Student Demographics
Fall 2011 Enrollment Highlights
The credit enrollment for fall 2011 is 6,269 students - a slight decrease of 0.3%. FTEs increased minimally by 0.5% from the previous fall. On average, students took 9 credits.
- Sixty-two percent of current students returned from the fall 2010 semester.
- The ratio of full-time (37%) to part-time (63%) students has remained virtually unchanged over the past five fall semesters.
- Female students make up 59% of the fall 2011 student body while the male population decreased slightly from fall 2010 by 1%. The male population, however, experienced 25% growth compared to 20% for females between the years of 2007 and 2010. The overall enrollment growth for this period was 22%.
- This fall, 61 students transferred to FCC from other two-year institutions and 230 from four-year universities.
- The new student population has increased steadily, except in 2009, each fall semester since 2007 and increased this fall by 2%. The rates of Open Campus and returning students have decreased since fall 2010 by 8% and -0.4% respectively. The number of transfer students have risen every fall since 2007, 2% this fall and 77% since 2007.
- African American enrollment rose by 10% this fall compared to fall 2010 while Hispanic enrollment has increased by 8%. All other racial/ethnic categories decreased this fall.
- Students of color now comprise 27% of FCC’s current population.
- Since 2007, there have been large increases in the numbers of students indicating that their reasons for attending FCC are studying English as a Second Language (168%) and transferring before earning a degree (107%). At the same time, there is a 30% decline in students seeking courses for personal interest or professional development.
- Traditional age students (18-21) comprise 45% of this semester’s enrollment. Two digit increases have been shown in the 50+ age category while the 17 or under age group declined by 10%.
- First generation students make up 11% of the fall 2011 enrollment.
