%

40.0%

41.2%

41.6%

43.7%

68.4%

88.2%

00% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Austin CCD (704)





El Paso CCD (1884)



Alamo CCD (3465)

Houston CC (1379)

Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Standardand Meeting TSI Obligation Within 2 Years

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Num

ber o

f Stude

nts E

ntering Be

low Stand

ard)

Students Below Standard Meeting Writing TSI Obligation Within 2 Years of Fall 2009 Enrollment


21

16.5%

20.4%

22.9%

24.4%

29.1%

32.0%

38.7%

42.6%

43.4%

86.4%

00% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Tarrant County CD (1650)




El Paso CCD (1884)

Alamo CCD (3465)

Austin CCD (704)


Houston CC (1379)


Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Num

ber o

f Stude

nts E

ntering Be

low Stand

ard)

Students Below Standard Successfully Completing College‐Level Writing‐Related Course Within 3 Years of Fall 2009 Enrollment


22

51.13%

50.10%

41.63%

27.71%

27.11%

25.98%

24.89%

22.21%

15.91%

12.57%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Alamo CCD (9060)

El Paso CCD (5455)



Houston CC (5994)




Austin CCD (4771)


Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Reading Standard


mun

tiy Colleges

(with

Total First T

ime inCo

llege Enrollm

ent)

First Time in College Students Entering Below Reading Standard ‐ Fall 2009

THECB Alamanac 2013

23

31.3%

35.7%

38.9%

41.0%

50.7%

54.9%

61.0%

62.9%

72.3%

89.5%

00% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Austin CCD (759)






El Paso CCD (2733)

Alamo CCD (4632)

Houston CC (1625)

Percent of First Time in College Students Enering Below Standardand Meeting TSI Obligation Within 2 Years

Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Num

ber o

f Stude

nts E

ntering Be

low Stand

ard)

Students Below Standard Meeting Reading TSI Obligation Within 2 Years of Fall 2009 Enrollment


24

20.1%

26.0%

28.5%

29.5%

31.3%

40.1%

42.7%

52.6%

56.0%

87.4%

00% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%






Alamo CCD (4632)

Austin CCD (759)


El Paso CCD (2733)

Houston CC (1625)


Very Large

Texas Com

mun

ity Colleges

(with

Num

ber o

f Stude

nts E

ntering Be

low Stand

ard)

Students Below Standard Successfully Completing College‐Level Reading‐Related Course

Within 3 Years of Fall 2009 Enrollment Source: THECB Almanac 2013

25

THECB_Almanac_2014_report_coverTHECB_Almanac_2014_ACC_and_Peers_2014-08-19THECB_Almanac_2014_highlights_19aug2014AlmanacInstitutionalComparisons WORKFILE 2014-08-19

acc and very large texas community colleges · 2014. 8. 19. · education coordinating board...

Documents