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

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  2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
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Total Students * 7,526 7,632 7,333 7,580

7,893

7,338 8,178 8,376
Main Campus 6,139 6,506 5,453 5,480

5,570

4,958 5,116 4,928
Georgetown (formerly Duwamish)Apprenticeship Programs 997 1,068 1,428 1,581

1,735

1,735 2,528 2,890
BAS Hospitality 55 n/a
Student Characteristics
(Main Campus * )
Average Age of Students 36 31 29 29

31

32 31 30
Median Age of Students 32 33 32 32 32 31 31 29
Gender
Male 45% 45% 45% 43% 44% 45% 44% 45%
Female 52% 55% 55% 57% 54% 55% 54% 52%
Enrollment
Full Time 63% 59% 66% 59.5% 55% 61% 56% 56%
Part Time 37% 41% 34% 40.5% 45% 38% 44% 44%
Attendance
Day Time 62% 57% 66% 62.7% 47% 49% 49% 47%
Evening 23% 15% 22% 25.7% 30% 28% 29% 30%
Day and Evening 15% 28% 12% 11.4% 23% 23% 23% 23%
Educational Backgrounds
Less than High School
Graduation
19% 22% 19% 19.6% 20% 24% 26% 23%
High School Diploma/GED 28% 30% 29% 29.3% 28% 37% 41% 41%
Some College/No Degree 13% 14% 12% 17.4% 10% 14% 14% 16%
Certificate
(less than 2 years)
4% 4% 3% 4.0% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Associate Degree 4% 5% 4% 4.2% 3% 5% 5% 5%
Bachelor's Degree or Above 10% 11% 9% 10.8% 7% 10% 11% 11%
Ethnicity *****
African Americans 19% 21% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13%
Asian Pacific Islands 23% 25% 20% 21% 21% 22% 24% 24%
Caucasian 44% 39% 30% 30% 31% 33% 33% 33%
Hispanic 10% 13% 9% 9% 10% 10% 11% 9%
Native Americans 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Unknown 2% 1% 24% 23% 25% 19% 16% 17%
Program Areas
Academic/College Transfer 27% 32% 35% 34% 28% 36% 34% 34%
Apprentice 13%              
BAS Hospitality 1% n/a
Basic & Transitional Studies
20% 29% 26% 26% 31% 25% 28% 26%
Continuing Education 14% 12% 9% 12% 14% 11% 13% 12%
Professional/Vocational 25% 27% 30% 28% 27% 25% 25% 28%
Student Characteristics
(Main Campus *)
First Generation to Attend
College ****
51% 51% 51% 50.5% 51% 48% 48% 48%
Single Parent 10% 10% 9% 9.6% 9% 9% 9% 9%
Citizenship Status 
Immigrants 9% 11% 11% 13.9% 10% 14% 12% 15%
Refugees 2% 2% 2% 2.6% 2% 3% 3% 4%
Number of First
Languages Spoken
35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Family Language was not
English ***
44% 44% 44% 43.6% 44% 33% 33% 33%
Working Status 
Part-Time Employment 17% 21% 23% 24.3% 20% 24% 20% 21%
Full-Time Employment 18% 21% 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 and Home and Family.
** Data Express:CB-Citzed
*** According to the CCESQ (Community College Exit Survey Questionnaire varies by year)
**** First Generation to Attend College = Mother or Guardian did not attend college from the CCSEQ
***** This does not include the % of students that didn't respond.

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