Demographics
BCC Students at a Glance
Fall, 2006
How many students do we have?
| |
Fall, 2004 |
Fall, 2005 |
Fall, 2006 |
| College Credit |
13,738 |
13,174 |
13,212 |
| Total |
19,142 |
18,504 |
18,291 |
What percent of students attend full-time?
Of college credit students, 44% attend full-time
(Fall, 2005 - 43%)
How many credits do the students take?
Average number of credits taken: 10.3
(Fall, 2005 – 10.3)
How old are our students?
Average age, college-credit students: 26.8
(Fall, 2005 - 26.9)
Average age, all students: 31.2
(Fall, 2005 - 31.5)
What is the ethnic/racial composition of our students?
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| College Credit |
All Students |
College Credit |
All Students |
College Credit |
All Students |
African American |
3.5% |
3.3% |
3.5% |
3.4% |
3.3% |
3.1% |
Alaska Native |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
Asian |
20.3% |
19.5% |
20.5% |
19.5% |
21.2% |
20.4% |
Multi-racial |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
Native American |
2.1% |
1.9% |
3.2% |
3.0% |
4.0% |
3.6% |
Native Hawaiian |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
Other Race |
2.6% |
2.4% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
Pacific Islander |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
White |
70.6% |
72.0% |
69.7% |
71.2% |
68.2% |
69.7% |
Hispanic |
6.2% |
5.9% |
7.1% |
6.8% |
6.8% |
6.4% |
Why are credit students here?
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Transfer |
46.5% |
46.9% |
46.2% |
| Occupational |
30.4% |
38.6% |
36.8% |
| Other |
23.1% |
14.5% |
17.0% |
What is the gender mix of our students?
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
College Credit |
All Students |
College Credit |
All Students |
College Credit |
All Students |
| % Female |
59% |
60% |
59% |
60% |
58% |
60% |
How many degrees and certificates did we award in 2005-06?
2,061
(2004-05: 1,894)
Where do our students come from?
62.6% of credit students come from our official service area.
(Fall, 2005 - 62.7%)
How many of our new students are recent high school graduates?
1,125
(Fall, 2005 - 1,107 )
Note: Percentage totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. Hispanic is an ethnic, not racial, category and is therefore counted separately. |
