OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING

FACT SHEETS: Student Enrollment
1995/96 Academic Year




STUDENT ENROLLMENT

City College serves over 85,000 students annually (Summer, Fall and Spring terms combined). Almost 84% of our Credit students and over 93% of our Noncredit students in Fall 1995 lived in San Francisco. Outside of San Francisco, our second largest source of students live in nearby San Mateo county (almost 10% of our Credit and 4% of our Noncredit students in Fall 1995).

Annual Enrollment: Summer 1995/Fall 1995/Spring 1996
Students enrolling at City College of San Francisco can take Credit or Noncredit courses, or enroll in courses offered through our Contract Education, Continuing Education, or the Institute for International Students programs.
 

1995/96 Enrollment
Credit and Noncredit (unduplicated)
79,337
Other Programs: 
Contract Education 
Continuing Education 
Institue for International Students
1,259
4,992
358
Total Other Programs (duplicated)
6,609
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
85,946


Ethnicity
The total student enrollment (Credit and Noncredit combined) for the Fall 1995 term was 56,189. As the chart below shows, City College of San Francisco has an ethnically diverse student body in both Credit and Noncredit programs and courses.


Gender
In the Fall 1995 term, the majority of our students enrolled in both Credit and Noncredit courses and programs were women. Over 60% of our Noncredit students enrolled during the Fall 1995 term were women. Some of our Noncredit courses and programs such as Family Studies, Licensed Vocational Nursing, and Consumer Education have historically enrolled a higher percentage of women.


Age
Almost 62% of our Credit students enrolled in the Fall 1995 semester were under 30 years old. The 20-24 age group comprised the largest group of students enrolled in Credit courses (over 30%). Many students enrolled in Credit courses have the goal to transfer to a four-year college or university and tend to be younger. On the other hand, over 50% of our Noncredit students are 40 years or older. City College offers many Noncredit courses and programs which appeal to older adults.


ENROLLMENT STATUS IN CREDIT COURSES AND PROGRAMS

The majority of our Credit students enrolled in the Fall 1995 term were Continuing students (58%). Over 13% of the Credit students were new to the college (first time students).




SOURCES OF FIRST TIME STUDENTS

Over 36% of new students to City College come from San Francisco Unified high schools, with another 11% coming from San Francisco private high schools or high schools in San Mateo county.