Alabama Community CollegesBy:Erin Record

Background: “1925 first trade school opened in

Alabama” “1947 Truman calls for ‘community

colleges’” “1963 Alabama legislature forms college

system” “1963 Alabama calls for Department of

Postsecondary Education”

Background: Established as a separate state agency

in May of 1982 State Board of Education to appoint

Chancellor for Assisting the State Board Administering the office of Chancellor

Background Alabama Community College System

(ACCS) Governed by State Board of Education 21 comprehensive community colleges 4 Technical colleges Athens State University 300,000 served annually 125,000 enrolled in credit hours

Background Public vs. Private four-year colleges

14 Public 20 Private Prices vary

Students 300,000 served annually 125,000 enrolled in credit courses Approx. 1,350 attend a community

college in Alabama from the state of Georgia

86,160 are from Alabama

Students 60% female enrollment 40% male enrollment 65% of white enrollment 25% of African American Enrollment 43,030 students attend either full or

part time, of that remaining 26,708 return a second year

Students 92% degree seeking 55% full-time enrollment 23% first-time degree seeking 18 % full-time, first-time degree seeking

Faculty Preparation:

Alabama Community College Leadership Certificate

Faculty Nearly 11,000 employees as of 2011

fact sheet

Faculty Full-Time: 7,399 employees (67%) Part-Time: 3,601 employees (33%)

Governance and Administration State Board to appoint a Chancellor

Assist the State Board Administer the office of the Chancellor

Governance and Administration Facilities:

806 buildings 12.9 million square feet 4,594 acres of property

Governance and Administration “4 ACCS institutions were among the 50 Fastest

Growing Public Two-Year Colleges by Community College Week ranked by percentage change in headcount, categorized by total institutional enrollment”

“ACCS RANKED #27 in 10-Year Growth Trend by Community College Week with 97,815 students for fall 2010, an increase of 20,999 students, or 27% increase, during the 10-year period”

Finance State and Federal Funding $1,462 cost per student Average annual tuition: $3,960 Annual Budget: slightly over $1 billion

for FY 2010-2011

Finance Private four year colleges prices:

$3,225 to $29,290 Public Four year colleges prices:

$6,084 to $8,698 Public two year colleges prices:

$2,700 to $8,570 Career Colleges: (private and public)

$0 to $16,575

Finance 25,905 students awarded institutional

scholarships

Vocational Education GED classes offered

Different forms to fill out Different Accommodations Test Locator map

Vocational Education “As a system, the ACCS educates and

trains more nurses than any other system of higher education in Alabama”

Development Education Workforce Education

“Many ACCS students are considered “non-traditional,” which means they are not recent high school graduates”

Development Education “The Governor’s office of Workforce

Development (GOWD) coordinates workforce development initiatives and services through the institutions of the Alabama Community College System and its workforce partner agencies”

Community Education Adult Education:

24,339 adult learners enrolled in 26 programs 4,560 Adult Secondary Education (Grades

9-12 education functioning level) 17, 725 Adult Basic Education (Grades 1-

8 education functioning level) 2,054 English as a Second Language

Collegiate Education 2010 started a 2 to 4 Transfer Program Transfer agreements with certain

colleges in the state All classes will transfer if you stay on the

course and do not change majors

Collegiate Education Birmingham Southern Concordia College Faulkner University Huntingdon College Judson College Miles College Spring Hill College Stillman College Talladega College Tuskegee University United States Sports Academy University of Mobile

Collegiate Education Transfer guides are listed on ACCS

website 16,000 students transfer from a 2 year

college to 4 year college each year

References: http://

www.accs.cc/PDFs/HISTORY-11-10-09.pdf http://www.accs.cc/DPE.aspx http://www.accs.cc/aboutaccs.aspx http://

www.matchcollege.com/state-colleges/AL#community_colleges

http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Information/StatisticalInfo/SSSFall2011/All-Students.pdf

http://www.ache.alabama.gov/StudentDB/2012RetRpts-Combined.pdf

References: http://

completionarch.collegeboard.org/enrollment/fall-enrollment/fall-enrollment-al

http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Profiles/2012Profiles/2012-Profiles.pdf

http://www.accs.cc/PDFs/fastfacts/2011facts.pdf

http://www.accs.cc/DPE.aspx http://

www.matchcollege.com/state-colleges/AL#community_colleges

http://www.accs.cc/ged.aspx

References: http://intranet2.dpe.edu/ISS/home.aspx http://www.accs.cc/transfer.aspx http://

www.ache.alabama.gov/Information/StatisticalInfo/SSSFall2011/State_2YR_UG_TRANS.pdf

http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Abstract1213/Student-DB/FA12_TransSum_04Mar13.pdf

http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Information/StatisticalInfo/SSSFall2011/State_2YR_UG_TRANS.pdf