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ACC and Very Large Texas

Community Colleges

THECB Almanac 2013 Data

Revised 6.18.13

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ACC and Very Large Texas Community Colleges - THECB Almanac 2013 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) 2013 Almanac.

General Enrollment Characteristics

• In fall 2012, ACC was the sixth largest community college among the ten very large community colleges in Texas (40,159 students enrolled in credit courses).

• Austin Community College serves more part-time students (80.5%) than its peer institutions in Texas.

• Austin Community College serves a larger percentage of students in technical programs (41.2%) than its peer institutions in Texas .

Successes

• ACC’s six-year transfer rate for students enrolled in fall 2006 (28.9%) 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 (24.1%) is the highest among its peer institutions in Texas. ACC’s six-year graduation rate for full-time students (32.0%) is among the highest rates which range from 32 to 34 percent for peer institutions.

• ACC has the highest percentage of recent technical program graduates who are employed (77.5%) compared to its peer institutions in Texas.

• ACC has the second highest rate, among its peers, for first time in college students below reading standards meeting TSI (Texas Success Initiative) obligations within two years (71.4%). ACC has the fourth highest rate for students below reading standards successfully completing a college-level reading-related course within three years of enrollment (36.7%). ACC has the fourth highest rate for students below math standards successfully completing a college-level math course within three years of enrollment (14.5%).

Challenges

• ACC ranks ninth among its peer institutions in degrees and certificates awarded in 2011-12 (2,609 awards).

• ACC ranks tenth among its peer institutions in three-year and four-year graduation rates for 2011-12 (3-year rate: 4.6% full-time, 2.1% part-time; 4-year rate: 8.5% full-time, 4.6% part-time) .

• ACC ranks ninth among its peer institutions in average attempted credits to complete an associate degree for graduates in 2011-12 (101 semester credit hours [SCH]).

• ACC ranks tenth among its peer institutions in average time to complete an associate degree for graduates in 2011-12 (5.7 years).+

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27,013

28,721

29,812

29,838

40,159

44,516

49,122

52,354

61,291

68,140

Collin County CCD

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

El Paso CCD

Austin CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Houston CC

Alamo CCD

Lone Star College

Dallas County CCD

Total Credit Enrollment (Number of Students)

Very

Larg

e Te

xas C

omm

untiy

Col

lege

s Total Credit Enrollment - Fall 2012

Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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67.0%

68.9%

69.0%

70.0%

71.0%

72.6%

75.3%

75.5%

76.6%

80.5%

33.0%

31.1%

31.0%

30.0%

29.0%

27.4%

24.7%

24.5%

23.4%

19.5%

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

Collin County CCD (27013)

South Texas College (29812)

El Paso CCD (29838)

San Jacinto CCD (28721)

Alamo CCD (52354)

Tarrant County CCD (44516)

Dallas County CCD (68140)

Houston CC (49122)

Lone Star College (61291)

Austin CCD (40159)

Percent of Students Enrolled Part Time and Full Time

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Tot

al E

nrol

lmen

t - F

all 2

012)

Enrollment by Part Time/ Full Time Status - Fall 2012 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

Part Time Full Time

4

58.8%

64.3%

66.6%

71.5%

73.2%

79.8%

79.8%

80.0%

83.5%

83.8%

41.2%

35.7%

33.4%

28.5%

25.8%

20.2%

20.2%

20.0%

16.5%

16.2%

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

Austin CCD (40159)





Houston CC (49122)

Alamo CCD (52354)


El Paso CCD (29838)


Percent of Students Enrolled in Academic and Technical Programs

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Tot

al C

redi

t Enr

ollm

ent -

Fal

l 201

2)

Students in Academic and Technical Programs - Fall 2012 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

Academic Programs Technical Programs

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19.9%

27.2%

27.6%

27.8%

28.4%

32.3%

36.7%

41.6%

48.0%

49.6%

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





Austin CCD (41582)


Houston CC (49717)

Alamo CCD (58797)


El Paso CCD (27337)

Percent of Students Receiving Pell Grants

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

tiy C

olle

ges

(and

Tot

al C

redi

t Enr

ollm

ent -

Fal

l 201

0)

Students in Credit Courses Receiving Pell Grants - Fall 2010 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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2,156

2,609

3,821

3,967

4,204

4,469

4,808

5,090

5,724

6,913

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

Collin County CCD

Austin CCD

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Tarrant County CCD

El Paso CCD

Lone Star College

Alamo CCD

Houston CC

Dallas County CCD

Number of Degrees and Certificates Awarded 2011-12

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

Degrees and Certificates Awarded 2011-12 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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10.5%

13.8%

8.1%

20.1%

26.2%

13.1%

10.5%

7.4%

1.9%

0.2%

13.8%

19.6%

24.3%

25.9%

26.7%

28.2%

38.2%

52.6%

84.3%

93.1%

61.7%

56.9%

58.4%

32.0%

15.2%

41.7%

38.0%

35.1%

8.7%

1.5%

9.6%

8.4%

8.7%

12.9%

21.5%

12.7%

9.3%

4.1%

1.5%

5.0%

4.4%

1.2%

0.5%

9.1%

10.3%

4.3%

4.0%

0.7%

3.7%

0.2%

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

Collin County CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Austin CCD

Dallas County CCD

Houston CC

Lone Star College

San Jacinto CCD

Alamo CCD

El Paso CCD

South Texas College

Percent of Degrees and Certificates Awarded by Race and Ethnicity

Very

Lar

ge L

arge

Tex

as C

omm

untiy

Col

lege

Degrees and Certificates Awarded 2011

by Race and Ethnicity Source: THECB Almanac 2013

African American Hispanic White Other International

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2.1%

5.6%

6.7%

4.6%

5.9%

10.9%

5.2%

6.9%

9.3%

9.9%

4.6%

8.7%

9.3%

10.1%

10.7%

10.8%

12.5%

14.4%

17.6%

18.4%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0%

Austin CCD

Alamo CCD

Dallas County CCD

Tarrant County CCD

El Paso CCD

Lone Star College

Collin County CCD

Houston CC

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Percent of First Time, Credential Seeking Students Enrolled Fall 2009

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

3-Year Graduation Rate 2011-12 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

Full-time 3-year Rate Part-time 3-year Rate

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4.6%

8.9%

17.2%

8.7%

15.5%

10.7%

9.7%

11.1%

14.7%

17.4%

8.5%

13.4%

16.2%

17.2%

17.8%

18.0%

19.1%

19.2%

23.7%

27.7%

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

Collin County CCD

Houston CC

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College


Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges



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15.6%

14.2%

16.9%

18.8%

24.1%

17.1%

21.5%

19.6%

17.0%

19.4%

22.0%

26.4%

28.1%

28.5%

32.0%

32.1%

32.3%

33.1%

34.4%

34.4%

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

Alamo CCD

El Paso CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Dallas County CCD

Austin CCD

Lone Star College

South Texas College

San Jacinto CCD

Collin County CCD

Houston CC


Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges



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3.6%

6.2%

7.1%

5.6%

3.6%

7.5%

14.4%

7.8%

7.5%

12.5%

4.4%

12.9%

13.2%

13.7%

14.3%

15.3%

16.7%

17.0%

23.5%

30.0%

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

Austin CCD

Lone Star College

Alamo CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Dallas County CCD

Collin County CCD

Houston CC

El Paso CCD

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Percent of First Time, Full Time, Credential Seeking Students Enrolled Fall 2009

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges


Students Not Requiring Developmental Education

Students Requiring Devopmental Education (did not meet state readiness standardsat entry)

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102

101

95

95

94

89

89

89

89

87

75 80 85 90 95 100 105

El Paso CCD

Austin CCD

Alamo CCD

San Jacinto CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Collin County CCD

Dallas County CCD

Lone Star College

South Texas College

Houston CC

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

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

Average Attempted Credits to Associate Degree for Graduates 2011-12 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

13

5.7

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Austin CCD

Alamo CCD

El Paso CCD

Dallas County CCD

Tarrant County CCD

Lone Star College

San Jacinto CCD

South Texas College

Houston CC

Collin County CCD

Average Number of Years to Complete an Associate Degree

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

Average Time to Associate Degree for Graduates 2011-12 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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19.7%

20.3%

20.7%

21.2%

22.5%

25.7%

25.9%

28.5%

28.9%

31.6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Alamo CCD (7648)


El Paso CCD (3697)





Houston CC (3418)

Austin CCD (8242)


Percent of Transfer Cohort Enrolled in Senior Institution within Six Years

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

tiy C

olle

ges

(and

Tra

nsfe

r Coh

ort -

Fal

l 200

6)

Students Transferring to a Senior Institution within Six Years - Fall 2006 through 2011-12


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16.9%

22.3%

22.8%

25.7%

25.8%

26.8%

26.9%

28.4%

32.3%

32.4%

48.1%

41.2%

42.0%

37.9%

33.5%

43.6%

41.7%

30.4%

32.7%

24.4%

18.4%

28.6%

23.2%

26.8%

28.6%

20.5%

25.9%

32.6%

28.0%

30.2%

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

Alamo CCD (83.3%)

Tarrant County CCD (92.0%)

Austin CCD (88.0%)

Lone Star College (90.4%)

Houston CC (88.0%)

Dallas County CCD (90.8%)

Collin County CCD (94.5%)

San Jacinto CCD (91.5%)

South Texas College (93.0%)

El Paso CCD (87.0%)

Percent of Academic Program Graduates 2010-11 Employed and/or Enrolled

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Tot

al E

mpl

oyed

and

/or E

nrol

led

Gra

duat

es)

Success of Academic Program Graduates 2010-11 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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

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66.0%

72.2%

74.2%

74.3%

74.6%

75.0%

75.5%

76.6%

76.9%

77.5%

19.6%

10.3%

11.7%

11.2%

12.2%

11.2%

12.6%

10.8%

8.8%

7.9%

3.2%

3.8%

3.6%

2.4%

3.8%

3.8%

2.6%

4.4%

6.3%

3.0%

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

South Texas College (88.8%)

El Paso CCD (86.3%)

Dallas County CCD (89.4%)

Alamo CCD (87.9%)

Lone Star College (90.6%)

Houston CC (90.0%)

San Jacinto CCD (90.7%)

Collin County CCD (91.8%)

Tarrant County CCD (92.0%)

Austin CCD (88.4%)

Percent of Technical Program Graduates 2010-11 Employed and/or Enrolled

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(am

d To

tal E

mpl

oyed

and

/or E

nrol

led

Gra

duat

es)

Success of Technical Program Graduates 2010-11 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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

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34.1%

34.6%

35.4%

41.2%

41.6%

42.5%

44.9%

49.0%

53.1%

64.2%

0% 25% 50% 75%

El Paso CCD (4606)


Austin CCD (3969)





Houston CC (4994)


Alamo CCD (7844)

Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Math Standard

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Tota

l Firs

t Tim

e in

Colle

ge E

nrol

lmen

t - F

all 2

008)

First Time in College Students

Entering Below Math Standard - Fall 2008 Source: THECB Alamanac 2013

18

21.5%

25.2%

28.5%

31.1%

34.2%

44.0%

47.4%

71.5%

71.8%

76.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%



El Paso CCD (1571)

Austin CCD (1407)




Houston CC (2445)

Alamo CCD (5035)


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

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s Ent

erin

g Be

low

Sta

ndar

d)

Students Below Standard Meeting Math TSI Obligation Within 2 Years of Fall 2008 Enrollment


7.2%

7.3%

11.6%

12.8%

14.2%

14.3%

14.5%

14.6%

16.5%

20.3%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%



Alamo CCD (5035)




Austin CCD (1407)

El Paso CCD (1571)


Houston CC (2445)

Percent of First Time in College Students Completing College-Level Course in Related Area Within 3 Years

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s Ent

erin

g Be

low

Sta

ndar

d)

Students Below Standard Successfully Completing College-Level Math Course Within 3 Years of Fall 2008 Enrollment


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8.5%

10.8%

15.0%

15.0%

17.2%

22.0%

22.2%

23.1%

26.4%

31.3%

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


Austin CCD (3969)



El Paso CCD (4606)



Alamo CCD (7844)


Houston CC (4994)

Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Writing Standard

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

tiy C

olle

ges

(and

Tota

l Firs

t Tim

e in

Col

lege

Enr

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ent -

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08)

Students Entering Below Writing Standard - Fall 2008 Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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37.8%

44.4%

47.5%

49.4%

57.3%

58.4%

60.2%

64.7%

67.7%

82.8%

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


Tarrant CCD (1530)




Austin CCD (430)


El Paso CCD (790)

Alamo CCD (1815)

Houston CC (1562)

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

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s Ent

erin

g Be

low

Sta

ndar

d)

Students Below Standard Meeting Writing TSI Obligation Within 2 Years of Fall 2008 Enrollment


21.3%

23.9%

24.2%

24.4%

27.1%

30.2%

30.3%

30.4%

35.6%

73.6%

00% 20% 40% 60% 80%


Tarrant CCD (1530)



Alamo CCD (1815)

Austin CCD (430)



El Paso CCD (790)

Houston CC (1562)

Percent of First Time in College Students Completing College-Level Course in Related Area Within 3 Years

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s Ent

erin

g Be

low

Sta

ndar

d)

Students Below Standard Successfully Completing College-Level Writing-Related Course Within 3 Years of Fall 2008 Enrollment


21

11.36%

16.48%

20.98%

24.06%

24.49%

29.03%

29.86%

34.84%

36.41%

45.91%

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


Austin CCD (3969)


El Paso CCD (4606)



Houston CC (4994)



Alamo CCD (7844)

Percent of First Time in College Students Entering Below Reading Standard

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

tiy C

olle

ges

(and

Tota

l Firs

t Tim

e in

Colle

ge E

nrol

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all 2

008)

Students Entering Below Reading Standard - Fall 2008 THECB Alamanac 2013

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42.7%

45.8%

56.2%

57.3%

62.3%

64.3%

64.6%

67.7%

71.4%

80.5%

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





El Paso CCD (1108)

Alamo CCD (3601)



Austin CCD (654)

Houston CC (1491)

Percent of Students Meeting TSI Obligation Within 2 Years

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s Ent

erin

g Be

low

Sta

ndar

d)

Students Below Standard Meeting Reading TSI Obligation Within 2 Years of Fall 2008 Enrollment


24.5%

28.6%

28.8%

29.2%

32.9%

35.9%

36.7%

40.8%

47.7%

74.0%

00% 20% 40% 60% 80%


Alamo CCD (3601)





Austin CCD (654)


El Paso CCD (1108)

Houston CC (1491)

Percent of Students Completing College-Level Course in Related Area Within 3 Years

Very

Lar

ge T

exas

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ges

(and

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s Ent

erin

g Be

low

Sta

ndar

d)

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

Within 3 Years of Fall 2008 Enrollment Source: THECB Almanac 2013

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