Student Demographics
Fall 2007 Enrollment Highlights
- There were 5,152 credit students enrolled in
the fall 2007 semester, a 7% increase or
327 students. Sixty-two percent of students
who were enrolled in spring 2007 returned
this semester. About 26% of the total
enrollment are new students and 3% are
transfers. Sixty-two percent of the total is
enrolled part-time. Students are taking a
total of 44,632 credit hours this semester, an
average of 8.67 credits per student. Thirty two
students are employees or their
dependents.

Forty percent of students enrolled in the fall
2007 semester are male, an increase of
13% over 2006. Interest in the trades
programs may be a factor. Total student-of color
enrollment increased this fall by 21%
from 988 students to 1,192 and has
increased 78% since 2002. African
American students increased by 10.5% (127
students), Hispanic population increased by
5.1%, and Asian students increased by
4.3%. Open Campus (current high school
students) enrollment increased at 4.5% or
234 students compared to 195 in fall 2006.
- The mean age of students at FCC this
fall is 26.4 a slight increase over last fall
(26.2). All age categories increased. The
17 or younger and 18-21 age groups
increased each by 7.4%, and the 22-29
group by 3.3%. The 30-39 age group
increased by 6.0% while the 40 to 49 age
group increased by 11.3%. The 50 - 59
age group increased by 7.7% and the 60
or older increased by 17.6%.
- Upon entering the college this fall, 81%
of students planned to earn a degree,
5% a certificate, and 14% to take
courses of interest without earning an
award. The percentage of students
preparing for an AA degree increased by
7.2% from fall 2006, while earning a
certificate increased by 5.6% and
students with an entry goal of “courses of
interest” increased by 5.0%.
- In fall of 2007, 63% of students are enrolled in
transfer programs, an increase of 6.5% from
fall 2006. Twenty-nine percent are enrolled in
career programs, a 10.2% increase from last
year, and courses of interest (8.2%) decreased from the previous fall by -1.9%. The Building Trades and Construction
Management Supervision programs have had
a significant impact in the fall 2007 enrollment.
Construction Mgt. enrollment has increased
by 300% from 25 students in fall 2006 to 100
students in fall 2007.
Students may choose from among seven
reasons for attending FCC on the
Admissions Application form.
- “Earn an AA,
AS or AT to Transfer” (44.0%),
- “Earn AAS to
prepare for Career” (21.1%),
- “Personal
Interest/Professional Development (17.7%)
were the three highest reasons for
attending.
- “Transfer Before Earning a
Degree” (5.8%) and “Earn Certificate to
Update Job Skills” (5.6%) were the second
highest reasons for attending.
- “Other”
(5.1%) and “ESL” (0.6%) were the third
highest but has increased over fall 2006
(37.5% and 12.6% respectively).
Credit Student Demographics
Non Credit Customized Training Annual Report