CT Community Colleges

In Fall 2007, as a system, 45.7% of all Community College students were enrolled in occupational programs. Liberal Arts and Sciences and General Studies programs accounted for an additional 34.8% of all Community College students, and the remaining 19.5% of the students were not enrolled in a specific degree or certificate program.

In Fall 2007, 48,434 credit students enrolled in Connecticut Community Colleges. This represents an increase of 7.3% since Fall 2003;the performance goal has been met or exceeded. The Community Colleges are serving 27,505 Full-time Equivalent Students, which is the largest number in the system’s history. This represents an increase of 13.9% since Fall 2003.

In terms of attendance categories, 62.5% of all community college students are attending part-time, and 37.5% are attending full-time. Full-time attendance has increased by 25.6% since Fall 2003, while part-time attendance has decreased by 1.4%. From 1998 to 2001, part-time students generated more FTE than full-time students. This trend changed in 2002 and as of this fall, full-time students account for 57.3% of the total FTE generated.

As full-time enrollment increases these are generally a younger, more “traditional age” college student;75.1% of them are under the age of 22. Overall 44.6% of our students are under the age of 22, a 23.6% increase since 2003 and the largest segment of our student body.

Enrollment in programs that support state-wide workforce shortage areas is monitored closely. Over the past five years, enrollment in nursing programs has increased by 38.9% and enrollment in Science/Engineering/Technology programs has decreased by 5.0%.

Community College System
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	6,284	6,337	6,323	6,446	6,849	9.0%
Education	156	101	120	98	109	-30.1%
ESL	107	110	110	117	100	-6.5%
Health/Life Science	3,670	3,961	4,155	4,296	4,383	19.4%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	1,198	1,293	1,433	1,572	1,693	41.3%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	14,705	15,970	16,237	16,404	16,857	14.6%
Science/Engineering/Technology	3,041	2,865	2,938	3,000	3,194	5.0%
Social and Public Services	4,254	4,628	4,881	5,055	5,479	28.8%
Social Sciences	305	320	372	363	323	5.9%
Non-Matriculated	11,440	10,158	9,658	9,138	9,447	-17.4%
Total	45,160	45,743	46,227	46,489	48,434	7.2%

Asnuntuck
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	216	211	232	244	247	14.4%
Education
ESL
Health/Life Science	45	45	42	43	39	-13.3%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	5	1		1	2	-60.0%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	379	395	411	442	488	28.8%
Science/Engineering/Technology	66	78	88	116	145	119.7%
Social and Public Services	119	124	145	140	121	1.7%
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	646	650	565	652	750	16.1%
Total	1,476	1,504	1,483	1,638	1,792	21.4%

Northwestern CT
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	137	142	124	131	140	2.2%
Education				1	1
ESL
Health/Life Science	277	286	237	233	236	-14.8%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	97	77	145	114	124	27.8%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	313	325	392	421	460	47.0%
Science/Engineering/Technology	96	104	83	78	97	1.0%
Social and Public Services	124	123	145	152	138	11.3%
Social Sciences	1	1	1	3		-100.0%
Non-Matriculated	498	458	442	411	436	-12.4%
Total	1,543	1,516	1,569	1,544	1,632	5.8%

Quinebaug Valley
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	205	218	230	236	244	19.0%
Education
ESL
Health/Life Science	253	279	262	262	263	4.0%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	89	91	91	104	91	2.2%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	687	762	763	734	756	10.0%
Science/Engineering/Technology	128	120	110	123	130	1.6%
Social and Public Services			17	75	111
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	209	251	241	245	251	20.1%
Total	1,571	1,721	1,714	1,779	1,846	17.5%

Capital
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	394	407	429	405	439	11.4%
Education
ESL
Health/Life Science	373	419	456	435	458	22.8%
Humanities/Arts/Communications			7	19	27
Liberal Arts and General Studies	1,451	1,567	1,486	1,502	1,554	7.1%
Science/Engineering/Technology	61	38	57	87	93	52.5%
Social and Public Services	372	421	477	496	606	62.9%
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	730	584	661	606	549	-24.8%
Total	3,381	3,436	3,573	3,550	3,726	10.2%

Gateway
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	764	693	600	586	600	-21.5%
Education	43	39	40	38	37	-14.0%
ESL
Health/Life Science	859	1,008	1,189	1,246	1,310	52.5%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	45	52	64	82	87	93.3%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	1,644	1,585	1,703	1,757	1,833	11.5%
Science/Engineering/Technology	486	462	543	545	583	20.0%
Social and Public Services	389	427	348	373	337	-13.4%
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	1,357	1,329	1,252	1,197	1,178	-13.2%
Total	5,587	5,595	5,739	5,824	5,965	6.8%

Housatonic
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	846	850	763	759	815	-3.7%
Education
ESL	21	17	18	29	30	42.9%
Health/Life Science	348	308	268	295	281	-19.3%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	172	165	166	184	172	0.0%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	1,965	2,161	2,045	2,120	1,989	1.2%
Science/Engineering/Technology	27	32	26	34	41	51.9%
Social and Public Services	654	618	622	617	631	-3.5%
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	645	550	563	393	516	-20.0%
Total	4,678	4,701	4,471	4,431	4,475	-4.3%

Manchester
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	781	789	916	916	1,055	35.1%
Education	113	62	36	24	24	-78.8%
ESL
Health/Life Science	215	256	265	287	288	34.0%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	292	354	358	369	444	52.1%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	1,634	1,842	1,975	1,937	1,982	21.3%
Science/Engineering/Technology	315	354	375	421	459	45.7%
Social and Public Services	584	801	939	981	1,054	80.5%
Social Sciences	129	130	131	133	114	-11.6%
Non-Matriculated	1,654	1,318	1,140	1,026	1,064	-35.7%
Total	5,717	5,906	6,135	6,094	6,484	13.4%

Naugatuck Valley
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	487	570	567	641	696	42.9%
Education
ESL
Health/Life Science	453	497	520	509	528	16.6%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	188	227	251	271	294	56.4%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	1,735	1,942	2,037	2,007	2,069	19.3%
Science/Engineering/Technology	708	634	620	578	631	-10.9%
Social and Public Services	447	493	539	523	616	37.8%
Social Sciences	104	133	151	136	130	25.0%
Non-Matriculated	1,033	1,018	982	994	1,002	-3.0%
Total	5,155	5,514	5,667	5,659	5,966	15.7%

Norwalk
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	914	873	920	974	1,005	10.0%
Education
ESL	59	74	70	64	52	-11.9%
Health/Life Science	252	267	312	325	323	28.2%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	55	81	102	151	166	201.8%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	1,711	1,911	1,935	1,885	1,887	10.3%
Science/Engineering/Technology	516	406	394	370	365	-29.3%
Social and Public Services	606	630	653	688	726	19.8%
Social Sciences	71	56	89	91	79	11.3%
Non-Matriculated	1,863	1,492	1,561	1,492	1,628	-12.6%
Total	6,047	5,790	6,036	6,040	6,231	3.0%

Middlesex
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	276	305	278	319	338	22.5%
Education			44	35	47
ESL
Health/Life Science	149	138	160	176	174	16.8%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	52	54	65	80	82	57.7%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	641	735	743	777	881	37.4%
Science/Engineering/Technology	114	130	92	117	111	-2.6%
Social and Public Services	129	146	180	194	216	67.4%
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	1,039	846	724	776	774	-25.5%
Total	2,400	2,354	2,286	2,474	2,623	9.3%

Three Rivers
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	514	546	529	547	556	8.2%
Education
ESL
Health/Life Science	211	233	245	260	265	25.6%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	8	11	11	14	21	162.5%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	1,567	1,666	1,618	1,657	1,671	6.6%
Science/Engineering/Technology	451	439	474	477	473	4.9%
Social and Public Services	368	390	376	417	459	24.7%
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	503	479	407	421	413	-17.9%
Total	3,622	3,764	3,660	3,793	3,858	6.5%

Tunxis
Program Area	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	% Change 2003 - 2007
Business	750	733	735	688	714	-4.8%
Education
ESL	27	19	22	24	18	-33.3%
Health/Life Science	235	225	199	225	218	-7.2%
Humanities/Arts/Communications	195	180	173	183	183	-6.2%
Liberal Arts and General Studies	978	1,079	1,129	1,165	1,287	31.6%
Science/Engineering/Technology	73	68	76	54	66	-9.6%
Social and Public Services	462	455	440	399	464	0.4%
Social Sciences
Non-Matriculated	1,263	1,183	1,120	925	886	-29.8%
Total	3,983	3,942	3,894	3,663	3,836	-3.7%