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Student Statistics and Enrollment Data ...behind the Faces of South

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  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
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Total Students * 7,333 7,580

7,893

7,338 8,178 8,376
Main Campus 5,453 5,480

5,570

4,958 5,116 4,928
Georgetown
(formerly Duwamish)      Apprenticeship
Programs
1,428 1,581

1,735

1,735 2,528 2,890
Student Characteristics
(Main Campus * )
           
Average Age of Students 29 29

31

32 31 30
Median Age of Students 32 32 32 31 31 29
Gender            
Male 45% 43% 44% 45% 44% 45%
Female 55% 57% 54% 55% 54% 52%
Enrollment            
Full Time 66% 59.5% 55% 61% 56% 56%
Part Time 34% 40.5% 45% 38% 44% 44%
Attendance            
Day Time 66% 62.7% 47% 49% 49% 47%
Evening 22% 25.7% 30% 28% 29% 30%
Day and Evening 12% 11.4% 23% 23% 23% 23%
Educational Backgrounds            
Less than High School
Graduation
19% 19.6% 20% 24% 26% 23%
High School Diploma/GED 29% 29.3% 28% 37% 41% 41%
Some College/No Degree 12% 17.4% 10% 14% 14% 16%
Certificate
(less than 2 years)
3% 4.0% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Associate Degree 4% 4.2% 3% 5% 5% 5%
Bachelor's Degree or Above 9% 10.8% 7% 10% 11% 11%
Ethnicity            
African Americans 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13%
Asian Pacific Islands 20% 21% 21% 22% 24% 24%
Caucasian 30% 30% 31% 33% 33% 33%
Hispanic 9% 9% 10% 10% 11% 9%
Native Americans 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Unknown 24% 23% 25% 19% 16% 17%
Program Areas            
Academic/College Transfer 35% 34% 28% 36% 34% 34%
Basic & Transitional Studies
26% 26% 31% 25% 28% 26%
Continuing Education 9% 12% 14% 11% 13% 12%
Professional/Vocational 30% 28% 27% 25% 25% 28%
Student Characteristics
(Main Campus *)
           
First Generation to Attend
College ****
51% 50.5% 51% 48% 48% 48%
Single Parent 9% 9.6% 9% 9% 9% 9%
Citizenship Status             
Immigrants 11% 13.9% 10% 14% 12% 15%
Refugees 2% 2.6% 2% 3% 3% 4%
Number of First
Languages Spoken
35 35 35 35 35 35
Family Language was not
English ***
44% 43.6% 44% 33% 33% 33%
Working Status             
Part-Time Employment 23% 24.3% 20% 24% 20% 21%
Full-Time Employment 24% 21.5% 21% 25% 20% 20%

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* Please Note: Data based on total headcount for all program areas except for Georgetown Apprenticeship Training Programs.
*** According to the CCESQ (Community College Exit Survey Questionnaire) Survey Spring 2003
**** Mother or Guardian did not attend college

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